Example sentences of "his [noun pl] and [v-ing] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mmmm … ’ nodded the Duke , licking his fingers and smoothing down his eyebrows , ’ … not ready for it . |
| 2 | The instance here is of Stavrogin pretending to the provincial governor that he has a secret to communicate to him , and , when the unsuspecting old man ‘ hastily and trustfully ’ inclines his head , seizing his ear in his teeth and holding on to it , biting hard . |
| 3 | The dancers inside the inn were all fetched to the door by Garvey roaring with demented laughter , slapping his thighs and reeling in and out of the streaming rain . |
| 4 | But he found the American rocking on his heels and smiling back at him engagingly , and the slow drawl of his address continued without pause . |
| 5 | And I could see I was going to get warmer still because the bullock was beginning to enjoy the game , kicking up his heels and frisking around after each attempt . |
| 6 | The next thing you knew , there 'd be , oh , I do n't know , a fifteen-year-old Pole sliding off the table and rubbing his eyes and sauntering back to work , accompanied by an orderly and his understanding smile . |
| 7 | He sat up , rubbing his eyes and staring out at the mist that hung over the grey stone building . |
| 8 | For the world , he will play the Hermit of Croisset ; for his friends in Paris , he will play the Idiot of the Salons ; for George Sand he will play the Reverend Father Cruchard , a fashionable Jesuit who enjoys hearing the confessions of society women ; for his intimate circle he will play Saint Polycarpe , that obscure Bishop of Smyrna , martyred in the nick of time at the age of ninety-five , who pre-echoed Flaubert by stopping up his ears and crying out , ‘ Oh Lord ! |
| 9 | The cold of the ground slowly seeped through Riven 's bedroll to chill his back , and he edged closer to the fire , sick of the aches in his bones and counting out in his mind the hours before he had to go on watch . |
| 10 | His pants were halfway up his bum and he could feel the sweat dripping from his armpits and trickling down his arm to emerge in the crisp , fresh air . |
| 11 | At 17 , the Swindon student back on his feet and taking on new sporting lessons . |
| 12 | Furthermore , Piper , I wo n't be in this trench tonight , ’ continued Taff , rising to his feet and climbing out of the trench . |
| 13 | Once more on his feet and staring up at the bell rope , Jasper said , ‘ D' you know what I 'd like ? |
| 14 | ‘ He just could be Ángel 's father , ’ he added , gathering up his things and starting back down the slope , scree-walking very fast over the first long patch of loose grey stones , swinging his pack , and the empty sleeve flapping against his hip . |
| 15 | The debate was wound up by the Home Secretary who was at his most Clarke-ish , punching the air with his fists and pushing back a lock of hair a la Heseltine . |
| 16 | The Doctor spent several minutes inspecting his hat , turning it over in his hands and picking off specks of dust . |
| 17 | A few pints later , when the Vomits were doing their first encore , Jamie and I were up dancing , jumping up and down , Jamie shouting and clapping his hands and dancing about on my shoulders . |
| 18 | There 's this youth , an actor would n't you know ? , marching about Chelsea with his soldiers and showing off no end . ’ |
| 19 | However , long before these disastrous developments , Vermuyden was wiping the mud of Hatfield off his boots and casting around for greener pastures . |
| 20 | He was scraping the mud of the streets off his boots and dusting down his shoulders as if the rain itself might be contaminated . |