Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [adv] to his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ At least there is justice , ’ he said after flying back to his home on the Isle of Man . |
| 2 | He is putting on his protection , a long mitt made of sacking up to his elbow . |
| 3 | I can appreciate Edouard would rather have me wasting my time at the museum instead of going round to his flat and trying to persuade Barbara Coleman to leave , but sending someone to kill me was rather an over-reaction . ’ |
| 4 | As he turned on the hot-water tap and got out the dish detergent , Hank abandoned the idea of going back to his garage . |
| 5 | A world champion confident of holding on to his crown . |
| 6 | LAST October The Economist published a study of John Major 's chances of holding on to his majority for a full five-year parliament . |
| 7 | She felt like running round to his villa right now , in the middle of the night , banging on the door , screaming jealous , incoherent orders at him that she knew he would not obey . |
| 8 | From point-blank range the first bullet hit him in the stomach , doubling him up as it punched a hole just to the left of his navel , ploughing through intestines before lodging close to his spine . |
| 9 | ‘ How beautiful you are , my lady , ’ he said ingenuously before turning mischievously to his brother . |
| 10 | He watched Geraci walk all the way down the corridor before going back to his office , leaving the connecting door open so that if anyone came in he could see them reflected on Pertini 's portrait . |
| 11 | He watched Geraci walk all the way down the corridor before going back to his office , leaving the connecting door open so that if anyone came in he could see them reflected in Pertinis portrait . |
| 12 | He will return to Britain for Christmas , before going back to his job at the British-run King Khaled National Guard Hospital , near Jeddah . |
| 13 | He will return to Britain for Christmas , before going back to his job at the British-run King Khaled National Guard Hospital , near Jeddah . |
| 14 | He emerged into Leicester Square slowing his pace again , glancing once over his shoulder before moving off to his right , past a line of people waiting to enter the Odeon . |
| 15 | After a ground refuelling at Omsk , he would have a two-hour rest period before flying on to his home base at Kharkov . |
| 16 | The following day he climbed 8,500ft before cycling back to his air base . |
| 17 | Oriental dragons were not bloodthirsty like the Worms in England , and a pretty story tells us that the beautiful colours of autumn leaves are a result of a nearby dragon yawning and tinging them with his warm breath , before settling down to his winter hibernation . |
| 18 | Rising to his feet , he touched the light switch , dispelling the gathering gloom , before striding through to his office . |
| 19 | Ronni had never been able to hear a bad word against Jeff without leaping instantly to his defence . |
| 20 | Astell Investments , which owns the home in Astell Street , Chelsea , claims Lord Palumbo has paid no rent since moving in to his wife 's house in December 1986 . |
| 21 | David responded to the teasing by walking over to his mother , putting an arm around her thin shoulders and dropping a kiss on to her smooth hair . |
| 22 | Being Loppe , he solved the problem of protocol by returning silently to his role of major domo , having made a small accommodation with Galiot whom , after all , he had trained . |
| 23 | He can start in Scotland on December 13 by going back to his world title roots with a defence against rugged American Doug DeWitt , against whom Nigel first became a world champion by winning the WBO middleweight crown back in April 1990 . |
| 24 | Geoffrey was trying to drag him back by holding on to his overcoat . |