Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , at the edges of her consciousness , outside the explosive heat of the passage of his lips about her neck , of his fingers reaching into some recess of her costume to make her bare flesh tingle , she heard the faint echo of Hector 's bark . |
| 2 | Eubank resisted attempts to be draw on whether he resented the prospect of some of his taxes going into another property , the repair of Windsor Castle . |
| 3 | His upper jaw kept clamping down on his lower jaw with a loud grinding noise , and chewed through each morsel so thoroughly that we could hear his teeth striking against each other … |
| 4 | Turning the tables on him drew an expressionless silence for a few seconds , and then he smiled , his eyes gleaming in genuine amusement . |
| 5 | He blinked , glanced her way , and then blinked again , his eyes sharpening into sudden focus . |
| 6 | ‘ Honest ! ’ he barked , his eyes glittering with sudden anger . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , I do know the dictionary definition of strumpet , and I love it when you talk dirty , ’ he growled , his eyes glittering with wicked amusement . |
| 8 | He was hatless , his silver hair awry , his eyes glowing with insane fury . |
| 9 | The historian sat back , his eyes glowing with tearful anger . |
| 10 | His lips curved into a knowing smile , his eyes crinkling with private amusement , and Robyn felt the surge of irritation grow within her again . |
| 11 | The car swung to the right and pulled on to the verge , and he swung towards Caroline , his eyes blazing with such anger that she had to keep from cringing into the corner . |
| 12 | Pipkin sat trembling under a fern , his ears drooping on either side of his head . |
| 13 | He thought he might as well look over his skiing equipment , instead of listening to his parents snapping at each other . |
| 14 | ‘ Not the usual kind of student 's flat , ’ muttered the Marshal , surprised to find his feet walking on fitted carpet , a thing that only happened to him in the lobbies of hotels he was checking on . |
| 15 | As Bull watched , an elderly man with his glasses hanging from one ear bent backwards at a strange angle , as if he was made of rubber , and slid off his seat . |
| 16 | ‘ That 's right , ’ he coaxed in a satin-smooth voice , his hands exploring with such delicacy that her treacherous body strained for his touch . |
| 17 | Once Blanche saw his hands whirring over each other , she knew there was some hope . |
| 18 | Yet in 1800 a Gloucestershire JP reckoned that he spent the greater part of his mornings dealing with Poor Law disputes . |
| 19 | IT 'S spring and Mel Gibson — the embodiment of the thinking woman 's romantic fantasy — finds his thoughts turning to young love . |
| 20 | They are sad for Prince Andrew seeing his daughters playing with another man . |