Example sentences of "[conj] his [noun] [vb past] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My attention had been so far away and the dog had timed his jump to a split second so that his bark came at the highest point , his teeth only inches from my face . |
| 2 | He was well pleased with the fruits that his Technique bore at the school . |
| 3 | ‘ Dr Neil ? ’ she said , turning and bobbing at him like a proper servant , a manoeuvre which amused him , so that his lips twitched at the unlikely sight — it was so much at odds with her determined personality . |
| 4 | An elderly man and his wife appeared at the other end of the bar . |
| 5 | He and his officer rode at the head of their squadron , and were thus at the very tip of the advancing French army . |
| 6 | Tony and his mother arrived at the farmhouse and walked through the farmyard . |
| 7 | The King and his courtiers started at the sight of Kabir when he entered the hall . |
| 8 | In the Old World , Teclis and his companions arrived at the court of Magnus the Pious , where Teclis 's wise advice and mighty sorcery soon made him an invaluable councillor . |
| 9 | At that time he and his family lived at the Roveries , and before the Railway was built , the Oakeleys drove to Craven Arms to catch the train to Ludlow or Shrewsbury . |
| 10 | Parson 's interest in music began in the early-'70s , but his Bowie-fandom foundered at the Aladdin Sane gig at Earl 's Court in 1973 . |
| 11 | When his trial opened at the Tokyo District Court on Sept. 22 , however , he caused widespread consternation by pleading not guilty to the charges of making illegal payments . |
| 12 | Then she had the severest strain put on the control of her newly awakened ear-boxing predilection when his mouth twitched at the corners and it seemed , for a moment , that her sarcasm had amused him . |
| 13 | His coming displayed no jot of his inner feelings , though his heart sank at the array of knee breeches and crinolines , and at last it occurred to him that the lunatics he had met upstairs were in Dickensian dress . |
| 14 | ‘ Indeed … ’ began Wu Shih , then stopped , turning as his Chancellor appeared at the far end of the gallery . |