Example sentences of "his [noun sg] to [pron] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were sitting in Jacob 's study and he looked from his sister to his father in amazement . |
| 2 | He touched his mouth to her hair in a way that was clearly possessive . |
| 3 | As Gloucester 's knight he earned an ignominious name at Bannockburn in 1314 by leaving his lord to his death in the mêlée . |
| 4 | When he took his news to his father in England he was given a conqueror 's welcome . |
| 5 | Since then he has dedicated his life to his practice in Calcutta where he now only sees the most difficult cases , particularly those with organic pathology for which he finds the 50 millesimal potencies especially appropriate . |
| 6 | On the bridge he saw the third officer raise his hand to his cap in a debonair salute , and she waved gaily back . |
| 7 | He raised his hand to his mouth in a gesture of dismay and held it suspended there a few inches from his face . |
| 8 | He held his hand to his mouth in mock apology as both girls gave him a straight look . |
| 9 | Jacques Devraux held himself ramrod straight on the back of his stocky saddle pony and delivered his order to his son in a vehement undertone . |