Example sentences of "his [noun sg] to one [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he bravely put his grief to one side last night and donned his funny hat for the fans . |
| 2 | Winter discovered that he could apply a limited amount of control by squeezing Mandarin with his knees , by swinging his body to one side or the other , and by applying such pressure as he could with the reins on the horse 's neck . |
| 3 | He tried to ease his body to one side to let her come in but he was surprised once again as she got hold of his hand and began to pull him out of the bed . |
| 4 | One was founded by William Batty , who gave his name to one epithet for madness . |
| 5 | He tilted his head to one side , then straightened it again . |
| 6 | Then he turned his head to one side as if he , too , was listening to the Maltesers rolling past the front row , under the bed on which he and Andrea had cavorted , towards the French windows on the far side of his bedroom , and out into the garden . |
| 7 | Wull jerked his head to one side and looked menacing . |
| 8 | The big dog cocked his head to one side and raised his ears . |
| 9 | With his head to one side Len stared at him for a moment , then asked , ‘ No friends or acquaintances , like ? ’ |
| 10 | ’ He put his head to one side as if he was thinking , closing one eye and giving his little grin . |
| 11 | Hope flicked his head to one side as if dodging a blow : there had been no need to slaughter those two old booby servants ; but Newton had ignored his protests . |
| 12 | McDunn tips his head to one side . |
| 13 | It whacks into the man 's head with a dull , hollow sound , jerking his head to one side ; he grunts and starts to get up , then goes limp . |
| 14 | He watched her , his head to one side , as if undecided . |
| 15 | He cocked his head to one side as if he had just realised something awful . |
| 16 | He flung his head to one side and muttered something , his face was twisted up ; he pushed himself away and fell out through the entrance and on to his knees , and she sat down on the floor for her legs felt weak and the wounded one was throbbing painfully , and she crawled over to Sycorax and lay down beside her and sobbed hot , dry grief until she at last fell asleep . |
| 17 | She recognised him at once from the blunt-nosed profile and pepper-and-salt hair en brosse and the large tinted lenses of his glasses , and the way he hooked his head to one side and forward like a boxer butting . |
| 18 | He digested what she said by twisting his head to one side and pushing his spectacles higher up his nose . |
| 19 | He was looking at me with his head to one side . |
| 20 | The Customs officer tilted his head to one side , observing her through eyes slitted against the smoke . |
| 21 | He tilted his head to one side . |
| 22 | He tilted his head to one side , considering her . |
| 23 | He cocked his head to one side and I could see that something had caught his attention . |
| 24 | He put his head to one side and regarded Amiss with interest . |
| 25 | Alternatively , knock his kick to one side and counter-punch |
| 26 | He could only see it himself by standing with his back to one mirror and looking in another . |
| 27 | ( He positions ROS with his back to one wing , facing HAMLET 's entrance . |
| 28 | Charlie pushed his father to one side , then said , ‘ Come on , Peggy ; I 'll see you across . ’ |
| 29 | Fusarri whipped his plate to one side , swallowed a red capsule and selected a fresh packet of cigarettes from his case . |
| 30 | To understand this we have to see that Mill is basing his answer to one question on his answer to another . |