Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a while they clapped , and then his sister walked on to the low platform that was surrounded by a frothy sea of pink and white azalea plants . |
| 2 | But the rabbi was a very kind man and his heart went out to the poor man . |
| 3 | ‘ You will not lose by this , Yin Tsu , ’ he said softly , his heart going out to the old man . |
| 4 | Apart from certain exceptional cases , a trustee is entitled to no remuneration for his trouble , unless the terms of the trust so direct , and is liable not only for dishonest dealing with the trust property , but for all loss due either to non-observance of the directions in the settlement and the general rules of law , or to failure on his part to act up to the high standard of care which equity and statute law require of him . |
| 5 | He pumped a shot into the breech and laid the gun on the portside cockpit settee , covering it with his shirt weighted down against the wind with the coiled stern line . |
| 6 | He was , perhaps , seven years old and had his money tied up in a corner of his handkerchief . |
| 7 | ‘ And with his money tied up in the land he lacked the extra cash necessary to turn it into a paying proposition . ’ |
| 8 | Then he pulled down the oven door , smelt the sweet , fatty smell of the meat and knew that it was probably this very fact that accounted for his decision to go through with the business . |
| 9 | Will the Prime Minister confirm that because of his decision to opt out of the social charter — |
| 10 | Will the Prime Minister confirm that because of his decision to opt out of the social charter |
| 11 | However , he may not be that popular in England after his ungracious comments before and after the World Cup final and his decision to drop out of the Barbarians game — not to mention the ‘ try that never was ’ against England in the 1987 World Cup . |
| 12 | Curtis added after a moment , ‘ I 've got all his clobber spread out in the charge room . ’ |
| 13 | After the society refused his application he also failed in attempts to have his case taken up by the Building Societies Association and the insurance ombudsman . |
| 14 | He was only just back in the house when he heard his Mum draw up in the car . |
| 15 | ‘ There 's your Dad now , ’ said his Mum looking out of the window . |
| 16 | ‘ Look , ’ said his Mum looking back at the house . |
| 17 | ‘ Whoever 's that ? ’ said his Mum going through to the front door . |
| 18 | His luck ran out for the French students against their English counterparts when , though captain , he was given his marching orders for , guess what , stamping again . |
| 19 | His luck ran out in the early hours of March 4th when French Customs controls identified Sea Rover homing in towards French waters at Ushant after a passage to North Africa for another cargo . |
| 20 | His cloak hung down like a curtain , and I could see streetlamps through the bullet holes in it . |
| 21 | Bishop Harris , who has welcomed me so warmly , has expressed his willingness to continue on until the end of the year whilst I complete my own duties in Westminster diocese . |
| 22 | Tsu Ma was dressed in white , his hair tied back in a single elegant bow . |
| 23 | ( Actually ‘ Boggers ’ is really called Mister Jones , but his hair stands up like the bristles on a bog er … toilet brush , hence his nickname . ) |
| 24 | His flat is modernist and bleak , his clothes are grey , she dresses in red and puts enough flowers in his kitchen to make up for the decimation of the rainforests . |
| 25 | Carrie looked at him and saw his mouth turning down at the corners . |
| 26 | He sat looking at me , his mouth turned down in a bitter line . |
| 27 | He rang off , and it was only minutes before they heard the chug of the engine of his jeep coming down from the hills in the still of the morning . |
| 28 | John Monie , Wigan 's new Australian replacement , received the first raised eyebrows since his arrival this week when his side tumbled out of the Lancashire Cup , a trophy practically screwed to the Central Park sideboard during Lowe 's three-year reign . |
| 29 | Gazza 's former Spurs team-mate Gary Lineker turned his talents to cricket yesterday and made 103 for Cross Arrows at Lord 's , but his side went down to the Stock Exchange by five wickets |
| 30 | In his first reign at Everton , Kendall 's fortunes changed when his side came back from the dead in a Milk Cup tie against Oxford back in 1984 . |