Example sentences of "his [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As his passion grew , to be answered in kind by her own almost overwhelming desire , his arms tightened their hold and his mouth sought hers with greater urgency . |
| 2 | His mouth met hers with bruising force , and the clamour inside her head rose to a deafening crescendo , the world twisted and turned , tossing her adrift with the turbulence of a whirlwind . |
| 3 | He fell about laughing when his agent phoned him with this news . |
| 4 | His words surprised her at first , then anger took over — an anger so intense that she was prepared to walk out of her marriage and do irreparable damage to the Royal Family . |
| 5 | His words hit her like small , sharp knives and Jenna raised her hands to claw at him , hurting inside and wanting to hurt back . |
| 6 | His eyes searched hers with fierce intensity , and his lips hovered over her own . |
| 7 | His apprenticeship took him through various parts of the motor car division until the outbreak of war , when he was transferred to the aviation side to make crankshafts and camshafts for Merlin engines . |
| 8 | His gaze pierced her like cold steel . |
| 9 | His work reminded me of that of Kyffin Williams , the Artist of Anglesey . |
| 10 | On the positive side , his inheritance freed him from financial constraints and so he decided to settle in England , setting up house in London at Carlton Terrace , an event which led Disraeli to write somewhat mockingly : ‘ … |
| 11 | His rounds took him to most parts of the building and Rain was eagerly accepting that it must have been Stan on the second floor making her jumpy when he mentioned that since the murder he did not go into MacQuillan 's room or those next to it because the police were usually there . |
| 12 | His team won it for sure in the second half , with tries from full-back , Martin Roberts and flanker , Pete Glanville . |
| 13 | His wife predeceased him in 1841 , leaving no children . |
| 14 | He says they stopped selling replica handguns because he suspected that some of his customers wanted them for possible criminal reasons . |
| 15 | In the years that followed , his career took him to many different locations and a wide variety of posts within our Department . |
| 16 | It was a Smythe drill , and his father took him on some ‘ short work ’ , a piece of land where no one could see it . |
| 17 | His father coached him in Dutch , and also introduced him to theosophy . |
| 18 | Miguel was his usual self and his efficiency left him in fifth place . |
| 19 | His journey took him via Saudi , Kuwait , Iraq , Syria , Turkey , Greece , Yugoslavia [ that was ] , Austria and onwards through Europe . |
| 20 | His health prevented him from active service in World War I but from 1916 he worked in the war trade intelligence department and in Admiralty research . |
| 21 | The Somali tribes , with whom he had identified himself , might well have rallied to his cause had he in this decisive hour shown himself a leader . |
| 22 | Wycliffe decided on a walk and his walk took him along Green Bank and down the High Street , where crumbling houses and shops were being rejuvenated or demolished , into the main street . |
| 23 | His way took him through narrow alleys , between rows of little granite cottages whose front doors opened to the street . |
| 24 | The marriage was childless : his widow survived him till 1911 , but did not remarry . |