Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [adv] [conj] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Macdonald said the most significant thing was that Brown had gone back to his car nearby and returned to the fight armed with the knife which had a 12in blade . |
| 2 | In a split second he made his mind up and decided to be decisive . |
| 3 | ‘ First thing Sunday morning I rang his home again and spoke to Sarah . |
| 4 | It got quite windy in the morning but he got his head down and played to par , not speaking hardly a word , even to me . |
| 5 | He did n't advise but just stood there , nodding his head vaguely and smiling to himself while his hands — almost involuntarily — went through the motions of twisting the spindle he 'd brought with him and winding on the wool . |
| 6 | He turned round , then turned back , looked once more round the room , then shook his head quickly and went to the door , taking his stick from the corner by the washing machine on his way out . |
| 7 | After a momentary pause , Gerrard swung his chair again and said to the audience , ‘ I hope you all understood all that . |
| 8 | Mockingly he copied her own deliberate hesitancy , before pushing his chair back and rising to his feet . |
| 9 | Jack dabbed at his chin again and went to the window to watch for Charlie . |
| 10 | Resignedly he put his quill down and went to the bedroom . |
| 11 | He put his cup down and rose to his feet . |