Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] at his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He might have sat down with Pascoe and eaten the food and drunk the wine with her murder still at his fingertips . |
| 2 | And she called me later , and said , ‘ Excuse me , but I just talked to Fred and I told him the story , and he 's invited you to tea tomorrow at his house . ’ |
| 3 | Then I release my left hand and swing the club hard at his face . |
| 4 | His other inventions included the Maxaman ventilator and resuscitator , a life support unit which allows the victim to breathe oxygen freely at his own rhythm but acts automatically in the case of respiratory failure . |
| 5 | He watched one of last year 's American purchases Celestial Key storm home at his local Pontefract track yesterday and his trips have paid off many times in the past . |
| 6 | We used to go across there and we used to go and the hacking away at his . |
| 7 | As the oriental lunged for him , one hand shot out aiming a lethal spear-hand nukite blow straight at his windpipe . |
| 8 | The elation he 'd felt the day before at his own breathtaking adventure with the Moi girl now also seemed suddenly shameful to him , and he began to wonder if his exaggerated pride in the deed had n't been the direct cause of the danger in which he and his mother had suddenly found themselves on the plain . |
| 9 | And she took a breath sharply at his directness , and shook her head in fright . |
| 10 | More recently , the appointment of Vial has been attributed to the influence of Granville Penn , who seems to have taken the Frenchman uncritically at his own valuation . |
| 11 | Of particular interest here are the minority of notably active older people , like the man whose ‘ great hobby is making toys for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren ; ’ or the amateur painter always at his easel ‘ if the light is good enough ; ’ or the old sailor , disabled for fifty years , yet ‘ a very contented old man ’ , who spent his time cooking , cleaning , and reading ‘ either novels or the newspaper . ’ |
| 12 | Rideout faces a three-match ban after catching Peacock right in front of referee Gerald Ashby , who earlier applied the letter of the law when Southall instinctively grabbed a backpass straight at his midriff whilestanding a yard outside his area . |
| 13 | The couple spent Christmas together at his mother 's home on the Caribbean island of Mustique . |