Example sentences of "his long [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought that is why his long name ends in ov . ’ |
| 2 | Lydersen again had a hand in Arsenal 's second goal in the 46th minute when his long clearance found Campbell whose awesome power took him into the box to beat Norwich 's former Tottenham goalkeeper Walton at the near post . |
| 3 | At one point , at some point , very late , the old man breaks away from his partner , and spins easily on a shiny patch of yellow floor , his long arms folded to his sides , not dancing at all now but simply spinning , spinning , for quite a while . |
| 4 | The gold of summer faded off Gabriel 's skin , grew down to the tips of his hair , and on days when the wind blew , he shivered at the top of his ladder like a flag at a mast-head , his long shirt billowing full of cold air . |
| 5 | The other flights Lendl has in mind are the erratic ones which transport him on their excursions to the net in his long quest to win the Wimbledon title . |
| 6 | As he pressed eagerly forward , his long beard streaming In the wind and rain , two Spanish friars snapped at his heels , still desperately trying to persuade him in Latin to die in the faith ; they continued to exhort him at the stake , where , according to Foxe , he lifted up his eyes to heaven , as he held his offending hand in the fire , and died using the words of Stephen : ‘ Lord Jesus receive my spirit . ’ |
| 7 | His long fever had peeled the flesh from his bones and left him half his proper bulk , and the brown of his cheeks was yellow and drawn . |
| 8 | He felt around inside , his long fingers picking up scraps of parchment . |
| 9 | ‘ Lie back … ’ he said thickly , his long fingers touching her boldly , and he stroked that throbbing pulse with authority and experience , his mouth against hers , his strong hand between her silken thighs . |
| 10 | He picked up her blanket , spread it over her trembling body , his long fingers brushing her naked throat as she quivered angrily and snatched at the blanket , glaring at him . |
| 11 | His long fingers brushed hers , sending her pulses racing . |
| 12 | He felt the surrender and his hand moved back to her throat , his long fingers exploring again before plunging down to invade the neck of her dressing-gown and slide inside the thin cotton of her nightdress and find the eager tilt of her breast . |
| 13 | Her skirt had ridden up and she clung to his shoulders convulsively as she yielded to the sweet torment of his long fingers stroking over her thighs . |
| 14 | He turned back to what he was doing , his long fingers working quickly and expertly at the job , and she had the faintest feeling that she was being dismissed . |
| 15 | She saw the muscles in his thigh brace to take her slight weight , then his long fingers closed over hers , such overwhelming possession in his grip that Isabel gasped , suddenly , inexplicably , afraid , and tried to pull back . |
| 16 | She held her hand out , feeling a shiver ripple up her spine when his long fingers closed around hers . |
| 17 | Alyssia tried to remain cool , calm and collected , watching him as his long fingers worked away . |
| 18 | His long fingers moved over her body , touching , caressing her hips , his mouth increasing the pressure , and she could n't help herself ; her heart was going faster , faster … |
| 19 | His long fingers held her in a grip that Isabel knew she could not escape without hurting herself — and probably not even then . |
| 20 | FitzAlan 's hand shot out , his long fingers clamping around her arm . |
| 21 | She pulled her foot from his knee , too conscious of the firm muscle of his leg beneath the sole and the gentle probing of his long fingers to find the examination anything but acutely embarrassing . |
| 22 | The part-braided ends of his long hair escaped from the busy fingers which were engaged in their intricate task . |
| 23 | As he shook his head his long hair parted and Rachel saw the gleam of an earring . |
| 24 | The priest also came hobbling in , his long hair swinging like a veil round his emaciated face . |
| 25 | His new cap and goggles got hung up in the undergrowth ; he pulled , got hung up again , jerked savagely and emerged without them , his long hair falling down tangled and wet to his waist . |
| 26 | He was in his late twenties , thick-set , dressed in jeans , with his long hair pulled back in a pony-tail . |
| 27 | His long hair stopped neatly at the level where it curved most attractively , but his shave was indifferent . |
| 28 | Wallis never forgot how Minton , whilst painting this portrait , skipped to and fro across the floorboards at Shaftesbury Villas ‘ like some lean fencer with his long brush stabbing at the canvas ’ , all the while throwing out the liveliest sallies . |
| 29 | He was chewing gum and the nyum-nyumming of his long jaw sent the tail of the beard wagging across his shirt-front . |
| 30 | In the second half , Thame came more in to the game and created a couple of chances , however in the sixty fifth minute , Sean Liden won the ball on the halfway line , his long ball found Gary Weaving who turned and placed a low shot past Mayhew to make it one nil . |