Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [conj] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , ’ he answered , and he picked at one of the nails on his fingers and stared at the floorboards wishing he could disappear into them . |
| 2 | Athelstan ground his teeth and glared at the coroner but Sir John smiled sweetly back as if innocent of any devious stratagem . |
| 3 | Even with his skills and influence at the Prime Minister 's disposal , however , by the end of January Miyazawa 's future tenure as Prime Minister appeared to be distinctly uncertain . |
| 4 | He went and got his overcoat and put it on over his pyjamas and sat at the table smoking a cigarette . |
| 5 | He opened his eyes and glanced at the clock beside his bed . |
| 6 | Frankie narrowed his eyes and squinted at the bloody object lying between her powerful front paws . |
| 7 | He narrowed his eyes and stared at the distant wall of the Tower . |
| 8 | Ronni looked into his eyes and smiled at the compliment , inwardly shuddering as he took her in his arms and proceeded to lead her in time to the music . |
| 9 | Wycliffe walked to work with a salty taste on his lips and arrived at the Incident Room as the little printer was opening up . |
| 10 | The breeze rattled Eochaid 's springing black hair over his ears and pulled at the ends of his lashes . |
| 11 | Instead he raised his talons and struck at the wire mesh in his own turn , which only provoked the other eagle to do the same again , the sounds of both of them increased by the flapping of their great wings and the crashing of their beaks on the cage walls as they vainly tried to get at each other . |
| 12 | Hazel squatted on his haunches and stared at the orderly forest of small , glaucous trees with their columns of black-and-white bloom . |
| 13 | When he was full he leaned back on his haunches and looked at the mess of blood and flesh . |
| 14 | He clasped his hands in among his chins and glowered at the desk top . |
| 15 | Kalchu followed behind , raising his arms and whistling at the stragglers . |
| 16 | Jim came back with some clothes over his arms and stood at the door , while Bella very slowly told Albert to come and be interviewed next week for a job as a public-relations officer in their department store . |
| 17 | He accompanied his words with a defiant glare from beneath his brows and chewed at the corner of his lip . |
| 18 | Hrun leaned his head back on his hands and looked at the ceiling , whistling tunelessly . |
| 19 | Patrick ran both hands through his hair and buried his head in his hands and stared at the fine linen table cloth . |
| 20 | Keith holds his head in his hands and looks at the floor . |
| 21 | The beaten President put his head in his hands and wept at a Republican Party tribute to him . |
| 22 | Their eyes held for a long time and then he rested back on his elbows and looked at the treetops , his face suddenly serious . |
| 23 | He lifted his binoculars and looked at the vertical column of smoke , now no more than four miles to the east . |