Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] to his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Michael Banks clutched at his chest and slowly tottered to his knees . |
| 2 | He remained there for a few seconds then slowly got to his feet and moved to the door leading into the hallway . |
| 3 | Peter glowered back at his brother , then slowly got to his feet . |
| 4 | His success in winning the confidence of the people in one of Bristol 's poorest areas paradoxically led to his dismissal . |
| 5 | In the team 's acclimatisation tour of Latin America , he kicked his way into the public 's imagination and sowed the seeds of notoriety which eventually led to his life ban . |
| 6 | Accusations of corruption made against Alfonso Guerra which eventually led to his resignation as Deputy Prime Minister in January 1991 [ see pp. 37263 ; 37968 ] . |
| 7 | Finally , and seeing he was getting nowhere , overcome by an incipient lethargy induced by the excesses of the previous night and exacerbated by the heat , the priest slowly rose to his feet and picked up his hat . |
| 8 | Jamie suddenly got to his feet , went to the railing , thrust his hands into the pockets of his white trousers , looked out across the city . |
| 9 | I believe I was collecting my thoughts for a renewed effort when the young gentleman suddenly rose to his feet , and clutching his attaché case to his person , said : ‘ Well , I think I 'll go and take a little fresh air . |
| 10 | The eyebrow quirked further , but fitzAlan merely rose to his feet and reached for the pack on the floor beside the bed . |
| 11 | But Ven , she discovered , was not prepared to let her off the hook , and , ‘ Why … ’ he began to challenge , ‘ … when you 're honest , I know it , yet have begun on a path of deception to one particular end — why , when it 's so important to your sister whom — you love … ’ an alert look suddenly came to his eyes , and he broke off for a brief moment before continuing , his serious dark eyes holding hers ‘ … a sister whom you 'd do anything for , as you proved when you left England and came here — why are you ready to leave now , without another thought ? ’ |
| 12 | When Kitty said ‘ Oh , she wo n't really do that , ’ in an exasperated voice , it only added to his mystification . |
| 13 | Farrell looked puzzled but merely nodded to his companion . |
| 14 | He suddenly sprang to his feet . |
| 15 | Sirhan was immediately arrested , and apparently confessed to his interrogators that he had been acting on his own to avenge the Haram al-Sharif massacre . |
| 16 | He was rarely home , even Pat only went to his flat three or four times . |
| 17 | I entreat you both That , being of so young days brought up with him And sith so neighboured to his youth and haviour That you vouchsafe your rest here in our court Some little time , so by your companies To draw him on to pleasures , and to gather So much as from occasion you may glean , Whether aught to us unknown afflicts him thus , That opened lies within our remedy . |
| 18 | This man she 's married finally came to his senses , but he was refusing to marry her at one point . |
| 19 | In addition Curzon fairly soon reverted to his habit of complaining about the way in which he was treated by his Prime Minister . |
| 20 | He just withdrew to his room ; the more he was questioned the more witless he seemed , muttering about shadows on Kinghorn Ness . ’ |
| 21 | He finally succumbed to his malady while convalescing in France , where he is buried in the English churchyard at Nice . |
| 22 | ‘ And you knew nothing about his family when you finally succumbed to his persuasion ? ’ |
| 23 | She was told — and believed — that the woman Charles once called ‘ my old soak ’ ( because she absorbed all his worries ) no longer tended to his demands . |
| 24 | Lord John slowly climbed to his feet . |
| 25 | There was only one person in the newsroom , and he quickly got to his feet as she entered . |
| 26 | Edward 's shoes were dirty and bits of the Britches still clung to his trousers . |
| 27 | He snatched at the ball inside the Bournemouth penalty area and , though confronted by four defenders , enterprisingly veered to his right before hitting the ball on the turn and in off the bar . |
| 28 | Yet she always came to his rescue when he was in difficulties . ’ |
| 29 | " You search the scriptures " , Jesus once replied to his critics , " because you think that in them you have eternal life ; and it is they that bear witness to me . |
| 30 | Little Billy always lied to his mother , but they were never convincing . |