Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] his [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stayed there for a quarter of an hour , the only movement being the driver slowly inching his little finger up so that he could lock the door . |
| 2 | George Michael would find it easiest to grow older gracefully , eventually launching his 1987 album Faith on to a perfectly-targeted audience of millions . |
| 3 | For several minutes they drove in silence , then Tom began to speak his thoughts aloud , glancing briefly at Belinda every now and then but mostly keeping his narrowed eyes firmly fixed on the road . |
| 4 | One boy had to ‘ solve ’ the problem straight away by suddenly producing his own gun , even though intellectually he recognised that the ‘ rule of the game ’ was that the passengers were unarmed . |
| 5 | Fed up constantly repairing his sole pair of shoes specially built 6 years ago , John despaired of finding someone to make him another pair . |
| 6 | John Lawton was master for this voyage , fresh from another ship but prudently bringing his own cook with him : it fell to Robert Titford to be first mate . |
| 7 | Still he said no more , merely eating his own rations then packing up ready to leave . |
| 8 | She wound her arms around his neck , eagerly accepting his heated kisses until he lifted her on to the bed and came down on top of her , covering her and dominating her . |
| 9 | Many of his paintings are portraits of young women , perhaps reflecting his own position as an only son with seven sisters . |
| 10 | He flung off his shirt in delight — obviously enjoying his first goal of the season . |
| 11 | Was Darwin , then , mistaken in so relating his own science to Newton 's ? |
| 12 | In fact , Joshua 's retirement to the safety of his estate had freed Dowd to wander until the old man 's demise , when he was drawn back to offer his services to Joshua 's son Nathaniel , only revealing his true nature once he 'd made himself indispensable , for fear he was trapped between his bounden duty and the zeal of a Christian . |
| 13 | ‘ Let's be having you ! ’ he grumbled , impatiently donning his top hat . |
| 14 | He employed a gardener , had pipes laid to convey water to the Palace , put in chambers and hung the walls with leather gilt hangings , as well as employing a glacier , carpenter and bricklayer , and perhaps remembering his own schooling , he improved the school where his own children and the children of William Dalison were privately tutored . |
| 15 | David was merely paying his social class dues — yes , you 've guessed it — Dave and the lads were boarders at the same minor Public School together . |
| 16 | Swegen also had dealings with the Swedes , and involved himself with Normandy and in the Irish Sea , perhaps selling his ill-gotten gains and fraternising not only with Duke Richard II in Rouen , but also the rulers of Norse settlements in Ireland such as Dublin , Wexford , Waterford , Cork and Limerick . |
| 17 | ‘ Come on , ’ he said more roughly , apparently regretting his good humour . |
| 18 | Grimm gibbered in Squattish , obviously regretting his impetuous excursion to visit the war front . |
| 19 | They would have offered Scaevola little or no opportunity ( especially considering his notorious brevity ) to reflect on the workings of legacies if the case at hand was concerned with a trust . |
| 20 | They appeared the next Friday night at the Smiths ' poolside looking fashionably anonymous and sinister like Seb 's crowd , and jumped in eagerly , Hoomey obviously expecting his new look to do wonders for his crawl . |
| 21 | Winterbotham , a future mastermind of the ‘ Ultra ’ miracle that decoded wartime German communications , naturally reporting his chilling discoveries back from the Reich to the minions of MacDonald , Baldwin and Chamberlain . |
| 22 | My fear was further sharpened when Tooth , the only practising Muslim aboard , stiffly emerged from below wearing his black peci hat , and proceeded to prostrate himself towards Mecca at hours not prescribed by Islamic doctrine . |
| 23 | Standing 16.3hh , Ambassador was given plenty of time to mature , only beginning his competitive career at the start of the current season , and testimony to his brilliance is the fact that he is only a couple of points away from being Advanced . |
| 24 | His name was Joseph Havelock Wilson , the year was 1887 and he made clear his ambition by grandiosely entitling his new organisation the National Amalgamated Sailors ' and Firemen 's Union of Great Britain and Ireland . |
| 25 | He was about to experiment with a drastic remedy — not only taking his own advice but overriding that ‘ occasionally ’ by cohabiting with a prostitute as a common law wife . |
| 26 | Lear is to be blamed for believing Goneril and Regan , yet since they were merely flattering his debased scale of values , in a test which he had himself devised , it is not surprising that he did so . |
| 27 | Even when Gloucester was apparently exploiting his own connection , his hand was strengthened by his status as representative of the young king . |
| 28 | Even when Gloucester was apparently exploiting his own connection , his hand was strengthened by his status as representative of the young king . |
| 29 | When Souness played , a part of him always stood aside , literally watching his own skills . |
| 30 | He tried to do his best for Lennie by only stressing his good points . |