Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] his right " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later in the night she would discover the scars , the knife wound across his shoulder-blades where he 'd been slashed in a Belfast bar , and the bullet wound above his right knee that had never healed properly , a legacy from when he was on border patrol and one of his own men had panicked and opened fire on him . |
| 2 | His speed of reaction was such that instead of his attacker landing square on his back as intended , his half turn meant that the plunging figure crashed into his right shoulder , knocking both men off balance . |
| 3 | He is seen here after rescue and medical treatment , with a broken nose and bullet wound in his right hand . |
| 4 | According to Captain Trentham 's report , he was picked up with a single bullet wound in his right hand while lying in the mud only a few yards in front of his own trench . |
| 5 | Will the hon. Gentleman tell the constituent of mine who is over 21 and earns £50 for a 40-hour week why he has taken a greater percentage of the young man 's earnings than he has from his right hon. and hon. Friends who go to the City and , for part-time work , earn hundreds of thousands of pounds ? |
| 6 | Youth team coach Ray Hankin takes over as manager until the end of the season , with veteran midfield player Mick Tait acting as his right hand man . |
| 7 | Washed , warmed , with a shaven patch and an adhesive dressing behind his right ear and a second large brandy nursed gratefully in his hands , Gus told his story ; though not , perhaps , quite ingenuously . |
| 8 | At that moment a rock moved under his right foot and he went under . |
| 9 | He lay on his back for a few moments as he always did , then turned onto his right side , arranging himself as if for sleep . |
| 10 | Numerous torsos are tattooed : the most affectionate was a young man who had Michelle written above his right nipple and Stephen over his left . |
| 11 | The chainsword hung from his right hand . |
| 12 | They were two minutes away from their sixth barren scoreline in manager Don Howe 's 15-match reign when Thomas 's shot took a violent deflection off Sansom to leave goalkeeper Ogrizovic moving to his left while the ball sailed inside his right hand post . |
| 13 | They were two minutes away from their sixth barren scoreline in manager Don Howe 's 15-match reign when Thomas 's shot took a violent deflection off Sansom to leave goalkeeper Ogrizovic moving to his left while the ball sailed inside his right hand post . |
| 14 | The other he was tapping on his right thigh , slapping out a rhythm , perhaps the accompaniment to the tuneless refrain he was humming . |
| 15 | With regard to the right hon. Gentleman 's earlier remarks about opting in , I suggest that he discusses that matter with his right hon. Friends who would have signed the treaty in full without waiting to see what the economic conditions were at a later stage . |
| 16 | His platform photographs show him sometimes in a Blackshirt uniform like an army battledress , sometimes in a black suit buttoned tightly across his broad chest and a high-necked pullover , microphone clutched in his right hand , and left pushed into his jacket pocket . |
| 17 | The Spanish pistol was still clutched in his right hand ; Maxim took it away and dropped it in his own pocket . |
| 18 | The Melrose stand-off was suffering from ‘ bruising to his right thigh , ’ a consequence of his club 's narrow , last-ditch league win over Jed-Forest . |
| 19 | He pushed his mobile tray away from him , mumbled non-committally , lay down and turned on his right side , determined not to be trapped again . |
| 20 | Kuhlmann brushed past his right side , strolled round behind him , came up on his left side and his wide mouth broke into a grin . |
| 21 | The attacker throws a right front kick 1 : the defender sidesteps and jumps forward , punching with his right hand to the body and preparing to grab the kick . |
| 22 | If my right hon. Friend should be considering with his right hon. Friend the Chancellor any largesse over the next two or three weeks , will he ensure that a few crumbs from the Treasury table fall in that direction ? |
| 23 | The gauge is a difficult enough tool for a boy to use in his right hand , let alone the left ! |
| 24 | In this scene , a stiff muscular hero has a large , heavy club raised in his right hand and he advances towards his objective . |
| 25 | He still had his biro gripped in his right hand and he was fiddling with it tensely , his brown , slightly almond-slitted eyes fallen to the table , unable to meet the directness of Ward 's gaze . |
| 26 | Perhaps he would rather be called by his right name . |
| 27 | His right elbow was leaning on the arm of the chair and his wide forehead was resting in his right hand as if he were suffering from migraine , troubles , fatigue . |
| 28 | A BUILDER was blinded in his right eye by two thugs who stamped repeatedly on his head . |
| 29 | A black metal ball flew from his right hand . |
| 30 | A glass of iced cognac and soda dangled from his right hand and he listened to the jazz with an expression of seraphic contentment on his face . |