Example sentences of "[prep] his [noun] [Wh adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And how many people can comprehend a George Harrison not even out of his teens when The Beatles had their first Number One ? |
| 2 | This saved Hoc from the beating that would inevitably have followed discovery of his shortcomings when the scowling overseers dipped their yardsticks into the cans at the collecting station . |
| 3 | He stood smiling , licking his own with relish , and wiping the ends of his moustaches where the ice dung to them , and you and Lucia , befuddled from your interrupted sleep echoed his gurgles and grunts of pleasure at the taste ; he 'd brought back a tub , filled with a variety of ice creams : ‘ A macedonia ! ’ he 'd call out , a fruit salad of ices . |
| 4 | Fiery itches tormented him — in his arse , below his armpits and inside his thighs where the fleas had bitten most . |
| 5 | The Mason climbed the spokes of the cart wheel , grunted with the exertion of climbing over the rim of the stage , and rose to his feet where the golden pavilion hid him from Gabriel 's view . |