Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His movements were slow and deliberate as he threaded his fingers through the tangled strands , his eyes on his task , and Hilary forgot to breathe altogether , almost terrified by his touch . |
| 2 | Several years after the Tennant 's moved to Glenconner Farm , Ochiltree , old John Tennant learned that the village crier required a horn to sound before he made his proclamations around the district , so he had a silver mounting and mouthpiece fitted to the bullock 's horn and presented it to the village . |
| 3 | He stammered his thanks as the Western sprang to life on the screen and Sweetheart slipped from her seat in a waft of perfume . |
| 4 | He lowered his heels to the floor . |
| 5 | In one Douglas Fairbanks tells a woman to follow him and when faced with her persistent refusal , arguing as she does that she can not abandon her home , he tethers his horses to the latter and carts the whole house off in a burst of white-toothed laughter . |
| 6 | He laid his arms along the arms of the chair , his long , tanned fingers cupping the curved ends . |
| 7 | There was only the hint of a similar tension in his husky tones as he laid his hands on the ledge of the pulpit . |
| 8 | He laid his hands on the chair arms . |
| 9 | He checked his bearings on the Loran . |
| 10 | Margaret looked across at him as he checked his pools in the News of the World . |
| 11 | He inserted his hands into the mud , and scrabbled . |
| 12 | She clung on desperately for reprieve , but none came ; he would n't stop , his mouth burning down over hers while he pinned her wrists to the bed , driven beyond his limits by her refusal , and she felt her breasts against his chest , her eyes open , seeing his face , hearing his hoarse breathing , the way he drew air into his lungs raggedly before lowering his head to kiss her again , his heart beating and his black hair tousled and his tie pulled loose in the scuffle … |
| 13 | " Tea , tea , " Salah said to us as he passed our seats on the way to the door of the bus . |
| 14 | Impractical for a man cos he push his fingers through the |
| 15 | ‘ He appreciates what others in the team are doing for him , because what I 've done is pick a team around him , ’ explained Taylor . |
| 16 | As he talked , he clapped his hands in the loose way typical among hijras . |
| 17 | He asked their Lordships for the forthcoming Proof before the Sheriff to be heard away from Orkney in mainland Scotland . |
| 18 | Indeed , Gregory almost admitted as much at the end of the Histories when he asked his successors in the bishopric of Tours to preserve his works intact , allowing no alteration to them , except their versification . |
| 19 | If he led his followers against the Auvergne while one of his stepbrothers fought against the Burgundians , Theuderic must have done so in 523 or 524 . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't know how he got his hands on the cards , ’ said Mr McKenzie outside court . |
| 21 | Outside the court , Mr McKenzie said : ‘ I do n't know how he got his hands on the cards . ’ |
| 22 | Athelstan swore that if he got his hands on the fellow , Cranston would have another murder to investigate . |
| 23 | He admitted his difficulties in the Commons yesterday , describing the forthcoming negotiations as ‘ very complex ’ . |
| 24 | He gritted his teeth against the demand of his lungs to burst . |
| 25 | He gritted his teeth against the shame that welled up at the thought of what he 'd let happen to her , then met her eyes again , smiling . |
| 26 | I think it would be much more effective if the one who was meant to be the hardhat and who might be expected to let the other one drown in fact saves the other one even though he thinks his ideas about the Indians and his plan to baptise them when they get to the Orinoco are blasphemous . |
| 27 | ‘ Thou great softie ! ’ he said , delighted ; and he wiped her cheeks with the kerchief on which he had cleaned his fingers after eating the pie . |
| 28 | He wiped his hands on the wet grass beside the grave and ordered the reluctant soldier back to secure the lid of the coffin and cover it with soil . |
| 29 | He wiped his eyes with the back of his hand and added , ‘ And why did this Paul feller need converting ? |
| 30 | gave a judgment to the like effect , although he limited his remarks to the ability of a corporation to sue for a libel reflecting on the management of its trade or business . |