Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which was when the other horse got to Hullabaloo 's quarters , a big , handsome bay , his bit covered in a white froth , his nostrils wide and red , and his eye set fast on the forthcoming obstacle . |
| 2 | My friend Jim 's wife is in America and my other pal 's had his heart broken by a hard-hearted woman with a background like yours , who passed him up in favour of an arranged marriage . ’ |
| 3 | EDDIE NEWTON , the rising Chelsea star who had his jaw smashed in a racist attack just six months ago , is determined to break Manchester United hearts at Stamford Bridge today . |
| 4 | He was interrupted by Bill Martin 's return to the room , his jaw set in a determined line . |
| 5 | Pascal , quarter of a century younger , was also tensed by a religious vision ; in his case confirmed by a mystic experience of great emotional intensity . |
| 6 | I tried an Indian-looking middle-aged man with a pouchy face hidden beneath a large brimmed hat , and a paunchy stomach that seemed to run a perfect little circle round his navel hidden beneath a scruffy fair-isle sweater hidden beneath a wrinkly brown jacket hidden beneath an overcoat which brushed the homeless autumn leaves strewn despairingly across the lawns . |
| 7 | A sub-contractor who fails to supply the 715 voucher may have his certificate withdrawn by the Inland Revenue . |
| 8 | with his hair brushed like a new LP |
| 9 | Like he always has his hair cut by the same man . |
| 10 | His hair curled in a thick golden tangle , his skin stretched taut and golden-bronze over his rolling muscles and over his high cheekboned , demonically handsome face . |
| 11 | His only explanation is that possibly the gentleman had travelled on the line for many years in the past and that his ghost fitted into a well-worn slot in time . |
| 12 | His mouth hardened to an implacable line . |
| 13 | Nutty guessed that some instinct told Sam to keep his mouth shut about the knacker-yard history . |
| 14 | Fortescue looked surprised , as if he had expected Athelstan to keep his mouth shut for the entire interview . |
| 15 | With great discretion , Dyson yawned , straining his muscles to keep his mouth shut at the same time . |
| 16 | His mouth curved into an ironic smile . |
| 17 | Sitting at peace with his ailing woman , tenderly responsive , he imagined his mouth curved in a mysterious smile ‘ like that of Rembrandt himself in his self-portrait in which Saskia is sitting on his knee and he has a glass of wine in his hand . ’ |
| 18 | His mouth curved in a faint smile . |
| 19 | Now , his mouth clamped into the grim line she was familiar with . |
| 20 | Fran regretted her hasty words the very moment she saw the way his mouth thinned into a cold anger . |
| 21 | When he moved lower , she tangled her fingers in the thick blackness of his hair , shivering as his mouth moved to the intimate core of her sexuality , parting the curled Titian triangle with his tongue . |
| 22 | But perhaps the picture that will remain in the minds of the few now here who knew him will be that of a long , thin figure folded into the driving seat of a small , fast , bright red sports car , his hair billowing wildly , his eyes crinkling through large , horn-rimmed spectacles and his mouth twisted into a mocking , sardonic grin . |
| 23 | His mouth twisted into a devastating smile , and he pulled her outside into the warm evening sunshine . |
| 24 | His mouth twisted into a wry grin as he said in a sardonic tone , ‘ Thank you , Doreen — that 's mighty big of you . ’ |
| 25 | His mouth twisted into a grim line as he admitted , ‘ You 've been a marvel about the place , and I appreciate it . |
| 26 | His mouth twisted into an angry line as he snarled , ‘ Women are the last commodity I need in my life . ’ |
| 27 | His mouth twisted in a derisive smile . |
| 28 | He ordered me to cut this lot immediately ’ — he laid heavy stress on the word , his mouth twisted in a sardonic grin — ‘ and I told him it would have to wait till this afternoon . ’ |
| 29 | Guy glanced at her , his mouth twisted in a mocking smile . |
| 30 | Then , to her startled amazement , his mouth twisted in a brief , shamefaced smile . |