Example sentences of "[prep] his [noun] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lord Denning , applying D.& C. Builders v. Rees , below , held that there was no true accord and satisfaction — there was inequality of bargaining power and the plaintiff was unaware of his rights at common law . |
| 2 | And he proceeded to do so , off the top of his head at considerable length , to the admiration of all present . |
| 3 | There was a lively cult of the keyboard works not only in his native Thuringia and Saxony , but also in Berlin , led by his pupil Kirnberger and the organist Johannes Ringk , not to mention three of his sons at various times . |
| 4 | However , Saturday 's setback at Celtic Park marked the first time in a year Goram had been in a losing Rangers team ( he was injured when Dundee won at Dens Park in August ) , and the assured nature of his performances at domestic , European and international level have helped gather an army of voters who could make the goalkeeper the first since Hamish McAlpine ( in 1985 ) to win the Scottish Football Writers ' Association Player of the Year award . |
| 5 | Knowing that this particular subordinate is sensitive to criticism , you decide to reprimand him in the open-plan office where many of his colleagues at neighbouring desks will hear what is going on . |
| 6 | And this , according to Constantine Slobodchikoff and three of his colleagues at Northern Arizona University , is what Gunnison 's prairie dogs in Arizona do ( Animal Behaviour , vol. 42 , pp 713–20 ) . |
| 7 | That the King was an industrious sovereign was never disputed , but his efforts were confined to what he considered to be ‘ royal business ’ — and this did not embrace an interest in the lives and welfare of his people at large . |
| 8 | He was retired from the Household Cavalry two years later and spent the rest of his days at Speen Farm near Princes Risborough . |
| 9 | THE former Manchester United defender , now a vital man in Aston Villa 's surge to the title , reveals the torment of his days at Old Trafford . |
| 10 | THE same day as dealing with the Sumner case , the Court of Appeal ruled on Mark Hill-Trevor who lost control of his car at high speed . |
| 11 | One of the keys to his very particular philosophy hangs on the wall of his office at Scottish Life . |
| 12 | Allen turned on him with his bow at full stretch , but the little man did not stir . |
| 13 | Even so , he last witnesses a dated charter ( S 961 ) in 1024 , which would fit well enough with his presence at Holy River . |
| 14 | Abandoning the intended spires , Wynford 's tower inspired the square-topped towers of the later middle ages , including his belfry at New College ( 1396–1405 ) . |
| 15 | Semi-literate after a cursory schooling , he had a talent for music , being proficient enough with a violin to be billed in his teens at local places of entertainment as the ‘ modern Paganini ’ . |
| 16 | Vincent Hickey is already under observation after being discovered with slash wounds in his cell at Long Lartin jail near Evesham . |
| 17 | This decided them that more work was needed to verify whether there was indeed fusion , and so they began to plan out a detailed strategy and designed an experiment — ‘ scaling it ’ in the sense that Fleischmann had learned in his days at Imperial College . |
| 18 | I went to visit him in his room at Crazy Joe 's Plantation Village on the north end of Waimea Bay . |
| 19 | William John McCoubrey ( 35 ) lay dead in his house at Blackmountain Grove , Belfast , for two or three days last March before he was found by a relative . |
| 20 | Even if someone were to leave the Department , or drop dead-even if you were to , what 's the expression , take out a contract on one of us ’ — he laughs to show that this is a joke , displaying a number of chipped and discoloured teeth , set in his gums at odd angles , like tombstones in a neglected churchyard — ‘ even then , I very much doubt whether we should get a replacement . |
| 21 | Flush from his success at national level , he decided to turn his prodigious talents to European politics . |
| 22 | Mrs Thatcher has been convinced by her Environment Secretary , Mr Chris Patten , from his days at overseas development that there is an important role for Britain to play in helping countries like Brazil to manage its forests correctly . |
| 23 | He needed no telling twice , but alas the episode was fatal to his position at United Racecourses and he thereupon turned to other activities . |
| 24 | Colloredo responded by refusing him permission to play at concerts , and by insisting on his presence at wearisome musical soirées at the archbishop 's residence . |
| 25 | But in the last six months his father 's image had begun to intrude on his consciousness at odd moments , in the middle of a meeting , across a boardroom table , in a gesture , the droop of an eyelid , the tone of a voice , the line of a speaker 's mouth , the shape of fingers splayed to an open fire . |
| 26 | Whatever one feels about his captaincy at Old Trafford , nobody could possibly do other than admire a man who went on to bat for more than five hours , immediately after suffering a truly horrific hammering in the field . |
| 27 | And by April 1318 a group of bishops which included Canterbury , Norwich , Chichester , Winchester , Llandaff and Hereford reached an accord with Lancaster about his attendance at future parliaments . |
| 28 | Ferguson then set Hughes the task of turning in his best goal haul during his time at United . |
| 29 | Finniston 's greatest disappointment during his time at British Steel was that he never succeeded in persuading the unions to form a single group to simplify negotiations . |
| 30 | Mr Lamont , who sees the Budget as his attempt at political rehabilitation , was boastful , saying he believed last year 's Budget had contributed to the Tory victory at the election and this one would also prove a winner in the next election in 1996 ‘ or whenever the election comes ’ . |