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Example sentences for "put his"

  • He went straight from Bellingham's office to the real-estate broker in whose hands he meant to put his house, for he was not the sort of man to shilly-shally when he had once made up his mind.

  • Corey; and he put his hat, which he had been holding in his hand, on the floor beside his chair.

  • If he hadn't put his money in when he did, you'd 'a' broken down.

  • He put his hand in mine, and gradually tightened it.

  • I crossed the room swiftly, and as he put his pen to paper I laid my hand on his arm.

  • A smothered response came from the other side of the wall, and Benjy duly appeared in the doorway, blinking at the candlelight, to put his master to bed.

  • When he saw that I did not want to, he put his foot on the ladder before I did.

  • The duke did not move at all except to put his hand on his head without saying a word.

  • If the king had been able to put his hands on him at that moment, because he committed such an outrageous act on his ship, it would not have been surprising if he'd had his head removed from his shoulders.

  • Tirant, while kneeling, put his hands on the book and said: "By the grace of Almighty God, I belong to the order of chivalry.

  • He could hardly wait to put his question.

  • They had, against his protest, put his name on the bronze tablet set in the wall on the roll of honor.

  • If he's living he's taken pretty good care for ten years not to put his head in the noose; and I'd remember this, too.

  • He put his hand on the thick, black hair of his boy's head.

  • He put his hand in and drew out a number of five-franc notes--not new ones, because new ones would have betrayed themselves by crackling.

  • He put his hand in his breast pocket and produced an old leather wallet.

  • But when he put his hand on the damp sleeve, The Rat actually started, because it seemed as though he were looking into the eyes of Stefan Loristan.

  • Hatch, roaring an oath, put his horse at the hedge, to head him off; but the beast refused, and sent his rider sprawling in the dust.

  • He put his ear to the ground, and it seemed to him as if he heard a jarring and hollow noise from townward.

  • Matcham coloured to his neck and winced; and Dick, with an angry countenance, put his hand on the lout's shoulder.

  • He put his hand to his head, and discovered that he was bareheaded.

  • But when Edouard went to put his hand on the saddle, he found it would not obey him.

  • He put his handkerchief to his eyes a moment: then took the pining young mother's hand.

  • They were all very hungry, and William sent his plate for another portion, which he had not commenced long before he put his finger in his mouth and pulled out something.

  • The bullets alone are enough to put his head in a noose.

  • He put his gloves on the chair, and he took the proofs, sheet by sheet, to copy them.

  • My eyes met those of Holmes, and he put his finger to his lips as we turned away from the window.

  • Rob, who smoothed his first rebellious glance at Miss Nipper when he saw Florence following, put his knuckles to his hair, in honour of the latter, and said to the former, that Mr Gills was out.

  • This leading to nothing, he coughed behind his hat; and that leading to nothing, he put his hat on the ground and sought in his breast pocket for the letter.

  • He put his hand up to his face for a moment; and then repeated turning round exactly as before: 'Who's lying dead upstairs?

  • When he had thus settled the question, he put his hat a little on one side for the greater convenience of scratching his head, and saluted Mr Jefferson Brick with a lazy nod.

  • After pausing as if he could not make up his mind to put his name to it, Jonas dipped his pen hastily in the nearest inkstand, and began to write.

  • He put his hands up to his head, as if it throbbed or pained him.

  • I put his answer as pleasantly as I could.

  • He put his handkerchief to his nose and forced himself to go in.

  • When he told me this he put his hand to his cheek as though he still felt the smart of the blow, and in his eyes was a pain that was heartrending and an amazement that was ludicrous.

  • He put his candle on the top of the cabinet.

  • I closed my eyes; I put his hand, in a kind of spiritual self-forgetfulness, to my lips.

  • We will only ask, which of us is in a position to put his theory to the test?

  • The new President stood beside a rickety little table and saw no place on which to put his hat.

  • He put his hand on my shoulder and said in my ear as if desirous of not being overheard, 'That is all true; Hooker talks badly; but the trouble is, he is stronger with the country today than any other man.

  • Robert stared more wildly, put his hand to his head, and made no reply.

  • He begged the man's pardon, put his hand to his head, and murmured, 'I shall know him now.

  • He put his hand in his pocket and pulled out what amounted to two or three shillings, chiefly in coppers, which he exposed with triumph on the table.

  • He had been an expert rider from his childhood; for it was usual with him to sit with his hands joined together behind his back, and so to put his horse to its full speed.

  • When he took ship for Brundusium, his friends would have persuaded him to put his brother's ashes into another vessel; but he said, he would sooner part with his life than leave them, and so set sail.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    anybody else; could keep; could reach; couldst thou; eyes fell; fire and; fresco painting; her nose; long discussion; much discussion; nous sommes; other spirits; put him; put himself; put his; put into; put off; put out; put them; putting down; putting himself; putting them; putting things; this village; welcome them; your last