Example sentences of "[subord] his [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until his brother took over the firm and promptly sold it to INCUBUS Oy . |
| 2 | To the general surprise , the March — it was worked on by Harvey Postlethwaite , now at Ferrari and one of a handful of the really bright ones — proved an effective foil for Hunt 's driving style : Hunt qualified ninth and was running sixth when his engine gave up the ghost . |
| 3 | When his coolie picked up the shafts and broke into his loping stride , Joseph found he could n't look at the narrow , sweat-streaked shoulders bobbing in front of him without seeing the bleeding welts caused by the French colon 's cane . |
| 4 | In some situations the presenting problem may have the function of balancing a particular relationship , i.e. the ‘ well husband ’ may feel slightly inadequate but when his wife takes on the ‘ sick dependent role ’ , he starts to feel more adequate , needed and important . |
| 5 | As always , he was driven from St-Cloud in his black Rolls Royce Phantom ; as always , when his driver held back the door , and he climbed out , he looked up at Lassalle 's building , that tall dark tower , and then passed inside . |
| 6 | Shah said he wrote to Knighton when his offer to buy out the shareholding of United 's chief executive , Martin Edwards , was first made public , and received a phone call last Friday from Knighton , who asked him if he wanted to participate in the deal . |
| 7 | Then her wish was granted as his head blotted out the sun , and Robbie emitted a little ecstatic noise as the space between them melted away entirely and they lay body pressed to body , mouth to mouth , his hands moulding her to him with a sudden , startling ferocity . |
| 8 | Tom Fish looked back over his shoulder with a grin and a wink for his friends as his hand slid down the curve of her back to rest on the plump roundness of her buttocks . |