Example sentences of "he [vb past] [adv] at his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thereafter he lived principally at his manor of Cornwell in Oxfordshire . |
| 2 | At the same time as trying to knot the heavyish material he peered down at his stomach . |
| 3 | He had no idea the 2.30pm appointment he fixed up at his home in Rochester Way , Darlington , would last five hours . |
| 4 | He sucked slowly at his pipe and blew out a cloud of smoke which disappeared into the haze all around us . |
| 5 | Consequently , when I introduced him , he seemed completely at his ease with us all , and most appreciative of the meal we gave him . |
| 6 | pilot Albert Thompson was still too shocked to speak when he arrived back at his home in Great Coxwell near Farringdon . |
| 7 | He grinned slyly at his assistant . |
| 8 | He grinned ruefully at his wife then kissed her lightly on the lips . |
| 9 | He glanced nervously at his watch and made a hasty decision . |
| 10 | ‘ He has been calling for a … ’ he glanced importantly at his notebook ‘ … |
| 11 | ’ He glanced up at his friend . |
| 12 | He glanced anxiously at his wife . |
| 13 | He glanced briefly at his brother-in-law . |
| 14 | But when he glanced down at his chest , he saw to his intense relief the smashed casing and circuitry of his radio showing through torn material . |
| 15 | And then he glanced down at his watch . |
| 16 | He glanced down at his wrist . |
| 17 | He glanced quickly at his mother then back to Rachel again . |
| 18 | He glanced aside at his grandfather , to see the old man 's eye on him . |
| 19 | Joseph watched them go , then he glanced back at his mother with a troubled expression in his eyes . |
| 20 | The Frenchman sat opposite me at the large farmhouse table chatting away for all he was worth and after the meal he puffed away at his pipe as if he had n't a care in the world . |
| 21 | Fleming made his famous observation late in the summer of 1928 , when he called in at his laboratory during his summer holiday . |
| 22 | He died suddenly at his house in Streatham 21 October 1896 . |
| 23 | He died suddenly at his residence , Torrens House , Ealing Common , 16 December 1912 . |
| 24 | He reached into the cupboard above the mantelpiece for the gin bottle and after pouring a couple of measures he looked benignly at his brother who was tidying the sitting room . |
| 25 | He looked up at his son wearily . |
| 26 | There could be no doubt of Sidney 's perturbation ; he looked anxiously at his wife and was clearly relieved to see that she appeared unconcerned . |
| 27 | He looked briefly at his son as he said the last few words , conscious that the boy was watching everything . |
| 28 | He looked clearly at his son . |
| 29 | He looked indulgently at his wife . |
| 30 | He looked admiringly at his foreman . |