Example sentences of "his [adj] [noun sg] and [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had not intended to contribute to the debate but the hon. Member for Keighley ( Mr. Waller ) , who introduced the motion , was asked several questions during his introductory speech and he failed stoically to produce any answers . |
| 2 | His hollow tone and his ridiculously red , swollen up appearance , made me laugh . |
| 3 | After 27 years at BTR 's electrical wholesaling subsidiary Newey & Eyre , 46-year-old Alan knew he had a worthwhile asset in his preserved pension and he wanted to be sure he got the best value . |
| 4 | Theodora complimented him on his orderly yard and he enquired where she had learnt to ride . |
| 5 | There was no acknowledgement of betrayal in his orderly world and it left him floundering . |
| 6 | At that moment a rock moved under his right foot and he went under . |
| 7 | Someone jumped on his right leg and he was kicked four or five times on the head before the three men ran away . |
| 8 | He had hurt his right ankle and it was too painful to put to the ground . |
| 9 | In this scene , a stiff muscular hero has a large , heavy club raised in his right hand and he advances towards his objective . |
| 10 | A glass of iced cognac and soda dangled from his right hand and he listened to the jazz with an expression of seraphic contentment on his face . |
| 11 | He still had his biro gripped in his right hand and he was fiddling with it tensely , his brown , slightly almond-slitted eyes fallen to the table , unable to meet the directness of Ward 's gaze . |
| 12 | The bottle was in his right hand and he swung it to and fro once or twice , apparently judging its weight . |
| 13 | The pain seemed to take a back seat momentarily , then he moved his right hand and it came thundering back into his mind . |
| 14 | Number twelve , under Healthmaster , the income will be paid if the illness or accident prevents the insured from following B , any part of his normal occupation and he is not undertaking any other paid employment . |
| 15 | If a UK beneficiary is entitled to the trust income because , for example , he has an interest in possession , the income may form part of his total income and he would pay tax on it in the normal way . |
| 16 | He was too short to see over his stable door and he could n't communicate with his friends , especially retired Police Horse , Stapleton . |
| 17 | This ‘ instinctive revulsion from regulation ’ is the foundation of his libertarian heritage and it gives rise to a particular vision of how broadcasting should develop and what its purposes should be . |
| 18 | It was many years since he 'd had anything in common with his foster family and she would have expected him to use his sojourn in America as a tactful method of ending the association , of breaking ties that could have no conceivable advantage for him . |
| 19 | He was merely taunting in his usual manner and she was quite pleased with herself that she had managed to retain some control when he 'd kissed her . |
| 20 | I am touched by his childlike affection and I half expect him to call Perry ‘ Uncle ’ . |
| 21 | A nervous tremor affected his lower lip and he looked as though at any moment he might burst into tears . |
| 22 | The man had lowered his rifle in compassion at his sorry state and he had shot him . |
| 23 | He tells her his complete story and they become lovers : ‘ I realised this must be the beginning of my healing ’ . |
| 24 | It rang in his private office and I took it there . |
| 25 | Molly 's uncle , Philip , Lord Noel-Baker , one of our Vice-Presidents recently celebrated his 90th birthday and it gives us great pleasure to add our greetings to the many he has received from all over the world . |
| 26 | Forgets his bloody ruler and he 's the navigator ! |
| 27 | ‘ I think it 's his strongest position and he will start the season there although young Paul Aitcheson will push him all the way for the No 1 jersey , ’ said Larder . |
| 28 | She goes no , it 's his sixteenth birthday and you 'll have a fucking party , Wayne . |
| 29 | for every legislative enactment constitutes a diktat by the state to the citizen which he is not only expected but obliged to observe in the regulation of his daily life and it is the judge and the judge alone who stands between the citizen and the state 's own interpretation of its own rules . |
| 30 | ‘ Arazi has been working like his old self and I hope he can go back to America for the Breeders Cup and win like he did last year . ’ |