Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] [pron] to his " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he was bringing it to his ear , he remembered that he was in his own apartment , alone . |
| 2 | The colour left her skin , her pale face showing a deep fear at the way he was crushing her to his body , the whipcord strength of his arms and the determination of his roaming fingers giving her an idea of the violence with which he would take her . |
| 3 | he had come back from the meeting with Patrick , and he had opened a bottle of whisky … automatically his had reached for it , found it between his legs , and he was raising it to his lips when the hurried knocking shook the door again . |
| 4 | No response , he was hugging it to his chest , something should have happened . |
| 5 | In his way — at times — he was directing us to his distance from the script , the movie , the work — ‘ Look ! |
| 6 | At once he was contrite , and in seconds he was hurrying her to his car . |