Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] his [noun sg] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first set was an evenly-based affair , but Carrara seized his chance at 4–4 , when he broke Baglin to go one ahead and then duly held his own service game to establish a one-set lead . |
| 2 | More concerned that this reflected on his own abilities than his tutor 's zest , Leonard telephoned his residence at Bowdy House , in the poorer district of Montreal . |
| 3 | Gabriel scratched his head at that . |
| 4 | That crazy snob d'Arquebus curled his lip at such a response . |
| 5 | Basil Hallward shook his head at this , but Dorian laughed . |