Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] at his [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Corbett stared at his bold-faced servant . |
| 2 | Stok tugged at his fleshy chin . |
| 3 | All the while her thighs pumped at his quivering prick . |
| 4 | The American boy stared at his empty glass , which he had drained nervously at a gulp , and looked uncertainly towards the figure of his mother fast disappearing among the crowd . |
| 5 | Cornelius worried at his top knot and Tuppe kicked his tiny bootheels against the plinth and patted his brown paper bag . |
| 6 | THE teenager charged in the murder of a German tourist sobbed at his first court appearance last night as police staked out several Miami sites searching for his girlfriend and suspected accomplice . |
| 7 | Alyssia gasped at his loose rendition of the truth , and then closed her mouth as she took in Piers 's frozen expression . |
| 8 | ‘ She says you are beautiful , ’ murmured Lucenzo , and Meredith 's cheeks pinkened at his slow gaze . |
| 9 | The major stared at his superior officer . |
| 10 | Adam sat at his usual lunchtime table in the Savoy Grill the one discreetly opposite the main entrance , so that without seeming to do so , he saw everyone who entered the restaurant . |
| 11 | Simon Hodgkinson levelled at his fourth goal attempt , but a late try for Ireland signalled the grandstand finish sealed by a Mike Teague try . |
| 12 | Peter Yeo was still looking out of the window , and Claudia glanced at his familiar back , too short and too broad despite the most expensive tailoring , with real anxiety , ‘ You do n't honestly think that , do you , Peter ? |
| 13 | The signalman guffawed at his own punchline then disappeared from view , closing the window after him . |
| 14 | The inspector looked at his sunken head with compassion . |
| 15 | Maria looked at his grim expression and knew what she had to do . |
| 16 | Antonio roared at his own humour , joined by Christina and Stephen , while his wife stood silent . |
| 17 | When he was voted the English League 's Player of the Year in 1973 , the Sunday Telegraph marvelled at his new maturity , and described his transformation as being ‘ like Attila The Hun giving up fighting for sculpture . ’ |
| 18 | Parker swiped at his bleeding eye . |
| 19 | Bob blushed at his unaccustomed prominence , but said promptly : ‘ Four , like I told the foreign gentleman . ’ |
| 20 | Furthermore , " The Governors inspected the School building and the darkness of the large room having been a frequent source of complaint and of expense in the use of gas [ for lighting ] , Captain Sykes offered at his own cost to employ an architect and have the windows lowered to a suitable height . " |
| 21 | Maurin looked at his slim gold wrist watch . |
| 22 | The man chuckled at his own joke . |
| 23 | Sister smiled at his blue-jacketed back . |
| 24 | Something made me pour myself a glass of wine before Stuart returned at his usual hour of 6.30 . |
| 25 | Keith rubbed at his sweaty forehead , leaving a black smear from the newsprint on his hands . |
| 26 | In 1964 , although widely expected to reach the higher echelons of the Army , Winchester retired at his own request and settled in Kenya , where he kept dairy cattle on a farm outside Nairobi . |
| 27 | In preparing the Bill and seeing it through Parliament , Jenkins had at his right hand Cunningham 's successor as Permanent Under Secretary of State , Sir Philip Allen . |
| 28 | Fighting to control her ragged breathing , Laura gazed at his expressionless face , which gave her no clue to what he was thinking as he regarded her intently from beneath his heavy eyelids . |
| 29 | The proctologist hooted at his own wit before asking which of my father 's famous wives was my mother . |
| 30 | While Ms Avgikos deconstructed Mr Koons 's ‘ collaboration ’ with Cicciolina , and Mr O'Brien marvelled at his shameless self-promotion , Professor Rosenblum added a scholarly patina to the proceedings , authoritatively situating Mr Koons on ‘ the cutting edge ’ . |