Example sentences of "his [noun] [vb past] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked up , even paler if that were possible , and his fingers trembled on the ruler . |
| 2 | His fingers drummed on the door-frame . |
| 3 | 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 ! |
| 4 | His foot slipped on the wet grass and he fell . |
| 5 | He made a clean take-off , skidded down the face , and tracked the wave into the hazardous zone known as the ‘ Bermuda triangle ’ , somersaulting as his board stalled on the sandbank . |
| 6 | The conflict between Chilperic and his half-brothers began on the death of their father Chlothar I. More interestingly , Merovech 's bid for power followed his uncle 's murder ; similarly Gundovald , who had been more or less ignored when he first returned to Gaul in 582 , became a plausible candidate for the throne when Chilperic was killed . |
| 7 | I know what time you went to sleep because Rob 's dad came in , or his mum hammered on the door and said cut it out lads , go to sleep . |
| 8 | Looking around , his glance fell on the twigs scattered on the ground where Cassowary had thrown them . |
| 9 | But not everyone ; a young soldier and his girlfriend sat on the balustrade , dangling their legs over the water , oblivious of anyone else . |
| 10 | A driver was hurt when his car overturned on the Stokesley to Easby road . |
| 11 | She could have sworn his eyes lingered on the scarf about her neck . |
| 12 | His eyes fell on the bag . |
| 13 | ‘ They 're under the hedge and — ’ His eyes fell on the snoring bulk of the human . |
| 14 | As his eyes fell on the crucifix he realized that he 'd always loathed it , and in a small gesture of defiance he lifted it off its hook and set it down on top of the filing cabinet . |
| 15 | He stopped in his perambulation and his gaze fell on the table by the window ( set too high for children to see out of ) , on which was laid out a display of local history material . |
| 16 | His parents lived on the Isle of Skye where they spent a lot of time observing the habits of the puffins on the beach . |
| 17 | His grip lingered on the translator 's hand and he smiled faintly at her before turning back to the Chief of Protocol who was standing behind him . |
| 18 | His shoes squeaked on the hard floor and Julia heard him walk towards the door . |
| 19 | Suddenly he felt the car beginning to skid and in his panic trod on the brakes . |
| 20 | But no response came from the darkness , and after swaying precariously back and forth for a minute or two , his feet slipped on the twisting bamboo rods and he fell to his knees . |
| 21 | He waddled towards her , taking short little steps as his trousers trailed on the floor . |
| 22 | Barnes and his team sat on the stage amid the gold and maroon decorations and with their tables theatrically draped in material to hide their legs . |
| 23 | His eye fell on the book on her lap and his expression darkened . |
| 24 | Mr Peckham , ’ his eye fell on the culprit , ‘ you are responsible for the mutton broth . |
| 25 | On 12 May 1758 he was discharged as incurable , but his name remained on the books , so that he could be re-admitted , but no longer without charge . |
| 26 | His ball lay on the virgin turf beyond . |
| 27 | Then his wife died on the trek and he and his daughter walked into India and asked people everywhere — Did they know where Padre Appleton was ? until at last he tracked us down to Poona . |
| 28 | His wife lay on the floor on a mat , attended by the servant girl . |
| 29 | Hugh lay curled up , his head pillowed on the sack , his fair hair tousled about his head , his cheeks flushed , breathing rather heavily . |
| 30 | They went for him then , Alexander and Donald McLaggan , the Duke 's two sons , dragged him from his father 's side so that his head bounced on the steps , lifted him bleeding , like foresters keeping a dying deer clear of the hounds , and started to carry him down to the river ‘ just to cool him off ’ but Cameron ran and gripped Donald 's shoulder and shouted , ‘ If you injure an officer it is treason on top of sedition , ’ so they carried him back and laid him carefully at his father 's feet . |