Example sentences of "his [noun] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which was when the other horse got to Hullabaloo 's quarters , a big , handsome bay , his bit covered in a white froth , his nostrils wide and red , and his eye set fast on the forthcoming obstacle . |
| 2 | There will be a liaison judge in the Crown Court who will see it as part of his function to liaise with the lay magistrate and to meet them and to discuss erm such matters as erm sentencing principles with them . |
| 3 | My attention had been so far away and the dog had timed his jump to a split second so that his bark came at the highest point , his teeth only inches from my face . |
| 4 | RUSSIA teetered on the brink of anarchy last night as President Boris Yeltsin virtually declared war on a conservative legislature that had bluntly rejected his attempts to arrive at a power-sharing agreement . |
| 5 | The Prince acknowledged their greetings as he and his favourite sat in the two great throne-like chairs at the high table . |
| 6 | My friend Jim 's wife is in America and my other pal 's had his heart broken by a hard-hearted woman with a background like yours , who passed him up in favour of an arranged marriage . ’ |
| 7 | He was suffering from the heart disease congestive cardiomyopathy which sent his heart soaring from a normal 70 beats per minute to a dangerous 400 . |
| 8 | She could feel the tremors of his heart go from a steady pounding to something more erratic . |
| 9 | He flicked his own eyes towards the rear seat , and his heart leapt as the black man 's eyes narrowed slightly then glanced at the figure in the back . |
| 10 | He was not an intellectual ; he made constant use of anecdotal evidence and some of his views bordered on the banal , but one of his great strengths has always been his resolute attachment to a few simple conservative themes . |
| 11 | With Osbern of Eu and a group of his own leaders and their following , Thorfinn had visited the Lothians and made his views known to the offending bands with frightening precision . |
| 12 | Colonel Bumford took his opportunity to win on the last throw . |
| 13 | Ludens , steadying Marcus 's head with one hand , his fingers plunged into the short hair , and slowly and firmly moving the very sharp instrument , felt like an acolyte performing a dangerous task , perhaps intended as a test . |
| 14 | ‘ You thought ? ’ he prompted gently , his fingers moving in a gentle caressing movement on the soft fabric of her sweater . |
| 15 | She watched his fingers gouging into the smooth , stinking mud , the bottom . |
| 16 | His fingers tightened with a menacing precision that kept her absolutely motionless . |
| 17 | His eyes flashed and his fingers tightened in a vicious grip . |
| 18 | She flinched as Stephen laid his hands on her naked shoulders and planted a hungry kiss on the side of her neck his fingers fumbling in the thick folds of the towel , seeking her breasts . |
| 19 | Robyn watched as his hands moulded and caressed each silken mound , heard the gasp of delight escape from her own lips as his fingers played with the darkened peaks . |
| 20 | ‘ I thought you were going to undress me very slowly ? ’ she murmured , as his fingers went to the satin-covered buttons on her blouse . |
| 21 | His fingers closed on the soggy bundle . |
| 22 | His fingers closed around the soft flesh of her upper arms , as if he intended to shake her , then his face changed , the anger was leashed , and he said , ‘ You 're shivering . ’ |
| 23 | His fingers tangled in the smooth swath of her hair . |
| 24 | He reached out and let his hand trail up her bare arm , watching her face as his fingers slid over the smooth silk of her skin . |
| 25 | His hand had slid to her thigh , and she felt the lurch of dismay as his fingers slid over the silky fabric of her dress . |
| 26 | His support came from a small group of household knights who were to be well rewarded for their work , but he was not indebted to any great noble for his position . |
| 27 | Some of Cade 's allies in the city were men of position , although the bulk of his support came from the poorer classes ( 128 , pp.111 , 115 ) . |
| 28 | Suddenly his foot turned on a sharp stone and he almost fell . |
| 29 | His foot slipped on the wet grass and he fell . |
| 30 | He was about four feet away when his foot caught in the electric flex he was dragging and he stumbled forward off balance . |