Example sentences of "his [noun] were [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His eyes were back on the road and he did not see Madeleine 's mouth turn down in a pout . |
| 2 | He glanced across to her , then his eyes were back on the road . |
| 3 | Her brother had taken the opportunity to entertain a large group of teenage friends while his parents were out of the country . |
| 4 | So I arranged for one of the estate stalkers to take the remains up the river , when the Colonel and his lady were out for the day . ’ |
| 5 | Britain 's most famous ticket-broker said he will defy all his critics and remain as chairman , and claimed his problems were down to the media . |
| 6 | He 'd a French cocked-hat on his forehead , a bunch of lace at his chin A coat of the claret velvet , and breeches of brown doe-skin : They fitted with never a wrinkle ; his boots were up to the thigh ! |
| 7 | His boots were up to the thigh , and he rode with a jewelled twinkle , his pistols but a twinkle , his rapier hilt a twinkle under the jewelled sky . |