Example sentences of "his [noun] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In the course of Abimelech 's questioning of Abraham it emerges that he has been claiming Sarah is his sister at every place they have been !
2 He had grown close to Gerry Gomez since the day he had asked if he could meet his sister at the airport , and they now worked together admirably .
3 Thus , along with several of his contemporaries at the Palace , Ronnie Dunn was only really appreciated by the Palace fans and not on the bigger stages that his prowess deserved .
4 And the Echo can reveal that he has already opened legal proceedings against Saunders and Liverpool FC , as his employers at the time .
5 He also made clear his misgivings at the attempts to rush the decision .
6 She caught a glimpse of his paleness at the window of the bathroom on the first floor .
7 The music had sounded exactly like all other music he had ever heard , and the intervals between Louise Müller 's appearances had been rather tedious , but the display of her charms had provided more than adequate compensation for the occasional ennui Lefevre had enjoyed it even more , expressing his enthusiasm at the end by shouting , ‘ Bravo ! ’ standing , and clapping his hands above his head .
8 Play may also serve ‘ the individual child in working through his own problems or fulfilling his wishes at the fantasy level ’ ( ibid .
9 Devos might have added that Charpentier frequently reinforces his wishes at the ends of sections with verbal indications such as ‘ Passez sans interruption a la suite ’ ( ‘ Continue without interruption to the next movement ’ ) , or ‘ Suivez au Choeur sans interruption ’ ( ‘ Continue with the chorus without interruption ’ ) .
10 First half losses before tax increased from £17.7m to £30.6m at Ratners ; Gerald Ratner received much criticism and there were calls for his resignation at the company 's agm .
11 Sharon announced his resignation at the start of a meeting of the central committee of the Likud party ( the principal component of the country 's ruling coalition ) .
12 These included the rationalization of the State Intelligence Secretariat ( SIDE ) , with one-third of employees being made redundant and buildings and vehicles auctioned off ( the SIDE chief , Juan Bautista Yofre , announcing his resignation at the end of the month and being succeeded by Hugo Anzorreguí ) , and the creation of a central body to supervise the finances of public-sector companies due for privatization .
13 If the price goes up 9% and his costs stay about the same maybe up 5% or so , er his actual bottom line is his income at the end of the year will in fact increase by about 60% .
14 At the beginning of August , Joseph was summoned to Lapwai by yet another commission desiring his settlement at an agency .
15 Her son , that small boy you see there , happily throwing his crusts at the waterfowl , will shortly afterwards contract some strange but deadly virus , possibly from the Labradors , and will lose the sight of both eyes .
16 The first minister he saw after taking in the new facts was Eden , in many ways his favourite at the time .
17 Harry did n't really have his heart at the Centre and was only there to please his wife .
18 He 'll be explaining his views at a meeting on the crisis at Oxford Town Hall this evening .
19 ‘ Now he sails under a flag of convenience , prepared to change his views at the drop of an opinion poll . ’
20 Gaily nodded , and , bending forward , clicked his fingers at the cat .
21 Cranston turned and flicked his fingers at the urchin .
22 Isambard lifted a hand without turning his head , and snapped his fingers at the shifting , uneasy murmur at his back .
23 Then she felt his fingers at the zip of her dress , and breathed a sigh of relief .
24 He snapped his fingers at the barmaid and ordered a brandy .
25 Within an eastern culture , table-fellowship and the sharing of a meal is regarded as a particularly intimate form of association , The fact that Jesus was prepared to act in such a fashion , and to be seen doing it , communicated as powerfully as any pronouncement , both to his friends at the table and his enemies at the window ( Matt.
26 In answer to his pull at the doorbell a butler appeared who regretted , on Charles 's enquiry for Lord Southdown , that His Lordship was out .
27 Sold by Marseille chairman Bernard Tapie after bust-up at a charity match when he threw his shirt at the referee .
28 Les Davies ( representing Economics ) , currently completing his PhD at the Management Centre , will join the group as research fellow .
29 She was also clutching his knee and he was swinging her up on his foot at every step and she was screaming and laughing .
30 Hirst , who broke his foot at the start of the season , missed both the games against Spain and Norway .
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