Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [adv] his [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It contrasts the blood-thirsty dynasty of Michael Corleone as he builds up his gambling empire from a base in Nevada in the '50s with the story of how his father Vito ( Robert De Niro , playing Brando 's original role ) left Sicily to become the protector of poor Italians in a New York neighbourhood at the start of the century . |
| 2 | He hangs up his camelhair coat in the anteroom that connects his office with Shirley 's and passes into the former . |
| 3 | I look at the false leg for a bit while he pulls up his trouser leg . |
| 4 | The same thing happens when he picks up his tenor sax , licks the end of the mouthpiece and proceeds to honk and howl like a man possessed … |
| 5 | He picks up his pocket calculator . |
| 6 | When he switches on his TV set , the show is going out live . |
| 7 | He switches on his desk lamp , casting a pool of light on the documents . |