Example sentences of "in his [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his narrow world there was room only for Rose . |
| 2 | In his gentle Spanish he said softly , ‘ I do n't see it that way . |
| 3 | The announcement proclaimed that Welsh actors and actresses were needed by the eminent playwright , director and actor Emlyn Williams , to fill ‘ small parts in his new play which will open in London in the autumn ’ . |
| 4 | In his new role he will be based at the Law Society Shop in the Strand . |
| 5 | Once confident in his new power he flew at flagpole height with the greatest of ease . |
| 6 | During the five minutes that he spoke about the Bill in his 52-minute speech he was floored by his own seconds — Conservative Back Benchers — when they expressed their concern . |
| 7 | In his first-class career he scored 37,665 runs ( 37.77 ) , with 63 centuries . |
| 8 | The McLaggans had put grass halters round the necks of a few of Menzies ' horses ; Cameron rode on one ; from the back in his dark coat he looked like a preacher leading away the faithful to a field communion . |
| 9 | They feature prominently in his present selection which includes Janine Antoni , Rachel Evans , Damien Hirst , Jeff Koons , Simon Linke , Paul McCarthy , Marc Quinn , Charles Ray , Cindy Sherman and Kiki Smith , each creating work of humour laced with a thread of menace . |
| 10 | If he was the cynosure of all eyes he did n't notice and in his present mood he would n't have been troubled if he had . |
| 11 | In his present incumbency he takes a company into its twelfth season this spring looking remarkably solid and healthy . |
| 12 | The beggarman just stood there , eyes wide in horror , mouth slack ; in his upraised hand he held by the hair the decapitated head of Adam Horne , alderman and merchant . |
| 13 | In his manic enthusiasm he arrests an innocent man , the bear-like Dan Maguire , and sets about framing him . |
| 14 | In his rear mirror he watched his father struggle with the doors and manhandle the basket on to the ground . |
| 15 | In his final year he took the part of Hotspur in the school production of Henry IV Part 1 and had the audience cheering at his rabble-rousing speeches . |
| 16 | In his delicate fashion he would likely add , ‘ If you 're so much in need of it , live with somebody . |
| 17 | For example , in his verbal sparring which he has with Bajazeth before their battle he tells him that ‘ every common soldier of my army shall smile to see thy miserable state ’ . |
| 18 | In his 82-Test career which began in 1978 , Wright scored 5,334 runs at an average of 37.82 . |
| 19 | In his rear-view mirror he could see the glaring eyes and twisted blood smeared mouth of his assailant , and he could feel the pressure of the gun muzzle behind his right ear . |
| 20 | With church bells ringing in his tired head he looked down and saw , 300 feet below , the woman in the red petticoat . |
| 21 | Though perhaps in his blustery way he did try to be friends with them . |
| 22 | Something in his private life we know nothing about . ’ |
| 23 | In his private practice he had adults in psychoanalysis and some children too , though with children he now concentrated more on the ‘ therapeutic consultation ’ , where he found that a single interview could at times unhitch a developmental hold-up . |
| 24 | In his unpublished correspondence there are four references . |
| 25 | Player-captain Mike Kelly , himself a golfing legend , is able to name five England internationals in his 12-man squad which includes former English strokeplay champions Mark Pullan and Roger Roper as well as former English matchplay champion Ian Garbutt . |
| 26 | ‘ Pat would never like to be regarded as special but even in his critical condition he was still in fighting spirit . ’ |
| 27 | What was unusual in this case was that even in his great excitement he still carried the photographs of Koko and pointed to them repeatedly as he looked toward the teacher , who nodded and said ‘ Yes ’ to Sherman . |
| 28 | Naturally , he took a great interest in horse-shoeing , and horseshoes seem to have been a main interest in his continental journeys– He had a great fondness for the application of setons , particularly in cases of lameness — a curious lapse for such a humane man . |
| 29 | Lawrence remained too preoccupied with what in his adjusted mind he projected , disavowed , or consciously repudiated ; homosexuality especially remained too fascinating for either his strenuous vision of psychic adjustment or his banal view of sexual difference as unity in opposition to remain unharassed by it . |
| 30 | Goodenache watched them , not knowing in his befuddled state what to do . |