Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [verb] up [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His presence made up her mind for her and she turned , brushing past him and heading towards a newspaper vendor who sat shivering behind his stall at the nearby entrance to a Metro station . |
| 2 | Will the Secretary of State ensure that his Department backs up his promises to the business community and ensure that such disincentives to the business community coming forward are not allowed to continue ? |
| 3 | As LP Hartley remarked in his classic novel The Go-Between ( 1953 ) , ‘ the past is a foreign country : they do things differently there ’ Hartley was not , of course , referring to pre-history — except perhaps the prehistory of the individual soul — but his remark sums up our dilemma . |
| 4 | Mr Garrard has kept birds of prey all his life , and he and his wife gave up their jobs to start the Feather Perfect Display Team , and often put on displays for children . |
| 5 | His arms were still round her , and his smile lit up his face . |
| 6 | His visitor picked up her gloves and handbag . |
| 7 | now one of the most exciting contests of the weekend will have a Gloucestershire lad called Richard Mainwaring challenging for a world title … his sport … his life makes up our Friday Feature |
| 8 | He lifted his head and looked down at her , his eyes unholy , his hand moving up her ribcage with slow deliberation . |
| 9 | She was holding on for dear life , leaning into him , lifting on tiptoe so that he could gather her close , hold her tightly in his arms , while his tongue slipped into her mouth , while his hand swept up her ribs and lightly cupped her breast … |
| 10 | His hand slid up her thigh and found fine silk and lace in his way . |
| 11 | Meredith pulled back in alarm , but his hand slid up her spine to cradle her head , immobilising it and making her an easy prey . |
| 12 | His hand slid up her spine , barely brushing against her through the towelling , yet she could feel the heat of it flowing over her skin , and she panicked . |
| 13 | His hand slid up her arm and he stepped close to her . |
| 14 | The French title of the first volume of his History sums up his preoccupation : La Volonté de savoir , ‘ The will to know ’ . |
| 15 | A trooper to his left threw up his hands to his face , crying out . |