Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] at his [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She winced inwardly at his abrasive tone . |
| 2 | ‘ The River Rat ! ’ he boomed , laughing heartily at his own joke , ‘ never takes his hat off because he 's BALD and never puts his boat in the river because he CA N'T SAIL ! ’ |
| 3 | Ranulf flashed the coroner a dagger glance but Cranston was already rocking to and fro in the saddle , laughing uproariously at his own joke . |
| 4 | Lambert climbed hard at his descending target . |
| 5 | ‘ Women are the spring of most of our actions , ’ Hope offered , puffing over-anxiously at his faltering pipe , envying the steady draw the young man had already achieved . |
| 6 | He glanced uneasily at his own evening attire . |
| 7 | He wondered , too , whether the man would be willing to unlock the handcuff that chafed away at his right wrist . |
| 8 | Silk looked disappointed and scratched away at his pock-marked face . |
| 9 | To part with it to Nails would wrench painfully at his inner being ; something would die . |
| 10 | Jack sat back and glanced across at his contented mother . |
| 11 | He squeezed Chuck 's forearm then glanced across at his younger son . |
| 12 | He giggled again at his own audacity . |
| 13 | I grinned contemptuously at his retreating back , looked once more at the stable , saw an eyeball glistening on the wet straw and promptly vomited myself . |
| 14 | He claws and shreds endlessly at his scabby skin on one long continuous cyclical motion . |
| 15 | She trailed away at his sardonic expression . |
| 16 | He looked gloomily at his empty glass . |
| 17 | ‘ And you should watch that tongue , Margaret Howard , ’ Richie rasped , glaring at her now that she had hit unerringly at his weak spot . |
| 18 | He laughed unpleasantly at his own jest , and a number of Frenchmen around them smiled . |
| 19 | Fred stared hopefully at his empty glass . |
| 20 | With a hard swift kiss , he levered himself upright and Hilary stared unashamedly at his magnificent body , then grinned cheekily when he gave her a wry look . |
| 21 | Rachel stared fixedly at his tanned throat where the white shirt was unbuttoned . |
| 22 | Hugh Jones laughed heartily at his little joke , and Fran forced a polite smile from lips that felt strangely stiff . |
| 23 | ‘ No , ’ she groaned , clutching ineffectually at his strong hand . |
| 24 | Corbett stared hard at his old mentor . |
| 25 | He looked grievingly at his elder brother who muttered something . |
| 26 | For a moment she looked accusingly at his abundant hair , his olive skin , his blameless eyes . |
| 27 | Edward came in at the french window and stared blankly at his younger sister . |
| 28 | ‘ Do n't fight me , ’ he said huskily , face flushed and eyes glittering like blue needles as he held on to her easily , his mouth burying in her hair , his heart thudding hard at his strong chest . |
| 29 | When he decided to publish it , in expanded form , he did so at his own expense . |
| 30 | Typical examples are cases where one is given notice that everyone who enters a certain house , club , or park must abide by certain rules , obey a certain authority , or do so at his own risk . |