Example sentences of "his [noun] be [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His own thinking over the next three years was developed , accordingly , through successive disagreements with Lyell 's views on the organic world , while he continued to accept his mentor 's teaching on the physical world of land , sea and climate changes . |
| 2 | His heart was pounding like a steamhammer . |
| 3 | ‘ You know that is n't true , ’ Harry reproached her , although his heart was beating with excitement at the thought that Madeleine was as anxious to be alone with him as he with her . |
| 4 | His heart was banging against his chest wall so hard that she could feel it thudding into her as well . |
| 5 | But his views were dismaying to one of the readers of his discourses , the poet and artist William Blake . |
| 6 | Be honest about that at least — ’ His fingers were biting into her wrists , but she was scarcely aware of the pain as his meaning burst in with hideous clarity . |
| 7 | She was dimly aware that his fingers were biting into her arms . |
| 8 | Then his hand was slipping beneath the soft silk fabric , making her flesh jump excitedly as he touched her , and his fingers were reaching for the strap of her bra , dropping it loosely over her shoulder and peeling the cup of her bra away . |
| 9 | Now his fingers were pressuring over the skin inside her wrist again and she wanted to snatch her hand away , but , as if guessing her intention , he tightened his grip , pulling her a centimetre — no , more — towards him . |
| 10 | Already his fingers were itching for a pencil , though he was n't allowed to draw yet , and in any case he was n't well enough . |
| 11 | ‘ V-very good , ’ she managed at last , desperately aware of the way his fingers were creeping from her chin , sliding down lightly to her neck , then on towards her throat — the ghost of a touch , as light and sensual as any touch could be and all the more powerful and disturbing for that . |
| 12 | Well before the end his shirt was hanging like cling-film , his hair separating into rats ' tails , and his body movements winding down . |
| 13 | ‘ His Excellency is waiting for you , my dear . ’ |
| 14 | Like Parsons , his skin was sagging in places like an ill-fitting suit . |
| 15 | An SBU or divisional manager will be motivated to seek appropriate investments if he knows clearly what the generic strategy for his SBU is ( he would presumably have participated in determining it ) , is aware of what is expected of him in terms of building or maintaining competitive strengths , and knows that early-warning indicators will be set up to monitor how his investments are contributing to the improvement or maintenance of those specific strengths . |
| 16 | One of his sons was dancing in worn-out boots , the other singing for him , to the clapping of hands without a guitar . |
| 17 | Club owner Sergei Lissovsky is well aware that most of his performers are lacking in artistic talent . |
| 18 | ‘ The foreman and his gang were leaving for dinner and the lorry was n't fully loaded , ’ he says . |
| 19 | When he came to the surface , by some obscure miracle his leash had held , and his board was bobbing about a few yards away . |
| 20 | His sheep were suffering from foot-rot , and however many ditches he dug , he could not get the water off his fields . |
| 21 | Gina glared across the table at him , uncomfortably aware that he was the source of her unreasonable impatience , and resentful of the effect his presence was having on her . |
| 22 | His Mum was looking at him . |
| 23 | He was shivering , and his teeth were chattering like Philip 's did when his Dad had kept him in the swimming bath too long . |
| 24 | ‘ Oh , they 've just got plastic bows and arrows , ’ said Tess , ‘ but we reckon that if a burglar 's been squirted with ammonia and slashed with a sword and pelted with ball-bearings and wooden balls his resistance is going to be pretty low by the time he reaches the kids ’ bedroom , do n't you think ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ When Shabba and his posse were listening to the final tune they were nodding sagely . |
| 26 | His hair was thinning on top but he had a small ponytail at the back . |
| 27 | His hair was trailing behind him like a veil and Mike , the bass , observed that he looked as though he was trawling for mackerel ; and as he turned , Colin , the drummer , said : ‘ Bugger me ! |
| 28 | He added , however , that his Ministry is looking into ways in which it could legally ban their importation . |
| 29 | Already his mouth was watering at the prospect of sinking his teeth into a thick slice of bread liberally spread with best butter and sprinkled with sugar from one of the big sacks standing in the corner . |
| 30 | His mouth was pouring with blood and his face was grey . |