Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Benedict beat his fist on the bed and glared at her . |
| 2 | And , on his way to meet the Prime Minister , Mr Delors bumped his head on the car waiting for him at Heathrow . |
| 3 | The great pundit of economics , John Stuart Mill ( 1806–73 ) ( he happened personally to sympathise with labour ) , modified his position on the question in 1869 , after which the ‘ wage-fund ’ theory no longer enjoyed canonical authority . |
| 4 | He was a callous brute , and if she did n't need his protection on the journey to Winchester she would n't care if he bled to … |
| 5 | Harry shouted , banging his fist on the arm of the settee — and the wager provoked such interest among her customers that Mother Russell ( who was grizzle-haired and rather mournful ) began taking side bets , with the odds against Harry . |
| 6 | He picked it up , banging his head on the bowl . |
| 7 | The hand grabbed Arthur 's shirt front and tie in a vice like grip , and yanked him forward almost banging his head on the glass . |
| 8 | He was banging his head on the post and shouting . |
| 9 | And he kept banging his head on the ceiling ! |
| 10 | either that or banging his head on the wall ! |
| 11 | The assistant began banging his calculator on the ground and holding it up to his ear |
| 12 | ‘ It 's basically a simple matter , ’ he said , banging his hand on the file of testimony he had produced for inspection . |
| 13 | ‘ He was a scholar , ’ Brenner said , banging his hand on the stick again . |
| 14 | Dad had fallen and cracked his head on the fireplace . |
| 15 | The French General , knowing he had earned his pat on the head from the Emperor , shouted derision at their retreat . |
| 16 | In what appeared to be a concerted campaign by the criminal justice authorities to prevent a fourth acquittal , Gotti 's previously successful defence lawyer was prohibited from representing his client on the grounds that he was peripherally involved in some of the evidence to be presented by the prosecution . |
| 17 | Whibley 's effectiveness can be measured by the fact that he retained his position on the Palace flank while assisting us from Southern League also-rans to 3rd Division champions , and to a dignified place in Division Two . |
| 18 | The demotion of Aldana ( who retained his position on the politburo of the ruling Communist Party — PCC ) , was later officially confirmed and put down to " serious personal errors and deficiencies in the execution of his responsibilities " . |
| 19 | He also retained his place on the council of the king . |
| 20 | Jorge Risquet Valdés-Saldaña , a seasoned diplomat hitherto seen as a rising star in the party , was removed from the seven-strong PCC secretariat as part of the changes but retained his seat on the politburo which advised the secretariat . |
| 21 | Train driver Graham Lumsden , of Duke Street , Hartlepool , said he was driving the train from Port Clarence to Thornaby and was approaching the North Shore signal box , about a quarter-of-a-mile north of Stockton station , when he saw a dark-haired male dash out from some bushes and place his head on the line . |
| 22 | Drawn just past the dolomite length , the Cleveland Angling Centre-sponsored star decided to try his luck on the waggler and with little wind to hinder presentation , the gamble paid off . |
| 23 | First of all I should point out that the Nor the County Council er figure of none thousand seven hundred is actually a figure for local needs plus one hundred percent migration , and if you follow Mr Thomas 's figures that leaves a residual requirement of nine hundred and forty seven dwellings without any windfalls over the next thirteen years , which is quite inconceivable , so in order to establish his point on the need for the new settlement on tha on on his figures , the Bar Mr Grigson of Barton Willmore has to up the figure for Greater York to twelve thousand seven hundred , as set out in his erm paper . |
| 24 | To get out of bed , the patient first lies on his back , clasps his hands together , keeping his elbows straight , and bends his unaffected knee , keeping his foot on the bed . |
| 25 | Keeping his gaze on the thread of light seeping out from the Bogeyman 's room , he inched his way along the threadbare strip of carpet . |
| 26 | He turned the sharpener slowly , keeping his eye on the lead . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's me Moll , Yanto , ’ he answered with an urgent whisper , still keeping his eye on the other bedroom window . |
| 28 | Wetherall then stumbled and fell over on the appalling pitch in the centre of the 6 yard box ( as he was correctly keeping his eye on the incoming ball ) . |
| 29 | For now Mr Gorbachev is just managing to continue what he does best : keeping his show on the road . |
| 30 | But United 's trip to Hillsborough today will provide Fergie with a more revealing test of Cantona 's mettle , because Wednesday fans are unlikely to have forgiven or forgotten his walkout on the Owls 11 months ago . |