Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [coord] [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 His work has often incorporated a story-board-like element , smaller ‘ pictures ’ marching in squared-off boxes around the borders of his canvases or forming a predella-like frieze along the bottom .
2 It is wrong to think he is supposed to be telling the truth in his songs and presenting a true picture of his personality .
3 The laibon , dressed in his traditional finery , a cloak of fur on his shoulders and carrying a thin stick , walks across the enclosure , now thick with the strangely blotched cattle , their huge horns gently meshing and unmeshing , to greet Fairfax .
4 Hector , waking abruptly , looked up and set up a joyous barking , leaping to his feet and wagging a curly tail .
5 Then , raising his hands and giving a piercing shriek , he added : ‘ Actually , I think I 'd rather like the lead role in Home Alone 3 . ’
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