Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [adv] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , Scott felt again he had not expressed his views adequately and returned to his office and wrote a reply . |
| 2 | Couville tapped his fingers together and narrowed his eyes . |
| 3 | Burger put the tips of his fingers together and considered what he would say . |
| 4 | He laced his fingers together and sat back . |
| 5 | Instead , resting his elbows on his papers , he laced his fingers together and regarded her over them . |
| 6 | They then got his notes out and found that he had malignant hypertension — just high blood pressure . |
| 7 | Mansell locked his brakes up and span off , his car turning backwards and colliding into the wall at about 75mph in a cloud of debris which included his right front wheel . |
| 8 | Philip was so tightly wedged that when he was pulled out he left his pyjamas behind and emerged stark naked , although not seriously harmed . |
| 9 | Taczek hoisted his spectacles again and revealed his row of cone-like teeth . |
| 10 | Why did nt the player lift his knees up and decapitate the donkey ? |
| 11 | My father threw his calipers away and went to Charlie Hancock the chemist , who made him up a bottle of oil from an old family recipe . |
| 12 | Clicking his heels together and bowing slightly , Tim — or Tiger Tim as his pals dubbed him — would formally introduce himself and his sniggering friends . |
| 13 | He strode in purposefully then stopped three paces from the T'ang , clicking his heels together and bowing his head . |
| 14 | He clicked his heels together and bowed . |
| 15 | He got up , flung the strange , savage robe around his shoulders again and went into the other room where she heard him shouting through the door " Is that little matter sorted out yet , at the Dog and Gun ? " |
| 16 | Then : ‘ Krieg ist Krieg , ’ and he shrugged his shoulders again and opened his hands . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't think we expected anything else , ’ said Floy , with complete courtesy and Caspar hunched his shoulders crossly and said , ‘ There might be a plan . |
| 18 | Suddenly he sat up , drew his legs up and leaned his elbows on his knees . |
| 19 | He stared down at his knees , then stretched his legs out and gazed at his calves and feet . |
| 20 | Jenkins looked at him expressionlessly , closed his eyes momentarily and left . |
| 21 | ‘ We know that , Mr Vigo , ’ he said , wrenching his eyes away and fixing them on an eggshell thin service , made to contain jasmine tea . |
| 22 | As he got to the door he snatched his eyes away and blundered through the doorway . |
| 23 | He opened his eyes again and saw a vision of the land of milk and honey to which he and a small band of pioneers led by their Rabbi had for so long planned to emigrate . |
| 24 | Arty closed his eyes again and concentrated on the music . |
| 25 | He yawned , closed his eyes again and turned on his side . |
| 26 | With an irritating lack of urgency he closed his eyes again and sank back into oblivion , leaving Lissa to grind her teeth in frustration . |
| 27 | Corbett rubbed his eyes wearily and wondered when he would rest from this interminable business , who the attackers of yesterday were and , more importantly , who had paid them ? |
| 28 | Geoffrey rolled his eyes dramatically and headed for the door . |
| 29 | Arty opened his eyes slowly and inclined his head towards a notice on the door — a notice he had put there himself . |
| 30 | Ragged Dick opened his eyes slowly and stared stupidly in the face of the speaker , but did not offer to get up . |