Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [conj] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our Lord left this earthly scene to occupy his throne and to sit at the Father 's table . |
| 2 | Despite the lines of exhaustion bracketing his mouth and etched at the outer corners of his eyes , his gaze gleamed dangerously . |
| 3 | Dönitz adjusted his glasses , took the first sheet of paper from the file , opened his mouth and bawled at the microphone as though it was the furthest sailor on the longest parade ground in the Third Reich . |
| 4 | Even at four in the morning , if he woke during a rare , sleepless night , Dexter liked to brush back the curtains of his bedroom and marvel at the twinkling lights . |
| 5 | When the sullen male attendant had ignored his request , the policeman had pulled out his warrant-card and shouted at the man , threatening him with everything including deportation . |
| 6 | Where a driver says ‘ I was blinded by the sun ’ or ‘ There was a patch of fog ’ or ‘ The road was covered with black ice ’ , he should have stopped , reduced his speed or driven at a speed which was safe . |
| 7 | He took a tinder , lit the candles on his desk and stared at the bundles of letters awaiting him . |
| 8 | Jonathan returned to his desk and tinkered at a console . |
| 9 | When the policeman told him what was wanted he removed his hat , wiped his brow and looked at the sky — it was mid-afternoon , and there would be only three hours of light remaining . |
| 10 | Through the cloud of dust she saw fitzAlan sheath his sword and crouch at the edge of the stairway . |
| 11 | He unsheathed his sword and grimaced at the blue steel . |
| 12 | Charlie pulled out his fob-watch and glanced at the time . |
| 13 | A friend of mine was into astronomy , we used to set up his telescope and look at the stars . |
| 14 | Cranston glanced at Athelstan out of the corner of his eye and smiled at the barbed reminder what was true of Fulke and others in the Tower was also true of his relationship with the Lady Maude . |
| 15 | ‘ I signed a beautiful new actress , ’ he said , leaning on his elbow and gazing at the girl . |
| 16 | A low drone of talk hummed in the hut , and Holly lay on his back on his bunk and gazed at the roof rafters and counted the time between each fall of a water drop to his feet . |
| 17 | A guy next to me was nudging his friend and pointing at the trees . |
| 18 | He shook his head and beckoned at the same time , feeling an unutterable fool for doing so . |
| 19 | Stung by her mockery , Frankie hung his head and stared at the remnants of his intended peace-offering . |
| 20 | Walter Carew raised his head and stared at the grey tendrils of smoke climbing up from the brown barren waste . |
| 21 | Quinn replaced the phone , walked to the long couch , lay on his back with his hands clasped behind his head and stared at the ceiling . |
| 22 | The madman shook his head and stared at the bear but Athelstan saw him blink away the tears which pricked his madcap eyes . |
| 23 | He threw back his head and laughed at the grey , lonely skies . |
| 24 | When the van came to a halt and the loading doors were opened he slowly raised his head and blinked at the light , like some slow-moving reptile whose rock had been taken away . |
| 25 | Uncle Alfred lifted his head and looked at the sky . |
| 26 | As he put her back on her feet , George threw back his head and shouted at the top of his voice — ‘ Ya — ha ! |
| 27 | That horn does n't look too good though , he thought , scratching his head and glaring at the disinterested horse , which had stepped back on it while it was lying with the rest of the dismantled bits on the floor of the shed . |
| 28 | Richard had nodded his head and looked at the floor and said nothing . |
| 29 | He tries putting them behind his back and looking at the floor , smiling reflectively . |
| 30 | He took a comb from the pocket of his suit and stood at the sink . |