Example sentences of "his [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given his tiny literary output — four books and a play in 45 years — he wrote endlessly about his habits , frustrations and miseries : even his one novel We think the World of You was so transparently autobiographical as to prompt fears of a libel action . |
| 2 | Beneath his dry tone she heard an echo of her own pain . |
| 3 | At Christie 's , Noel Annesley presided over a satisfactory auction with his customary skill , a failing voice enhancing , rather than diminishing , his dry humour which maintained the momentum of the sale . |
| 4 | Simultaneously , calls are growing for the introduction of a new rouble backed by gold , akin to the Chervonets , a monetary unit brought in by Lenin in 1922 as part of his Economic Policy which permitted a measure of private enterprise . |
| 5 | Mavis informed him archly that when she looked into his horny palm she could hear wedding-bells . |
| 6 | The student 's friends said he was ‘ wacky ’ and ‘ into violence ’ , but until his murderous frenzy they had believed it to be entirely in his mind . |
| 7 | The Judge found in favour of Sergt. Kerr … but for the plaintiff against P. C. Neame for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment , assessing the damages at £100 with costs … it was alleged the plaintiff was struck by both police officers and severely handled in the street and in the Bridewell , with the result that he received an injury to his right eye which necessitated its removal in hospital … |
| 8 | On sherds of a beaker found at Verulamium , Hercules is standing with his bow in his right hand which is thrust forward and presumably his left is drawing an arrow from a quiver , the lion skin and mask are draped over his outstretched arm ( fig. 14.36 ) . |
| 9 | Stuck for the precise word , the Colonel made a small gesture with his right hand which then efficiently used the momentum to pick up his claret . |
| 10 | In his right hand he held the barrel of a Kalashnikov rifle , its wooden butt resting on the roadway . |
| 11 | In his right hand he 's holding a curved knife with a short wooden handle . |
| 12 | In his right hand he carried a long machete , but it was the crazed look in his eyes that really shook the young policeman . |
| 13 | With his right hand he works a large pair of red-handled scissors . |
| 14 | With his right hand he takes hold of his chin . |
| 15 | Then with the chunky knuckles of his right hand he sent his full tumbler of water surfing Western-style up the skiddy steel bar . |
| 16 | On his right hand he had a pile in black and white of various comics : Horror Gothic ; The Torturer ; The Monthly Guide to the Underground . |
| 17 | In his right hand he carries the magical black sword Kring , which was forged from a thunderbolt and has a soul but suffers no scabbard . |
| 18 | In his right hand he was holding his slipper . |
| 19 | It was impossible , from this distance , to see what he was wearing on his feet , but it seemed likely that he was one short of a full complement of shoes , because in his right hand he was holding a large , brown , elastic-sided boot . |
| 20 | With his right arm he swam , and with his left he waved wildly , shouting as loudly as he could . |
| 21 | As was his normal practice he sold one of the hire cars when it was no more use to the business . |
| 22 | With these basic materials , Hegel developed his total system which included and explained everything from the nature of knowledge through the evolution of human society and culture to the whole history of the universe . |
| 23 | And er we 'll have given it him I mean on his on his total cost he 'll be down . |
| 24 | Julia could feel the cool , faintly bristly skin of his cheek against her face and she was bitterly ashamed that in the middle of his awful pain she was conscious of the pleasure of it . |
| 25 | As a true son of Ulster his dear life he gave , |
| 26 | As a true son of Ulster his dear life he gave , |
| 27 | Flanked by his grim-faced wife he said : ‘ We are fortunate in the depth of our relationship . ’ |
| 28 | Now , all this time I held my temper , even when he turned on the tears which he could do , playing skilfully on his little-boy manner which elicited great sympathy from the women . |
| 29 | Soon after he had taken me under his ample wing he had remarked , ‘ Think of me as the Brahmin of the Banal ! |
| 30 | He held my gaze for just a fraction longer than you 'd expect , and I was certain then that underneath his professional front he was interested in me . |