Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] his " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | ‘ Idiot ! ’ she laughed , her heart thudding at his compliments . |
2 | She could feel her heart thudding against his chest . |
3 | Peter was aware of his heart thudding in his chest . |
4 | Moorcroft 's letter of resignation refers to his ill health , but speaking 40 years later , Coleman said : ‘ I could see no ill health [ in Moorcroft ] at all . |
5 | Either way , this black man , his ringleted hair gleaming on his shoulders , was not Gentle . |
6 | Fifty or sixty perfect , pointed teeth gleamed between his parted lips . |
7 | There stood Balboa , his shield on his arm , his cuirass gleaming on his chest , the brilliant new banner in one hand and his naked sword in the other , his plumed helmet giving him a stature far more considerable than offered by his height alone . |
8 | A NURSE who had to learn to walk again after his neck was broken has hit out at the prison sentence given to his attacker . |
9 | Hope retraced his steps and came up alongside a Mr Crump whose mind had been cleared and relaxed by the stimulating freedom given to his prejudices : his expression was no longer that of the tentative , diffident social and artistic explorer : he was a hard man in his office dealing with a captain whose cargo did not comply with his list of instructions . |
10 | I have chosen Vaughan because there has already been some analysis of deixis in his poetry — notably by Roger Sell in his article " The unstable discourse of Henry Vaughan " ( 1987 ) . |
11 | The role of the project leader takes a number of forms depending on his level of authority . |
12 | He felt his heart thumping inside his chest . |
13 | He could feel his heart thumping against his chest as the Bookman leapt gracefully through the air from shelf to shelf , across the library . |
14 | He spun round , his heart thumping against his ribs . |
15 | He sat down on the bed , his hands in his lap , his heart thumping in his chest . |
16 | Martin Ward got to his feet , dusting off sand , and they held each others ' eyes for a few moments without speaking . |
17 | On the other hand , as his awareness of his own homosexual tendencies developed during his teens , the deep emotional dependence on his mother was complicated by a contrary feeling of resentment , based no doubt on guilt . |
18 | He had n't shaved for a few days and a sickly smell clung to his clothes and hair . |
19 | Twice former winner Tony Allcock cruised through his opening match when he beat Jersey 's David Le Marquand 7-3 , 7-2 , 7-1 in the concluding first-round match . |
20 | His cries became screams of pain when the branch whipped against his face , causing blood to spurt from his nose , staining his shirt with crimson raindrops . |
21 | ‘ There were loose flaps of skin hanging from his face and I could see the bone around his eye socket . ’ |
22 | However , his policies led to his being condemned by Schumacher as ‘ the Chancellor of the Allies ’ . |
23 | A few seconds later , he gasped in realization : had n't the scientist referred to his tardy colleague as ‘ he ’ ? |
24 | Had General Francis not had his two sticks propped against his chair as a tangible reminder of his condition , and had he not , as had now been explained to me , been making this social call to thank me for nursing his son after paying a second professional visit himself to Bernard Remington-Hart , his appearance and that Rolls outside would have frozen Margaret into a prissy caricature of her normal self . |
25 | Instead of throwing a ball for him — a game he loved — or giving him a stick to carry in his mouth — the next best thing — Angela shrank back , as she did n't understand him and wanted to be rid of him . |
26 | There was frost on his hair , on the fur of his hood , but soon , as he hacked at the tree , his skin began to glow and a fine , warm moisture gleamed on his face . |
27 | His heart beats faster and once a trembling goes through his slender body like unbearable expectation . |
28 | As for the poll I think Gav is just a little bit biased in his choice of Cuntona , as im sure anyone who has seen him will confirm Gavs evening job is actually as a Cuntona look a like you know posing for pictures for the Sun with an easel and tweeds . |
29 | ( f ) Indemnity Whilst it might readily be implied that where one partner 's breach of some provision in the partnership agreement leads to liability attaching to his co-partners the latter should have the right to an indemnity from their colleague , the better practice is to make that right express ( Clause 16.02 ) in the partnership agreement . |
30 | Harvey lived with his wife and two children a few miles outside town on the road to Laredo and the Mexican border . |