Example sentences of "in his [adj] [noun] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Peter Bergg , aged 47 , is also running in his first election although he has previously stood in Sedgefield district council elections . |
| 2 | Cobalt 's mouth curved in his mischievous smile although she could only see her reflection in his lenses . |
| 3 | He smiled almost gently , but there was nothing gentle about the glitter in his dark eyes as they ran over her from the smooth shining coil of her silver-blonde hair to the long slender legs encased in elegant sheer navy stockings . |
| 4 | Mike let her go with rueful amusement in his dark eyes as she made her way towards the lift , having refused all offers of help with her overnight bag , which she slung over one shoulder . |
| 5 | There was a glimmer of amusement in his dark eyes as he slid his fingers down to the pulse drumming wildly at the base of her throat . |
| 6 | He smiled to soften the order , but there was no mistaking the glint of determination in his dark eyes as he held her firmly in front of him . |
| 7 | He smiled , mockery dancing in his dark eyes as he studied her furious face . |
| 8 | I was debating whether to try to stop the bleeding first or to leave him in his uncertain state while I found a way out , trusting he would n't totally pass out , when I heard the main door creak open directly above our heads ; the way Harry and I had come in . |
| 9 | When we got home I was surprised to see Dad sitting in his usual seat because he should have been at work . |
| 10 | It is not to be expected , however , that the killing of the fatted calf for the prodigal son will evoke any more enthusiasm in his virtuous brother than it did in the scriptural parable . |
| 11 | There was no doubting the anger in his deep voice as he roared at her , and in truth , Fran could understand it . |
| 12 | A special court trying Ershad under anti-corruption legislation ordered confiscation of the money , which was found in his official residence after he was forced to resign and placed under house arrest in December 1990 . |
| 13 | His father was a full back in his professional career before he joined the Northern League circuit as a manager . |
| 14 | PRIDE and joy shine in his craggy face as he cuddles the baby close . |
| 15 | Maggie moaned ecstatically as his thumb teased the tight , dark nipple that pressed sharply against the thin skin and her arms slid around his neck , her fingers lacing in his black hair as she kissed him back wildly . |
| 16 | The stricture implicit in the parenthesis within that quotation is justified and Mr Wallace explains those implications in more detail in his introductory chapter when he criticises the draftsmanship of the contract in condign terms . |
| 17 | Srikkanth continued to delight the statisticians , reaching 2000 runs in his 43rd Test when he had scored 10 . |
| 18 | Ben Sira praised the fathers of old and described the High Priest Simon son of Jochanan in his majestic appearance when he went up to the altar ( 50.11 ) . |
| 19 | But in the later scenes with Carlos , and especially in his great aria after he has been mortally wounded , he recovered his true form . |
| 20 | One sometimes thinks of Franck here , but Fauré characteristically reins in his emotional outbursts before they become too vigorous . |
| 21 | He felt attached to it so had tattooed the name in his right armpit where it matched the oriental dragon rampaging over the inside of his bicep . |
| 22 | Show him in his er in his front door if you like if you do n't want to bother them . |
| 23 | Sunderland Council has been praised by the district auditor in his annual appraisal where he pointed to several areas where the council had given value for money . |
| 24 | She moaned softly , returning his kisses , sliding her hands up and down his back , glorying in his unrestrained response as he shuddered at her exploratory touch . |
| 25 | The Lancashire Cup is the only trophy to elude coach John Monie in his three-year reign though they hardly needed to break sweat against helpless Swinton with Frano Botica booting 11 goals from 15 attempts . |
| 26 | He applies the same pragmatic attitude to design in his leisure-time pursuits as he does to the working environment . |
| 27 | He does , however , modify this position slightly in his later writings as we shall see shortly . |
| 28 | An ex-employee is thus allowed to make use of his own memory of the work he has carried out in his previous employment unless it involves genuine secrets or is covered by an express term in the contract of employment . |
| 29 | There was only the hint of a similar tension in his husky tones as he laid his hands on the ledge of the pulpit . |
| 30 | Rachel was furious , scurrying after her tall , arrogant fiancé , her wrist in his hard hand as he strode across the marble floors with a set face towards the exit on Des Voeux Road . |