Example sentences of "his [noun] [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says he can remember he was burnt in the fire and that his sister died in the fire . |
| 2 | Campbell was little concerned with the lives of ordinary seamen ; nor did he reflect the alarm which many of his contemporaries felt about the sea and the behaviour of those who sailed on it . |
| 3 | His enthusiasm led to the formation of a club at his school , Stokesley Primary , and this encouraged other youngsters to learn the game . |
| 4 | My attention had been so far away and the dog had timed his jump to a split second so that his bark came at the highest point , his teeth only inches from my face . |
| 5 | He was well pleased with the fruits that his Technique bore at the school . |
| 6 | In addition to its constitutional implications , the dispute also raised the possibility that charges against Noriega would have to be dismissed because the taping of his calls went beyond the routine monitoring applied to other federal inmates and , therefore , represented a violation of his rights . |
| 7 | The Prince acknowledged their greetings as he and his favourite sat in the two great throne-like chairs at the high table . |
| 8 | The greater part dealt with the Greek colonies but his heart lay with the Scyths and their affinities , a topic which he addressed in his 1942 British Academy lecture , The Art of the Northern Nomads ( 1944 ) . |
| 9 | His coming displayed no jot of his inner feelings , though his heart sank at the array of knee breeches and crinolines , and at last it occurred to him that the lunatics he had met upstairs were in Dickensian dress . |
| 10 | He flicked his own eyes towards the rear seat , and his heart leapt as the black man 's eyes narrowed slightly then glanced at the figure in the back . |
| 11 | His fingers clawed at the air , his eyes bulged , spittle sprayed from his lips . |
| 12 | Dong , sensing his brother 's fear , reached quietly behind him in the darkness with his free hand until his fingers brushed against the face of the malaria victim ; the clammy flesh , already growing cold , was slippery with rain and the sweat of the fatal climatic fever , and in the moment that his hand recoiled from the contact Dong knew that they would not be able to avoid the horror of a burial this time . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought you were going to undress me very slowly ? ’ she murmured , as his fingers went to the satin-covered buttons on her blouse . |
| 14 | He looked up , even paler if that were possible , and his fingers trembled on the ruler . |
| 15 | His fingers drummed on the door-frame . |
| 16 | His fingers flew over the keys . |
| 17 | His fingers danced over the keys . |
| 18 | So real was the sensation that his fingers slipped on the handle of the tea cup and when the tea spilt into the saucer he exclaimed , ‘ Oh ! |
| 19 | His fingers stole to the buttons of her blouse , loosening their fragile hold on the flimsy cotton . |
| 20 | His fingers slid through the wetness on the swell of her cheekbone . |
| 21 | His hand had slid to her thigh , and she felt the lurch of dismay as his fingers slid over the silky fabric of her dress . |
| 22 | He reached out and let his hand trail up her bare arm , watching her face as his fingers slid over the smooth silk of her skin . |
| 23 | ‘ Look at me , ’ Rourke demanded softly , and when she did n't obey his fingers slid around the curve of her throat , his thumb tracing the line of her jaw . |
| 24 | His fingers groped for the junction of the pipes . |
| 25 | I expect his notes went into the university archives , and the rest of his belongings would have been sold off . |
| 26 | Some of Cade 's allies in the city were men of position , although the bulk of his support came from the poorer classes ( 128 , pp.111 , 115 ) . |
| 27 | His foot went through the ice as if it had been paper . |
| 28 | She observed the way his foot twitched under the table with strange flicks , as though he was trying to shake off something stuck to the sole of his shoe . |
| 29 | His foot twitched under the table and he began to play with his spoon again . |
| 30 | His foot slipped on the wet grass and he fell . |