Example sentences of "his [noun] [conj] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , ’ he answered , and he picked at one of the nails on his fingers and stared at the floorboards wishing he could disappear into them . |
| 2 | Our Lord left this earthly scene to occupy his throne and to sit at the Father 's table . |
| 3 | Athelstan ground his teeth and glared at the coroner but Sir John smiled sweetly back as if innocent of any devious stratagem . |
| 4 | Even with his skills and influence at the Prime Minister 's disposal , however , by the end of January Miyazawa 's future tenure as Prime Minister appeared to be distinctly uncertain . |
| 5 | Despite the lines of exhaustion bracketing his mouth and etched at the outer corners of his eyes , his gaze gleamed dangerously . |
| 6 | Dönitz adjusted his glasses , took the first sheet of paper from the file , opened his mouth and bawled at the microphone as though it was the furthest sailor on the longest parade ground in the Third Reich . |
| 7 | He went and got his overcoat and put it on over his pyjamas and sat at the table smoking a cigarette . |
| 8 | Even at four in the morning , if he woke during a rare , sleepless night , Dexter liked to brush back the curtains of his bedroom and marvel at the twinkling lights . |
| 9 | When the sullen male attendant had ignored his request , the policeman had pulled out his warrant-card and shouted at the man , threatening him with everything including deportation . |
| 10 | He opened his eyes and glanced at the clock beside his bed . |
| 11 | Frankie narrowed his eyes and squinted at the bloody object lying between her powerful front paws . |
| 12 | He narrowed his eyes and stared at the distant wall of the Tower . |
| 13 | Ronni looked into his eyes and smiled at the compliment , inwardly shuddering as he took her in his arms and proceeded to lead her in time to the music . |
| 14 | Where a driver says ‘ I was blinded by the sun ’ or ‘ There was a patch of fog ’ or ‘ The road was covered with black ice ’ , he should have stopped , reduced his speed or driven at a speed which was safe . |
| 15 | Wycliffe walked to work with a salty taste on his lips and arrived at the Incident Room as the little printer was opening up . |
| 16 | The breeze rattled Eochaid 's springing black hair over his ears and pulled at the ends of his lashes . |
| 17 | Instead he raised his talons and struck at the wire mesh in his own turn , which only provoked the other eagle to do the same again , the sounds of both of them increased by the flapping of their great wings and the crashing of their beaks on the cage walls as they vainly tried to get at each other . |
| 18 | He took a tinder , lit the candles on his desk and stared at the bundles of letters awaiting him . |
| 19 | Jonathan returned to his desk and tinkered at a console . |
| 20 | When the policeman told him what was wanted he removed his hat , wiped his brow and looked at the sky — it was mid-afternoon , and there would be only three hours of light remaining . |
| 21 | Through the cloud of dust she saw fitzAlan sheath his sword and crouch at the edge of the stairway . |
| 22 | He unsheathed his sword and grimaced at the blue steel . |
| 23 | Charlie pulled out his fob-watch and glanced at the time . |
| 24 | A friend of mine was into astronomy , we used to set up his telescope and look at the stars . |
| 25 | Cranston glanced at Athelstan out of the corner of his eye and smiled at the barbed reminder what was true of Fulke and others in the Tower was also true of his relationship with the Lady Maude . |
| 26 | ‘ I signed a beautiful new actress , ’ he said , leaning on his elbow and gazing at the girl . |
| 27 | A low drone of talk hummed in the hut , and Holly lay on his back on his bunk and gazed at the roof rafters and counted the time between each fall of a water drop to his feet . |
| 28 | A guy next to me was nudging his friend and pointing at the trees . |
| 29 | He shook his head and beckoned at the same time , feeling an unutterable fool for doing so . |
| 30 | Stung by her mockery , Frankie hung his head and stared at the remnants of his intended peace-offering . |