Example sentences of "that greeted his " in BNC.

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1 Two pairs of hands were missing from the dutiful applause that greeted his speech .
2 Mr Taylor refused to blame the race row that greeted his adoption 18 months ago for his defeat by Mr Nigel Jones , who won with a six per cent swing to the Liberal Democrats .
3 GRAHAM KELLY , the Football Association chief executive , last night defended himself against the barrage of criticism that greeted his evidence in the Gary Blissett trial .
4 He saw the calculation at the back of Weis 's eyes that greeted his comment — saw how he looked for a trap in every word of his — and smiled inwardly .
5 Mickey Aronson replied , delighted at the ribald laughter that greeted his witticism .
6 The ripple of laughter that greeted his father 's jocular reference to the previous night 's adventure broke into his train of thought .
7 If he 'd been thrown in cold against Juventus 's £8 million man , McLaren might well have suffered a very different fate from the rave reviews that greeted his outstanding display .
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