Example sentences of "his [noun sg] was at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wondered if he ever dropped it ; she could sense that , however fluently he talked , however intently he listened — and he listened very intently — his mind was at the same time pursuing some other parallel track . |
| 2 | His village was at the upper end of the valley in which the woman of Lohali had been killed the previous week , and he told me that nothing had been heard of the man-eater since , and added that the animal was possibly now at the other end of the district . |
| 3 | His shop was at the sign of the Globe in Fleet Street . |
| 4 | It was noted , however , that his name was at the head of the official announcement of the Cabinet list , immediately after that of the Prime Minister , as read on Radiodiffusion-Television du Senegal . |
| 5 | His head was at a strange angle . |
| 6 | His head was at a strange angle because of the way that he 'd kind of subsided into the corner , and his eyes were slightly open . |
| 7 | Within a week he was a member , within a fortnight he 'd come out at home and within three weeks his father was at the CHE group wanting to know what the hell was going on . |
| 8 | He felt , when he woke the next morning , that his life was at an end-a complete disaster . |
| 9 | He bellowed something which Jess could n't catch , but she knew his rage was at a peak . |
| 10 | When his illness was at the active stage , he was very particular about keeping his own utensils separate from everyone else 's , and would joke about it , saying as he sat down at the table , ‘ Make way for the leper . ’ |
| 11 | By the time he reached the gallery his mother was at the far end of the broad corridor , but she was n't going into her room or into his room , she was making for the attic stairs , and now it was his turn to raise his eyebrows . |
| 12 | His conversion was at the cost of some estrangement from his parents and friends . |
| 13 | When he realised his mammy was at the door , he swung his legs out of the chair and came rushing to greet her . |