Example sentences of "his [noun] [adv] to his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she did so , she saw her husband remove his hand from Felicity 's armpit and place his fingers daintily to his nose . |
| 2 | Franco had his arm around his elder brother 's shoulder , his mouth close to his face , his other arm gesticulating gracefully , as if conducting an invisible band of players . |
| 3 | He felt weak and drew his knees up to his chest to contain his body warmth . |
| 4 | He drew his knees up to his chest and coughed . |
| 5 | About this time Berthelet turned active supervision of his printing-house over to his nephew , Thomas Powell , probably by 1549 when he was granted a coat of arms . |
| 6 | Shaw saw a rabbit , flung his shotgun up to his shoulder already too late and missed . |
| 7 | Roy Hart 's main complaint is that he has to leave his car in a small car park and walk home because the Conservators wo n't let him take his car up to his house . |
| 8 | Reluctantly Chuck turned his eyes back to his father . |
| 9 | He cast his mind back to his homecoming earlier that evening . |
| 10 | In a lull of comparative quiet in the wind-driven roar of the rain , Hoc leaned towards his elder brother and put his lips close to his ear . |
| 11 | Police are now trying to trace his movements up to his death . |
| 12 | Logan had done some of the designs for the old Biba department store in Kensington High Street and , when it closed down , he took all his work back to his flat . |
| 13 | Ignoring the newcomers , Hale coaxed Lawyer and his headmen over to his side by offering them personal guarantees and doubling the size of the proposed reservation . |
| 14 | Wilfrid , however , reacted passionately , if not to the partition of his diocese then to his expulsion and to the bishops who were appointed from communities other than his own — Eata , who had been obliged to leave a new monastic foundation at Ripon to make way for Wilfrid in Ealhfrith 's time , now consecrated bishop in Bernicia with his see at Wilfrid 's monastic foundation at Hexham ; Eadhaed , a former companion of Chad ( HE 111 , 28 ) , bishop of Lindsey ; and Bosa , trained at Whitby where the community under Abbess Hild had opposed acceptance of the Roman Easter at the council of Whitby , bishop of Deira at York ( HE IV , 12 ) . |
| 15 | However , he manages to retain his honour up to his death which is an indication of his strong character and resilience . |
| 16 | Tom buttoned his overcoat up to his neck and raised his collar . |
| 17 | He could n't find Wes in his room so to his mother said bom bom bom bom tell Wesley I love him , tell Wesley I need him tell Wesley I may be late , I 've something to do that can not wait . |
| 18 | He could n't find Wes in his room so to his mother said bom bom bom bom tell Wesley I love him , tell Wesley I need him tell Wesley I may be late , I 've something to do that can not wait . |
| 19 | For , ‘ No ! ’ he replied shortly , and gave his attention over to his driving . |
| 20 | He simply turned his attention back to his pudding . |
| 21 | Seeing the couple 's arrival and the manner in which Madeleine was clinging to Harry 's arm as they left the car , he persuaded his friend up to his bedroom on the grounds that he must want a wash and brush-up after the long journey . |
| 22 | She watched as Rourke bent his head closer to his companion . |
| 23 | When he arrived on the set all hunched up with his head down to his waist , she knew there were going to be problems on the way . |
| 24 | So close to Paris , it would be expensive , and Alain must indeed be successful in his work too if he could afford simply to give his share away to his mother . |
| 25 | When he came into her she stuck him like a pig and ripped him from his abdomen up to his breastbone . |
| 26 | ‘ Madam , I judge that my lord of Gloucester has the welfare of his nephews close to his heart , ’ the chancellor told her . |
| 27 | At about 11.20pm he left the party to catch his train back to his home at Beaconsfield . |
| 28 | For one , Chilcott had kept his temper , hoping to coax his niece round to his point of view . |
| 29 | Frankie Albright put his finger up to his mouth and motioned Chopper to get down . |
| 30 | He did n't take his hands out of his pockets and coughed , ash falling from the tip of his cigarette on to his coat . |