Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fifty or sixty perfect , pointed teeth gleamed between his parted lips . |
| 2 | The role of the project leader takes a number of forms depending on his level of authority . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | However , his policies led to his being condemned by Schumacher as ‘ the Chancellor of the Allies ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It is necessary first to consider an argument which has throughout been presented by the Attorney-General as decisive ; namely , that the answer to this question must inevitably be negative because the district judge had no power , or no power that he could properly exercise , to do anything other than proceed with the cases assigned to his court , without any regard at all to the pendency of the B.M.F.L. prosecution , destined for committal to the High Court . |
| 7 | Burt Rutan is characteristically coy about his involvement , pointing out that many projects undertaken by his Scaled Composites company are ‘ proprietary ’ and adding : ‘ I ca n't even confirm that he ( Togo ) is a customer . ’ |
| 8 | Farmer Colin points out that this selfless operation is always carried out with a complete lack of regard for personal safety and reminds the committee that Josh has several times fallen off his load just outside the King 's Head . |
| 9 | At the same time he gave alms with his own hand to the poor from a basket of coins placed by his side . |
| 10 | The two Yorkshire Puddings sit on his lap looking at the world through angel hair matted with dried spit . |
| 11 | In 1896 he moved to London , with financial backing from his father and influential contacts arranged by his mother . |
| 12 | Willie pulled off the weighted shoes and stood in the dark hallway shivering helplessly , his teeth rattling inside his clamped jaw . |
| 13 | Impossibly arrogant and handsome , teeth flashing beneath his ebony moustache , so much copied by the young Argentine bloods , black curls flowing from under a very unIrish tartan hat , Juan 's long thighs gripped a bay mare who was so glossy he could have checked his reflection in her quarters . |
| 14 | He grinned , white teeth flashing in his tanned face . |
| 15 | It was dragging him towards it through the stair-rails , its claws fastened in his flesh . |
| 16 | Manville was dead long before the heavy iron chains fastened around his ankles dragged his body to the bottom of the Potomac River . |
| 17 | The emphasis on helping the visually handicapped pupil to develop skills to cope with his school environment , rather than adapting the environment significantly to accommodate the visually handicapped child , may , however , be usefully tempered by an understanding of the way in which the developmental and experiential levels of the child can be affected by his school life . |
| 18 | Scales flinch under his feet : |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Her fingers wound into his hair , guiding his head to her neck . |
| 21 | Mwinyi was expected to continue the reversal of the socialist policies pursued by his predecessor Julius Nyerere [ for whose retirement as CCM chairman in August see p. 37644 ] . |
| 22 | He was soon bringing his skills to bear for his country , too , especially in Australia in 1986–7 . |
| 23 | He felt her fingers stiffen on his fist . |
| 24 | In response to appeals by AI members last year , the Israeli authorities replied in April 1991 saying that ‘ Abd al-Ra'uf Ghabin had been arrested due to his activities relating to his alleged involvement in the PFLP — printing and distributing PFLP leaflets . |
| 25 | Tutilo came to life with a shudder and a start , golden flames kindling in his eyes . |
| 26 | Teeth sank into his leg , and he was jerked under the water . |
| 27 | At various points Pemell 's book on children directs the reader to fuller discussions contained in his earlier publications . |
| 28 | Her fingers curled around his wrists . |
| 29 | The waiter recognised him and Sandison spent five minutes explaining in his ragged Italian about his change of hats . |
| 30 | Angalo had found a pebble that was almost the right shape to attach to a twig with strips torn off his coat ; he 'd never seen a stone axe in his life , but he had a definite feeling that there were useful things that could be done with a stone tied to the end of a stick . |