Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [v-ing] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He grasped her by the shoulders , his fingers biting in , through the thinness of her top . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | She was beginning to respond to the tenderness of his fingers playing up and down her spine . |
| 7 | Accusations that one group had stolen ideas from the other were soon flying ; Jones showed notebooks of his investigations going back to 1986 and cited a paper written in 1985 ; for their part Fleischmann and Pons insisted that their effort had begun in 1985 , all of which added to the perception that the fusion claims were important and the patents worth fighting for . |
| 8 | The client who was not convinced and pacified by what his dealer said would not only refuse to trade further with him , but would not sleep easy at night , tormented by the thoughts of his investments tossing up and down like a rowing boat in a stormy sea . |
| 9 | He had a particular reason for regarding the old female golden eagle as special and , like Creggan , he was obsessed by it now , and stood in his pyjamas staring out of an open window on to a cold and moonlit night . |
| 10 | She heard his words floating out to her , pale clouds in the darkness : ‘ So now we can get time alone to plan . ’ |
| 11 | He has just broken one of his records deliberately and is on his knees picking up the pieces as he talks to himself . |
| 12 | Now he was astride Ho , his knees pinning down his shoulders , his fingers squeezing , squeezing . |
| 13 | He staggered through the open doorway , into the painted freezer , feeling his knees giving out with each inept step . |
| 14 | He drew in a breath , his shoulders going back . |
| 15 | The gap was about a foot and a half wide — wide enough for Sigarup to sit in the basket with his legs hanging down below . |
| 16 | Flashbulbs popped incessantly and Whitlock found himself struggling to focus on the sea of cameras , his eyes darting about in search of anything untoward . |
| 17 | She saw him admire her alluringly seductive feminine body ; his eyes roaming over her delectable breasts and silken white belly to the ravishing curves of her rounded thighs . |
| 18 | ‘ You mean women , ’ he said swiftly , his eyes icing over . |
| 19 | Meryl gulped down her orange juice in an effort to subdue the mental image of Norman Pinder avidly turning the pages of his favourite Sunday newspaper , his eyes popping out even further , if that were possible . |
| 20 | I stopped playing just as the church door burst open and a very irate Officer came charging along the pews in my direction , his eyes bulging out of their sockets . |
| 21 | Then she leant forward and kissed him on the mouth , brushed his lips , stroked them with hers , watched his eyes looking back at her . |
| 22 | Was she imagining it , or were his eyes gazing back at Nicole 's like a lingering caress ? |
| 23 | He was trembling now , his back still against the door , his eyes searching out the ill-formed contours within the room . |
| 24 | He leaned back against the kitchen unit and folded his arms , his eyes skimming over her slim figure suggestively . |
| 25 | Alain continued to look down at her , his eyes moving over her upturned face , and then he stood abruptly and motioned to the door . |
| 26 | He stopped and looked down at her , his eyes moving over her face . |
| 27 | He pushed the sheet of paper away and looked around him , his eyes straying up to the dusty rafters . |
| 28 | He was held in a reclining position by his seat-belt , with his head bent back and his mouth open , his eyes staring up at the roof of the car , his right arm hanging straight down , his left snagged on the gear-stick . |
| 29 | Herrick looked away past him , his eyes staring off into some imaginary distance . |
| 30 | He undressed her slowly , his eyes travelling over her skin as he revealed it , making it flush . |