Example sentences of "[adv] he [vb past] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No matter how much he wiped at the condensation on the window , he could still barely see what was going on out there . |
| 2 | It was a crazy idea , but it was all he had at the moment . |
| 3 | As Zen turned away he glanced at the calendar hanging beside the phone , and suddenly realized what day it was . |
| 4 | He had been sacked by the sponsors when finally he arrived at the course . |
| 5 | On his way home he called at the hotel to thank Mrs Wood for her kindness . |
| 6 | Later he paused at the top of the shorter flight of steps until he was sure it was safe to pass the Bogeyman 's door , then tip-toed along the corridor to his room . |
| 7 | Alec Watt began his work with Stoddard in 1948 and forty five years ' later he retired at the end of March . |
| 8 | A week later he arrived at the office together with his wife Linda . |
| 9 | Whenever he stood at the turn of the great stairs , with the entrance-hall and main door at his back , he knew he was facing the very worst the house could offer . |
| 10 | Looking up he saw at the top of it a bizarre collection of wheels and cogs . |
| 11 | Now he sat at the kitchen table with the worm-cake before him and the taste of nausea already on his tongue . |
| 12 | The Sultan spent £58,000 on a birthday party for his 11-year-old daughter at Claridges in London and when his eldest , Prince Billah , turned 15 two years ago he celebrated at the world 's biggest palace , worth £250,000 , in a gold covered carriage . |
| 13 | A few yards further on he stopped at the edge of a grove of trees . |
| 14 | Eventually he stopped at the window-seat and sat down by Elisabeth : ‘ He says we should ask Fru Gertlinger and Fru Børre to act as caretakers of the houses on the usual terms until further notice . |
| 15 | Sometimes he looked at the clouds and wondered what percentage ashes they were . |
| 16 | Sometimes he stopped at the fireplace , and sometimes at the door , pretending to stare with great interest into shop windows . |
| 17 | Then he looked at the Earl . |
| 18 | and then he looked at the man . |
| 19 | Then he looked at the Curator , straight into his eyes to make him understand that the person he was thinking of was himself . |
| 20 | and then he looked at the row of trolleys tangled in the front of the car . |
| 21 | Then he looked at the jury , and said very loudly : ‘ Sarah did not buy the toothpaste . |
| 22 | Then he looked at the linen she was holding across her arms , and she followed his gaze and said , as she motioned her hand towards the door , ‘ This … this is our house too . |
| 23 | parked behind , but then somebody else came and parked in front of him , and he was there and sort , you could see him looking you know , he looked at the driveway and he looked , he was looking in his rear view mirror and then he turned round and looked like this , then he looked at the front , and he was thinking my god I ca n't get out of here , and all of a sudden a little car comes up the road stops , goes beep , beep on the horn , wan na get in the drive , this bloke went ha , ha , ha , ha and he could n't do anything |
| 24 | Then he stared at the phone rather than me for about a minute until the door opened . |
| 25 | Then he stared at the barrier of earth Heather had made along the hayfield side of the fire . |
| 26 | Then he glanced at the letter in his hand again , and his face set into a dark , determined expression . |
| 27 | Willis told the cops , ‘ You 'll all be walking the fucking beat soon , ’ and then he yelled at the neighbours , ‘ Which of you bastards told the police ? ’ |
| 28 | Well my father , when we lived there he worked at the Colliery and he used to walk home and during he s , before before he m before the strike we used to have these pheasants and things , and rabbits which he used to catch , because early morning he seemed to know exactly where to go to get a a pheasant that was roosting in a tree , you see or a bush . |
| 29 | I LIKED Kevin and I know how he felt at the start of the film . |
| 30 | Cowdrey recalled how he felt at the time . |