Example sentences of "at his [noun] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was alleged at his trial that he was involved in a conspiracy with the Archbishop of York , the Bishop of London , Henry Beaumont and other exiles in Paris , and even some former associates of the Despensers , to put Edward II back on the throne with the support of a Scottish army . |
| 2 | He says he saw a fish and then looked at his blade and it had a part missing . |
| 3 | The first victim to give evidence against him , a 26-year-old secretary , was raped after being served spiked champagne at his surgery before they went to a mutual friend 's home for dinner . |
| 4 | His first victim , a 26-year-old secretary , was raped after being served spiked champagne at his surgery before they went to a mutual friend 's home for dinner in February 1991 . |
| 5 | Jinny saw him move his head and look at his watch and she called softly , ‘ Sorry I 'm late . |
| 6 | Peter kept looking at his watch because he was on duty at midnight . |
| 7 | The Commando who had sent the bomb on its way was looking at his watch as he sat down to finish his meal . |
| 8 | Guido straightened and thrust his hands into his trouser pockets , snatching a quick glance at his watch as he did so . |
| 9 | He looked at his watch as he took her pulse . |
| 10 | Even so , the overbearing Purvis looked at his watch when he saw me and said ‘ Good afternoon ’ . |
| 11 | But , an hour later , the models tearing at his clothes as he lies in the king-size bed , he seems resigned to the proceedings . |
| 12 | She could tell this by looking at his back as he stood at the bar ordering more drinks . |
| 13 | Lisa scowled at his back as he disappeared through the doorway , hating the ambivalence of the feelings that churned inside her . |
| 14 | The problem for any intelligence agency , East or West , is whether to take a politician at his word when he is publicly declaring a desire for greater friendship and understanding with the very same people against whom the covert operation is intended . |
| 15 | Despite her previous fear of him , she took Gareth Davis at his word when he said he would not try to harm her . |
| 16 | AN EAGER woman viewer took newsreader John Suchet at his word when he said : ‘ Join me tomorrow night ’ . |
| 17 | changing headmasters at his school and they had a terrible reputation one time . |
| 18 | No , it would n't have surprised me if he 'd been at his easel while I was painting the town red ! |
| 19 | So I mean he is very , very good at his tables and we bought one of those Early Learning tapes when he was quite young that you sing |
| 20 | She laughed and playfully tugged at his hair and he responded by penetrating her completely with only the slightest of movements . |
| 21 | Wycliffe took the sergeant to lunch at his hotel and they sat by the great window overlooking the sea , which still sparkled in the sun . |
| 22 | We work well together , I respect him as a professional , I can laugh at his jokes and I can even accept that his genius probably entitles him to live by a set of standards most of us do n't even recognise as standards — but that 's it ! ’ |
| 23 | Had I been told at his birth that he was not ‘ normal ’ I would probably have hoped he would have died before being taken home from hospital . |
| 24 | Now Sam looked at his wife as she stood at the end of the long , dark-panelled bedroom , her back to the window , beyond which olive trees rustled in a hot breeze . |
| 25 | Gazing down at his wife as she glared up at him , tossing back her blonde hair in an imperious gesture , Ross was suddenly reminded of a proud , possessive lioness guarding her cubs . |
| 26 | He glanced at his wife as he spoke . |
| 27 | What did you get off Father Christmas ? looking at his sack and he put the bunny in the cellar . |
| 28 | Now can we look at his pay cos you all been busy on the directors ' pay and this chartered secretary is really important and so that he could be available on a Saturday afternoon if he was wanted . |
| 29 | It is at his feet that we throw ourselves like the bound figures which form the pedestal of this statue ( one captive looks upward with adoring eyes ) . |
| 30 | It was true , she felt , for in the heat of the moment a voice was warning her that he was only moved by desire now because she had n't fallen at his feet when he had followed her to London . |