Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [verb] [pron] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More significantly , Anderson 's hesitancies undermine his attempts to assert himself in the situation . |
| 2 | His fingers laced themselves in the loose strands of her wet hair , pulling her head back so that her body was arched against him , forcing her to face the feverish gleam in the heavy-lidded grey eyes staring down at her so intently . |
| 3 | His grip tightened , his fingers burying themselves in the knot of hair at her nape . |
| 4 | Inevitably , his steps led him in the end to the Corso , where the evening promenade was in progress . |
| 5 | No man had ever looked at her like that in her life , and his eyes left her in no uncertain terms as to what he was thinking . |
| 6 | The predatory gleam in his eyes told her in no uncertain manner that he wanted her too . |
| 7 | It went against the grain to meekly obey , but the look in his eyes told her in no uncertain terms that she was standing on the edge of a minefield . |
| 8 | His eyes holding hers in an almost hypnotic stare , he asked softly , ‘ What 's so terrible about a kiss ? ’ |
| 9 | He opened his eyes to find himself in a dimly-lit tent , seated upon hard muddy grass . |
| 10 | Spurs coach Doug Livermore said : ‘ Andy 's young but in every pre-season game , he was so good , his performances hit us in the eye . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ This is madness , ’ he groaned and brought his head down , his lips taking hers in a kiss that brooked no opposition . |
| 12 | There was only time to whisper his name before his lips claimed hers in a kiss of such tenderness and passion that her doubts were scattered along with any inhibitions she might have been harbouring . |
| 13 | She heard the sharp intake of his breath , and then his lips found hers in the darkness and the fire was lit . |
| 14 | That many of his clients saw him in the former category is suggested by the fact that they frequently passed to him details of their restless and unsuitable executives in the hope that he would redeploy them . |
| 15 | What was Jesus doing when his parents found him in the Temple at the end of their search for him ? |
| 16 | General Elio offered the support of his troops to maintain him in the fullness of his rights ; at the same time the Manifesto of the Persians , signed by 96 ‘ servile ’ deputies , reached the king at Valencia . |
| 17 | His palms cradle me in a green cup |
| 18 | Surely any minute she would wake up and find Marc lying beside her , his arms holding her in the loving way of barely twelve hours ago ? |
| 19 | Other times it was dinner ; twice he took her dancing , the smoochy old-fashioned sort of dancing , not a disco , the sort where she was right up against him and his hands held her in a strong , commanding kind of way . |
| 20 | Mbanefo was a splendid man of total integrity and his colleagues impressed me in the same way . |