Example sentences of "his [noun] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could still hear the faint murmurs of Tom Russell and his sister talking on the veranda , and it distracted her from the real purpose of this time alone , which was not to go on reliving that moment when his hand had covered her own , but to obediently follow his suggestion of giving herself time to fully think this through . |
| 2 | She could feel his fingers moving over the slenderness of her neck like gentle questions , gauging her reaction , lingering against the racing pulse , assessing her feelings . |
| 3 | Jake sat back in his chair , his fingers toying with the glass paperweight , yet looking totally composed again , back to his old self . |
| 4 | His hand went out , reached for the submachine gun , his fingers tightening on the stock . |
| 5 | He held her close , one hand at her waist , the other supporting her back , his fingers stroking at the base of her neck , sending delightful shivers , signals of desire , up and down her spine . |
| 6 | His lips were hard , fierce , they explored and probed as he held her head with both his hands , his fingers stroking through the curls distractedly , almost wildly . |
| 7 | She noticed his fingers drumming on the table as his fiancée — ex-fiancée — chatted on and on . |
| 8 | Cameron spent a lot of time sitting at his piano with the lid down , his fingers resting on the wood , whistling unconsciously . |
| 9 | She felt his fingers digging into the side of her breast . |
| 10 | She had a swift unwanted memory of Lowell on the concert platform in Rome , his fingers rushing over the keys like wild creatures . |
| 11 | He reached up with his right hand and grasped the tightly-furled queue at the back of his head , his fingers closing about the coil of fine white hair . |
| 12 | He forced his wife to put up with having his mistress living in the house with them . |
| 13 | He turned about , the silken skirts of his robe hissing across the floor 's surface . |
| 14 | The sound of his foot tapping on the floor . |
| 15 | From then on he sat cowering in the corner beside his case praying for the journey to end and did not dare move , look down or even breath . |
| 16 | On the contrary , he is carefully , deliberately , often methodically and painstakingly modelling his career and his activities according to the statements of the prophets . |
| 17 | Hugh asked after his father-in-law had wandered off into the shadows at the end of the terrace and they heard his stick tapping along the stone floors . |
| 18 | That was Lars , his accent thickening with the fear which now drove them all . |
| 19 | Philip saw his Mum standing in the doorway . |
| 20 | It took all his willpower to keep his teeth biting into the rubber . |
| 21 | Patrick dressed quickly , his teeth chattering in the chill air , and then hurried down to the kitchen . |
| 22 | In this chapter John Fish draws on his experience working with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) to provide an international perspective on the opportunities in work , training and education for young people with disabilities or learning difficulties . |
| 23 | A royal smashed past a few feet to my left , then another took a dive down by sheltering bank , his hooves carving into the ground just a yard from my toes and spraying my legs with black peat . |
| 24 | Just to see his silk dressing-gown hanging on the back of the door or his watch lying on the edge of the basin , stirred an unfathomable excitement in her . |
| 25 | On which the door swings open to reveal MR BACON , his eyes bulging slightly , his hair wafting in the draught . |
| 26 | Thoughtfully she watched his elegant figure in the well-cut black coat , his hair streaming in the wind and shining like molten gold in the morning light . |
| 27 | As I sat listening to Dr Bowie and his statistician talking at the press conference called to launch their report , carefully explaining the origin of the figures , I realized the significance of this news . |
| 28 | Fudu-myoo is single-minded in his pursuit of the truth , and his wrathful wielding of the Sword of Knowledge in his battle with human greed and ignorance is a fearsome sight to behold . |
| 29 | There was a nerve at the side of his mouth quivering with the effort of control . |
| 30 | The critical promoter of the work of Seurat and his friends was Félix Fénéon , a subtle stylist who varied his methods according to the work he was describing ; he used expository language for Degas , but he dropped logical connection in language , even verbs when discussing Monet 's spontaneous art . |