Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] at his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pestered anyone who came along to look at his back and examine it for spots . |
| 2 | It was hard enough to stare at his photograph and make it come to life , but it was impossible to imagine the figure in the picture living in the sort of conditions which Normandin and others had described . |
| 3 | ‘ Tim Mayhew 's coming down to look at his foot . |
| 4 | My father had helped Margaret during the early years , but directly Dickie had been old enough to board at his preparatory school Margaret had insisted on returning to nursing and becoming sole breadwinner . |
| 5 | He had written letters home and to his fiancée with poems asking them not to weep at his grave . |
| 6 | She turned his wrist over to look at his watch . |
| 7 | The registrar was regarding me over the top of his spectacles and trying not to look at his watch . |
| 8 | ‘ Thank you , ’ she said quietly , deciding not to protest at his reluctant gesture of chivalry . |
| 9 | It struck me at the time that there was something rather apt about such a pedestrian people developing such a pedestrian means of covert assassination — ’ He broke off to laugh at his own pun . |
| 10 | One frail , thin hand went up to pull at his wispy grey goatee , the other moved slightly on the staff , inclining it towards the distant line of men . |
| 11 | Her fingers came up to clutch at his shirt . |
| 12 | ‘ Brrmm , ’ Thomas said , coming up to tug at his trouser leg . |
| 13 | Then he turned back to look at his son . |
| 14 | He was too strong for her , but even now she made a last-ditch stand , her hands going out to thrust at his chest . |
| 15 | He shifted restlessly and Isabel raised herself cautiously to peer at his bandaged arm . |
| 16 | You feel at first that on a bad day ( there are quite a few ) Patrick might give it one of the kicks that the novelist seems about to direct at his readers . |
| 17 | With an explosion of breath Rostov straightened his forearms , attempting to gain the momentary advantage which would permit him to disengage and then to cut at his opponent 's unguarded left . |
| 18 | ‘ No one could possibly call you Miss Frostbite if they saw you now , ’ he drawled and , moving round to sit at his desk , he handed her back her spectacles . |
| 19 | Then he opened his eyes again to peer at his watch and the expression of irritation returned . |