Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so there they , they claim that his childhood was relevant , because of this character defect in , in Wilson , his inability to stand up to strong men . |
| 2 | For about fifteen minutes he did nothing but sit there contentedly , sipping his coffee and watching their restless , flickering scene around him through half-open eyes : the tall , bearded man with a cigar and a fatuous grin who walked up and down at an unvarying even pace like a clockwork soldier , never looking at anybody ; the plump ageing layabout in a Gestapo officers leather coat and dark glasses holding court outside the door of the cafe , trading secrets and scandal with his men friends , assessing the passers-by as thought they were for sale , calling after women and making hour-glass gestures with his hairy gold-ringed hands ; a frail old man bent like an S , with a crazy harmless expression and a transistor radio pressed to his ear walking with the exaggerated urgency of those who have nowhere to go ; slim Africans with leatherwork belts and bangles laid out on a piece of cloth ; a Gypsy child sitting n the cold stone playing the same four note again and again on a cheap concertina ; two foreigners with guitars an a small crowd around them ; a beggar with his shirt pulled down over one shoulder to reveal the stump of an amputated arm ; a pudgy shapeless women with an open suitcase full of cigarette lighters and bootleg cassettes ; the two Nordic girls at the next table , basking half-naked in the weak March sun as though this might be the last time it appeared this year . |
| 3 | Got all his hair tucked up in that thing , you see — otherwise , he 's not so like me , not strikingly so . |
| 4 | He tugged and pulled at it until it eventually moved over his nose and ears , causing his hair to spring up in all directions like soft wire . |
| 5 | The sinews in his neck stood out like knotted string ; sweat gleamed in the pouches beneath his eyes ; every word brought flecks of spittle . |
| 6 | His mind clicked back into another , less agitated gear . |
| 7 | He at once declared his intention to carry on as Prime Minister . |
| 8 | Anyway , at the party , there was the aristocracy of the land and quite a lot of celebrities and of course , David and his group turned up in scruffy jeans . ’ |
| 9 | Be honest about that at least — ’ His fingers were biting into her wrists , but she was scarcely aware of the pain as his meaning burst in with hideous clarity . |
| 10 | Apart from having his home , his place taken over like this . |
| 11 | ‘ Maybe he 's had his nose put out of joint by Gazza and that could be a reason . |
| 12 | With this heady stuff ringing in his ears , Hoomey 's confidence in his riding swelled out of all proportion . |
| 13 | He tugged his silk tie off with strong hands , shrugging out of his jacket in a blur of darkly flushed cheekbones and glittering , fevered eyes , then they were together again . |
| 14 | THE Chancellor , who has had his troubles with the Press , took his chance to hit back with obvious glee yesterday . |
| 15 | Gimenez , who went the distance before losing to a 36-year-old Roberto Duran in 1987 is relishing his chance to make up for lost time . |
| 16 | The second guy did n't even hit half that distance and the third took a couple of swings to send his ball skewing off at right angles . |
| 17 | His wife ran off with one of the doctors at the hospital , left him and the two kids , that odd-looking daughter and the small boy , poor little fellow . |
| 18 | Joyce and his wife went out into sunlit streets of Berlin on that Sunday afternoon to see what further news they could gather . |
| 19 | His handicap went up to six . |
| 20 | His handicap went up to six . |
| 21 | He was hustled up to London to have his head cut off with less mercy than we would treat a chicken . |
| 22 | He was still lying on her bed , his head propped up on one hand . |
| 23 | Intervening to make a reasoned point about investment in space technology , Mr Wilkinson had his head bitten off in full view of the viewers . |
| 24 | He says he can die simply of the cold or because his lung fill up with fluid becayse of the change in air pressure . |
| 25 | The pressure told after 12 minutes when Eastern Province fly-half Greg Miller was slow to clear from his own line and had his kick charged down by opposite number Penaud . |
| 26 | As she opened her drawing-pad , Julius settled himself on the grass , his back propped up against one of the stones . |
| 27 | His herd numbered up to 200 head , including working bullocks used on the estates until local prejudice combined with shoeing difficulties encouraged him to abandon them for working horses . |
| 28 | He hesitated and looked as if he was going to abandon the trip , his smile coming back with such speed that Maggie stood too . |
| 29 | Landor 's want of training and his impatience to press on with all speed made him an unreliable surveyor , and there were those who impugned the veracity of his hair-raising escapes ; but in energy and resourcefulness , in courage and power of endurance , he was the equal of any of the previous generation of great explorers . |
| 30 | His breath came out in quick tortured gasps . |