Example sentences of "[adv prt] his [noun] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Like how his lashes spiked and held the raindrops , and how a small river ran tantalisingly down his throat to disappear into the V of his shirt .
2 His pants were halfway up his bum and he could feel the sweat dripping from his armpits and trickling down his arm to emerge in the crisp , fresh air .
3 From time to time he broke off his labours to return to the great court to look out for Tutilo returning .
4 At one point , instead of offering orders or advice , he jumped off his bench to hollow from the sidelines : ‘ What the ***** going on out there ? ’
5 In April 1861 even the head of the Third Department thought that the regime would be forced to grant a constitution , but he added that " not only would the emperor not make up his mind to assent to the gradual introduction of constitutional forms , but he had even spoken out firmly against it very recently and had evidently not changed his mind on the question " .
6 ‘ When David Guy Chester made up his mind to come into the world there was no stopping him . ’
7 It was during the course of his acrimonious exchanges with the Constituent Assembly on New Year 's Day 1946 that de Gaulle evidently made up his mind to resign from the presidency .
8 The Prince shook an admonishing finger at the Rifleman then took out his telescope to stare at the battery of French guns .
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