Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [adv] [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | She pondered his words then glanced at the pay phone in the corner of the bar . |
| 2 | Behind his thick spectacles , his eyes positively blazed at the sight of a completed chart just waiting to have lines drawn on it , and he was always very quick off the mark with his instant weather forecasts whenever any aircrews were planning a jaunt somewhere . |
| 3 | Then he opened his eyes again to peer at his watch and the expression of irritation returned . |
| 4 | When she tapped him on the arm he turned swiftly , his eyes suddenly narrowed at the sight of her . |
| 5 | His clients all rushed at him together . |
| 6 | Several of his paintings still hang at School . |
| 7 | His arms hardly move at all — just the legs move , and his bare feet on the ground as he jumps up and down , and the long tuft of hair that bounces back and forth over his shoulder . |
| 8 | He listened , saying nothing , to all the Prior had to tell him , and , at the end , strolled in silence beside him , his hands lightly clasped at his back . |
| 9 | The photographers reluctantly put their glasses down and picked up their cameras as the PRO , his hands daintily plucking at the collar of the mink , prepared to unveil the famous figure When every camera was in place , he whisked the coat away . |
| 10 | He returned to private practice with his brother and developed his notions sufficiently to present at the Manchester Technical College in 1887 a series of lectures on the completely new subject of chemical engineering . |
| 11 | His colleagues perpetually shouted at him : " Ca n't you lower your voice ? |