Example sentences of "in his [adj] [noun pl] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He smiled , mockery dancing in his dark eyes as he studied her furious face . |
| 6 | One sometimes thinks of Franck here , but Fauré characteristically reins in his emotional outbursts before they become too vigorous . |
| 7 | He applies the same pragmatic attitude to design in his leisure-time pursuits as he does to the working environment . |
| 8 | He does , however , modify this position slightly in his later writings as we shall see shortly . |
| 9 | There was only the hint of a similar tension in his husky tones as he laid his hands on the ledge of the pulpit . |
| 10 | When he came to the part about the clip he glanced up , and she saw the flare of excitement in his silvery-green eyes before they dropped once again to the page . |
| 11 | Satan lies to his followers and has convinced us too of his mighty strength and even starts to believe in his own lies when he claims he was ‘ self-begot ’ , caused by Fate , or he sprang from the ground or willed himself into existence , an absurd contradiction in terms . |
| 12 | Benjamin became lost in his own thoughts so I left him alone and lay on my own bed thinking about Mathilda until the bell sounded for supper . |
| 13 | I wanted to broach the matter with my master but he was lost in his own thoughts so I kept my fears hidden as we rode along the lee of the hill . |