Example sentences of "in his [noun] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Prince muttered , ‘ Bless you , ’ then stood in his stirrups to gaze at the Lancers through a telescope . |
| 2 | Despite the flaws in his character highlighted during the bitter presidential campaign , he signifies a fresh start not just for Americans , but for many people the world over . |
| 3 | Suddenly he felt the car beginning to skid and in his panic trod on the brakes . |
| 4 | Sir Michael made his attack when speaking to 200 guests at a retirement dinner in his honour given by the Royal Television Society in London . |
| 5 | Sir Michael made his attack when speaking to 200 guests at a retirement dinner in his honour given by the Royal Television Society in London . |
| 6 | On February 3rd 1817 an entry in his diary hints at the dreariness he found in his marathon task of writing the Guide . |
| 7 | The headmaster Stan Hughes in his address spoke of the senseless loss of one so young … |
| 8 | There was just enough boldness in his stare to border on the arrogant , and she clenched her fists at her sides . |
| 9 | Perkin in his overalls appeared in the open doorway , hovering . |
| 10 | He wore an open-neck shirt and trousers that needed pressing , but he 'd apologized for his ‘ unkempt ’ condition when he 'd first greeted them , explaining that he 'd been decorating at home and had pulled on the first things to hand in his haste to get to the waxworks . |
| 11 | Then the flamenco started , and Miguelito sang with a passion and a living flame , fire and ice , desire and weeping , a throbbing sob in his voice pulsing through the building . |
| 12 | Another who may find himself in the same situation will call upon all his inner resources in his efforts to deal with the problem . |
| 13 | Then the endless writing of love letters in his head crashed through the barrier into fiction , and he put his fierce lament for a fled wife onto paper . |
| 14 | She saw the building that Adolph Brückner had looked at on his arrival that day , the pain in his head threatening like the thunder clouds that were drifting back over the mountain tops . |
| 15 | One evening Rosslyn 's horse came up from the paddock as usual for his dinner , but instead of practically knocking her over like he normally did in his enthusiasm to get at the food , he stopped quietly at her side and put his head in her hands , saying non-verbally : ‘ I hurt ! ’ |
| 16 | The speed of hands stamped the most vivid contrast on the encounter , for in each session Leonard took time out in his backtracking to whip in the jab and later the left hook to win the judges ' favour . |
| 17 | But then she remembered how they would look at each other , the tenderness in Con 's face as he gently held Una in his arms mirrored by the shining happiness in Una . |
| 18 | Grant got the impression that Larsen must have been waiting for his signal , like a sprinter crouched in his blocks waiting for the starter 's gun to launch him into motion . |
| 19 | Taskopruzade , for example , names his teachers and the works he studied under them in his autobiography appended to the but even he does not give the medreses in which he studied . |
| 20 | Another early inn was the Black Boy , for we find Thorpe in his Custumale referring to the ale house opposite the old Chapel of St. Lawrence in Upper Halling . |
| 21 | The first Creggan knew of the falling branch was the crack it made , loud and violent and cutting right into his chilly reverie as he huddled in his shelter preparing for the night . |
| 22 | In many cases the contract under consideration between the buyer and the seller will be a subcontract ( for instance to provide components ) which will be used by the buyer to fulfil part of his obligations under a prime contract where he is in his turn acting as the seller . |
| 23 | Fourteen days after a Proof has been allowed , each party is required to intimate to his opponents a list of documents which are or have been in his possession relating to the matters in dispute in the action . |
| 24 | Arnold in his performance luxuriates in the atmospheric overtones , designed to celebrate urban life ( hence the title ) in an unexpected , less energetic way . |
| 25 | SOUTH AFRICA 'S first non-white Test cricketer claimed last night he has been the victim of death threats in his bid to break through the barriers of apartheid . |
| 26 | Although it was never in his time subjected to the trial of a major war , it was given one partial blooding . |
| 27 | Despite a slight rise in his approval rating during the campaign , he remains a liability . |
| 28 | Director Christopher Barry , as he appeared in his cameo shot in the 1976 story ‘ The Brain of Morbius ’ , which starred Tom Baker as the Doctor . |
| 29 | Marlene had stolen his jacket when he went to the loo , he had just enough money in his trousers to pay for the meal . |
| 30 | In his statement released on the eve of the resumption of the Geneva Conference on Disarmament [ see p. 37979 ] , Bush said that " we are formally forswearing the use of chemical weapons for any reason , including retaliation " and added that " the USA unconditionally commits itself to the destruction of all our stocks of chemical weapons within 10 years of [ the convention 's ] entry into force " . |