Example sentences of "his [noun] [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leonard himself was enthused to make his own music , an inspiration which developed from being induced to learn the piano as a young boy with Miss McDougall , in which he said that neither he nor his sister made any headway . |
| 2 | The family travelled to Brno and to Olomouc , but nevertheless both Mozart and his sister suffered mild attacks of smallpox . |
| 3 | Mrs Joyce , the cook , came panting up from the kitchen with the two maid-servants behind her , her hands and wrists covered in flour , while Uncle Walter and his sister peeped wide-eyed from behind the curtains . |
| 4 | Sandys ’ Reformation did exactly the opposite : his policies reinforced British military capabilities for nuclear war , while cutting the ships , aircraft and above all infantry needed for the type of fighting in which military forces have been constantly engaged in the latter half of the twentieth century . |
| 5 | Though he continued to profess his patriotism as an Englishman and refuted the suggestion that he wanted to imitate Hitler , it was in Germany alone that his hope seemed capable of embodiment . |
| 6 | In 1875 he entered the newly established University College of Wales , Aberystwyth , where his contemporaries included many other nationally-minded young Welshmen . |
| 7 | The Bloodthirster lashed out and struck him a terrible blow , breaking the bones of his left arm so that his shield hung useless at his side . |
| 8 | His creativity continued unabated to the end of his life , but his efficiency in administration and political reform soon led to enormous demands being made on his time . |
| 9 | His wishes came true . |
| 10 | One of his strange exploits among other frolics , was having a coffin made of copper ( which one of his mines had that year produced ) , and placed in the great hall , and instead of his making use of it as a monitor that might have made him ashamed and terrified at his past life , and induce him to make amends in future , it was filled with punch , and he and his comrades soon made themselves incapable of any sort of reflection ; this was often repeated , and hurried him on to that awful moment he had so much reason to dread . |
| 11 | His resignation followed persistent allegations that he had been an informer for the " Stasi " ( the East German state security police ) during 1981-88 . |
| 12 | His storm lasted two and half days , leaving him ragged and with only enough energy to get to the airport to be ready for the first flight out . |
| 13 | His Technique became fundamental to the whole school curriculum . |
| 14 | Grant was not himself a landowner in Perthshire , but he was believed to have influence with those who were , and his correspondent insisted that |
| 15 | Whiteman , who played in the 1992 debacle , must have been spurred on by the memory as his rink took 13 shots over the last six ends while preventing the opposition from any further score . |
| 16 | Both Clark and his mentor developed one of those partnerships whose memory will last forever . |
| 17 | Three perfectly placed corner kicks in the first 15 minutes had the Swindon goalkeeper , Digby , throwing more punches than a boxer as he beat out volleys , headers and rebounds , and his defenders helped clear off the line . |
| 18 | Item — the Prince had claimed he had no involvement in Lady Eleanor 's death but both he and his favourite appeared nervous . |
| 19 | His heart felt heavy and his legs wobbled when he saw the Bookman still sitting inside , looking very depressed . |
| 20 | And his heart grew cold with fear . |
| 21 | He had stood it until his heart bade fair to burst with longing , and if they could not cross the river , then he must go to them . |
| 22 | Luke blushed beneath his freckles and his heart jumped several beats . |
| 23 | To feel him touching her , to see him looking at her with his heart washed clean of all the old hatred . |
| 24 | His views had some support in the party . |
| 25 | Gandalf rejects that proposal with particular violence , and at all times discussion of odds or probabilities turns him hard and obstinate : ‘ Still , ’ he said , standing suddenly up and sticking out his chin , while his beard went stiff and straight like bristling wire , ‘ we must keep up our courage . |
| 26 | His fingers felt warm and strong on her bare arm . |
| 27 | His fingers felt cold as hands trembling , he carefully thumbed through the faded and torn pages of a large book . |
| 28 | His fingers became fat maggots and detached themselves from his doughnut hands . |
| 29 | Tonight he pleaded , although his fingers said other things . |
| 30 | I seemed to think that I 'd seen scores of other holy pictures just like it ; God with his fingers held funny and always with one pointing upwards . |