Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] [noun] to his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She flinched , her head moving slowly from side to side , but more in denial of what was coming next than in answer to his question . |
| 2 | as if in response to his cursing , the wild night struck back at him , flaring a double blow of brilliant whiteness that seemed to tear at him through the windows . |
| 3 | as if in answer to his question , they heard the grenade explode ; the water around it spasmed , sending a central jet erupting skywards to be almost instantly swept away by the wind . |
| 4 | BEVERLY Hills 90210 star Jason Priestley keeps loaded guns at his Hollywood home because of threats to his life . |
| 5 | Of course I knew he saw Otto , but not what those visits implied , and Helmut — whether from loyalty to his friend or on account of some sort of inhibition in relation to me — never hinted at anything improper . |
| 6 | It hardly mattered anyway , for in addition to his bootleg coverage , Hurley was also helping himself to anything he wanted in the legitimate footage brought out of Lebanon by television news teams . |