Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] to his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A good working relationship also enhances an officer 's intelligence system , more effectively bringing to his attention knowledge of pollutions for which the discharger or his neighbours may be responsible . |
| 2 | The tall , lanky merchant was nervous and ill at ease , his hand constantly fluttering to his mouth or patting his greasy hair . |
| 3 | Alexander Macdonald had clearly abandoned much of that hospitable tradition , perhaps owing to his embrace of southern education , or perhaps as a reaction to the affection in which his late brother had been held . |
| 4 | , he was only referring to his fear of Jack . |
| 5 | And there 's Master Tristram pretending he 's not listening to his father , who might 've been sitting in the Fowey stocks by now if it was n't for that same father 's efforts . " |
| 6 | You do not think like a civilised man , although your behaviour has become civilised , and so he can not ascribe to your actions motives which are suspect — or not according to his understanding . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ How do you think Dad looks ? ’ she asked in a low voice , not replying to his offer . |
| 8 | The Chancellor — clearly just clinging to his job — told Ministers at a Cabinet meeting yesterday that they must slash millions off their budgets . |
| 9 | He was just warming to his task when Reed sold him out . |
| 10 | He would ride the boy on his shoulders or shove him roughly aside according to his mood . |
| 11 | His arrival in Bond Street with chips of frozen snow still clinging to his person recalled that epic picture of polar heroism , ‘ A very gallant gentleman ’ , in which Captain Oates staggers out into the blizzard |
| 12 | His arrival in Bond Street with chips of frozen snow still clinging to his person recalled that epic picture of polar heroism , ‘ A very gallant gentleman ’ , in which Captain Oates staggers out into the blizzard . |
| 13 | Then , realising she was still clinging to his arm , she snatched her hand away and moved to the other side of the path . |
| 14 | Mike Laister was still clinging to his point of view . |
| 15 | Shaking a little at first but gradually warming to his theme , the sacked Chancellor dealt John Major a devastating blow . |
| 16 | Two minutes later Müncheberg claimed another over St. Paul 's Bay , the pilot of this also taking to his parachute . |
| 17 | But if within modern languages ( to keep , for the moment , to this example ) a candidate for the GCSE were permitted to offer , as part of the evidence that went towards his certificate , the grades he had achieved in tests , starting from the most elementary and progressing upwards according to his ability , the ‘ differentiation ’ problem would be virtually solved . |
| 18 | Fernie was now talking to his wife , rapidly , with just a hint of pleading . |
| 19 | He was not to make another attempt , later tragically falling to his death from nearby Cousin 's Buttress . |
| 20 | ‘ Come down to the path , ’ said the enthusiast , abruptly returning to his passion as soon as the distractions withdrew , ‘ and I 'll show you something . |
| 21 | Then turning to his wife , he surprised her with the demand , ‘ Give me your perfume spray ! ’ |
| 22 | She put her hands on the bedspread , looked into his eyes , an anxious searching as her gaze shifted about his face , first focusing on his right eye , then his left , then slipping to his mouth . |
| 23 | I was standing there talking to his daughter , Millie . |
| 24 | No , no , he lays there talking to his wine and stuff you know , it 's really |
| 25 | When not working , Reay 's main interest is snooker of which he is ‘ very , very keen ’ and then referring to his colleague , Keith Smith , he said , for the benefit of the Glenpatrick News that Keith ‘ loves cream cakes . ’ |
| 26 | She did n't like it , but she could n't back away without making it very obvious that her nerve-ends were definitely reacting to his closeness . |
| 27 | She found herself half listening to his gossip , her mind drifting away to Piers and Nicole , wondering whether the day they were spending together had spilled over into night , and whether her husband suspected anything about what was between them . |
| 28 | Himself a farmer , almost for 30 years an MP , now with almost a year as minister under his belt , Sir Hector was his usual affable self , seldom referring to his backing group of Scottish Office specialists . |