Example sentences of "his long [noun] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he pressed eagerly forward , his long beard streaming In the wind and rain , two Spanish friars snapped at his heels , still desperately trying to persuade him in Latin to die in the faith ; they continued to exhort him at the stake , where , according to Foxe , he lifted up his eyes to heaven , as he held his offending hand in the fire , and died using the words of Stephen : ‘ Lord Jesus receive my spirit . ’ |
| 2 | The part-braided ends of his long hair escaped from the busy fingers which were engaged in their intricate task . |
| 3 | Wallis never forgot how Minton , whilst painting this portrait , skipped to and fro across the floorboards at Shaftesbury Villas ‘ like some lean fencer with his long brush stabbing at the canvas ’ , all the while throwing out the liveliest sallies . |
| 4 | Willie sat on the stool holding it in front of the fire , his long socks trailing across the floor . |
| 5 | His long nose came from the latter and more specifically from a genetic type unit near the Dead Sea . |
| 6 | Perry has fallen asleep , his long body stretched across the rug and floorboards . |
| 7 | He was n't going to be as heavily built as his father , but was lithe and agile , and she loved to watch him going after gulls ' eggs out by Blackbottle Rocks , his long legs braced against the cliff face and the muscles in his neck and back standing out like cords as he heaved himself up over a ledge . |
| 8 | His long hand moved to the back of her naked throat , making her gasp . |