Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His policies looked back to the more aggressive activities of his father ; he fought the Alans , and he attacked Arles . |
| 2 | The philosopher Francis Bacon and many of his contemporaries summed up the scientific attitude of the times when they insisted that if we want to understand nature we must consult nature and not the writings of Aristotle . |
| 3 | But a source close to the star , reveals : ‘ If his employers found out , he 'd have some serious explaining to do . |
| 4 | Away from the others , he thought his attempts to fit in had been rather embarrassing . |
| 5 | But , although the construction company 's overlord continued to stay away , a day or two later a gang of his labourers moved on to the land which surrounded her house . |
| 6 | If you 'll allow me , I 'll have a few of his titles sent round to your hotel . |
| 7 | His fingers paused over one that was simply labelled ‘ Dad ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ You should be more careful , ’ he said , coming up to her , his fingers reaching up to smooth the horse 's flank only a hand 's length from her knee . |
| 9 | With devastating confidence , he thrust his finger deep into her molten heat , then raked his fingers back up across her stomach to her breasts with a convulsive , possessive , shuddering movement which triggered a huge surge of longing inside her , so strong she felt dizzy . |
| 10 | In 1351 Edward III granted John the woodward of Raskelf a pension of 3d. a day ‘ for good service and especially because his eyes were torn out and his tongue and his fingers cut off by malefactors in the Forest of Galtres in the time when he was one of the King 's foresters there ’ . |
| 11 | She saw his fingers close around the butt of a .45 . |
| 12 | His fingers bit in deeper , keeping her there . |
| 13 | At first , he was infinitely gentle and loving , his fingers moving over her body in an exploratory , almost hesitant manner , lightly caressing her , lingering only for a moment or two on her face or breasts before moving onwards again to touch her skin , most delicately and teasingly . |
| 14 | He grasped her by the shoulders , his fingers biting in , through the thinness of her top . |
| 15 | He stroked them , his fingers tugged down her bodice , and when her breasts bounced free she arched towards him passionately , and heard him draw in his breath again , sharply , whispering , ‘ Oh , God … ! ’ |
| 16 | In other incidents a man had the tops of his fingers sliced off , another broke a wrist and a third suffered a heart attack . |
| 17 | His fingers came up and snapped once again and he did n't need to say any more . |
| 18 | His fingers came out and hovered at the side of her head . |
| 19 | His hand slid down over her back , his fingers splaying out over the firm swell of her bottom , pulling her body closer still to his . |
| 20 | She felt her skirt slide over her hips on its way to the floor , and his fingers closed over her breasts as her bra and briefs joined the rest of her clothes . |
| 21 | She smiled sweetly , opening the car door to get out , then stopped abruptly when his fingers closed around her arm . |
| 22 | He dug his hand through the aromatic blanket and his fingers closed round an unmistakeable shape . |
| 23 | I 'm the woman you still think is involved with your sister 's husband , remember ? ’ she said hastily as his fingers closed round her wrist . |
| 24 | The back-to-back pair of dessert spoons riffled through his fingers , producing an intricate , staccato percussion which he was , however , unable to keep up for more than a few minutes together ; then he would get his fingers tangled up and the spoons would clang to a halt and he would shake his head furiously and begin all over again . |
| 25 | His fingers slid along her moist vaginal tunnel , continually teasing her pulsing clit , or nipping the fleshy outer folds of her swollen purse . |
| 26 | His fingers slid down again and lightly tickled her , provoking small , exquisite sensations . |
| 27 | This time the iridescence , when it came , was almost bright , and fixed in his head the magic of her crotch , his fingers sliding over and between her labia . |
| 28 | She was beginning to respond to the tenderness of his fingers playing up and down her spine . |
| 29 | His enemies sent out a canoe of men with orders to dispose of Naihe . |
| 30 | His defences went up . |