Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he lay down on her , his weight sinking her in the bed as if in sand . |
| 2 | He picked the largest , his spear taking it through the gut . |
| 3 | Taking her arm , he drew her to her feet , his body shielding her from the rest of the room . |
| 4 | One was a middle-aged man , rather corpulent , who sent a message into the depths behind his recess which finally produced an abashed female servant : and one was a spare man in young middle age who had his wife helping him in the shop . |
| 5 | Even when you avert your eyes from his daily economic blunders , you 'll always find another sad aspect of his premiership slapping you in the face . |
| 6 | Fritzy , bleerk with Ministry , breaks his hand hitting someone in the same brawl . |
| 7 | no oh yes I should think he 's learnt his lesson putting it on the |
| 8 | Bob was wondering whether you got his letter thanking you for the book . |
| 9 | The milky-eyed man was back on his feet , the zeal of his speech fetching him off the ground in little hops and leaps . |
| 10 | She could feel the hard strength of him pressing against her ; his heat scorching her through the thin cotton of her nightdress as if he , too , were on fire . |
| 11 | He was also a major shareholder in three commercial television companies , and was at the time of his death interesting himself in the production of programmes for network on the new commercial radio station . |