Example sentences of "his [noun] [vb pp] on [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His steps echoed on the stairs , firm but ponderous . |
| 2 | Behind him , Briant sat calmly , legs outstretched , his hands thrust into the pockets of his near-white coat , his eyes fixed on the toes of his highly polished shoes as he rocked his crossed ankles in a slow rhythm . |
| 3 | Not long afterwards , his attention fixed on the sufferings of those Poles who had caused their Jews to suffer , Mendel falls silent , thinking : ‘ Not only us . ’ |
| 4 | His attention settled on the ducks on the lake but whenever he got near they fled in panic to the shore and sheltered under bushes and trees where he could not reach them . |
| 5 | He spoke almost absently , his attention concentrated on the photographs in front of him . |
| 6 | His wife worked on the railways during the war and had her own fruit and general goods shop for 14 years . |
| 7 | His head knocked on the steps of the rostrum as if asking to be let in . |
| 8 | His hands rested on the dials by which he controlled the several microphones used in the studio . |
| 9 | He would flow unchallenged through his role of the Gypsy Baron , his ego fed on the ripples of admiration seeping back at him from the auditorium . |