Example sentences of "[adv] his [noun] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly his voice came over the headphones . |
| 2 | ‘ You can not be so innocent , ’ he said tightly , but even so his teeth nibbled at the lobe of her ear as his breath quickened . |
| 3 | The man became calmer , sank to his knees and allowed the executioner to bend him so his neck fitted over the block . |
| 4 | The smith stands at the side but only his arm survives on the edge of the sherd ( fig. 14.23 ) . |
| 5 | Only his eyes burned in the flawless face . |
| 6 | Unconsciously his hand reached for the pocket of the greatcoat he was not wearing , where he kept his silver flask . |
| 7 | Already his stomach heaved at the prospect of swallowing and digesting the hateful thing . |
| 8 | Sean Connery grows lustier as he grows crustier , and his acting grows the more his hair stays on the pillow . |
| 9 | At once his assistant appeared in the doorway . |
| 10 | The idea of a sequel seemed odd , ‘ Harvest ’ was an LP he 'd badmouthed over the years , and it was hardly his style to go into the Mike Oldfield school of repackaging old product . |
| 11 | A second later his body lay across the dead doctor . |
| 12 | Dene Stallard says three years ago his boat flipped on the water and he woke up in hospital … |
| 13 | Even his pawns get in the way . |
| 14 | But today his lawyers applied for the company to be compulsorily wound-up . |
| 15 | Up here his lungs rasp with the altitude . |
| 16 | Nervously his eyes flicked over the screen . |
| 17 | Even then his interests lay with the disadvantaged groups . |
| 18 | Then his wife died on the trek and he and his daughter walked into India and asked people everywhere — Did they know where Padre Appleton was ? until at last he tracked us down to Poona . |
| 19 | If Mr. Tully has good grounds for exercising the privilege against self-incrimination , then his refusal to comply with the orders for disclosure and discovery made by Buckley J. may have the effect of assisting Mr. Tully to escape prosecution and punishment for a crime and also the effect of assisting Mr. Tully and others to keep money which belongs to Abbey . |
| 20 | There 's a hole ! " then his hand appeared through the wall a couple of yards down and waved about to attract her attention . |
| 21 | He took in the blood still dripping from Alexei 's sword , and then his eyes went to the blowpipe in Jehana 's hand . |
| 22 | Then his face appeared in the opening and he came down , circling round the pillar , stepping carefully because of the water on the worn stones . |
| 23 | Penry looked as though he was about to burst into speech for a moment , then his face set in the familiar harsh lines , and without another word he turned on his heel and made for his sanctum , slamming the door behind him . |
| 24 | Huw 's voice was muffled , then his face reappeared through the neck of his jersey . |
| 25 | Instead his mouth pressed against the soft cotton , tracing the outline of her body and making her shudder . |
| 26 | Once again his life hung in the balance . |
| 27 | Again his head jerked towards the ceiling . |