Example sentences of "his [noun] [vb pp] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made no reply , but his fingers picked at the lace of her nightgown and his hands found their way stealthily in over her breasts . |
| 2 | His mouth watered at the prospect . |
| 3 | Claudia cried out , and his eyes widened at the shock mirrored on her face . |
| 4 | His eyes darkened at the memory . |
| 5 | His eyes pricked at the thought . |
| 6 | It may be significant , as S.D. Keynes has suggested , that the chapters which bear most signs of his influence come at the end , and that their subject matter is closely related to that of the tracts entered before the Letter . |
| 7 | His cock tightened at the sound of her voice . |
| 8 | The wilder ones were rampant about black magic , the gruesome style of the mutilations , of kinky sex videos starring Polanski and his wife found at the house , and of the deep drug involvements of three of the victims . |
| 9 | He was wearing a grey suit , his tie undone at the throat . |
| 10 | But Ryan decided that he 'd have his head shaved at the back of his head , so he got this boy to write his name on . |
| 11 | His powder-trail prose is composed of bleak trigger-finger sketches of gay oppression , with the barrel of his rage aimed at the heart of unseeing , uncaring Heterosoc . |
| 12 | In A.D. 312 , Maxentius was killed and his army routed at the Battle of Milvian Bridge , leaving Constantine 's claim to the throne unchallenged . |
| 13 | It was held that the settlor had retained an interest in the accumulated income because the payments of income gave him the benefit of being able to withdraw his capital deposited at the bank . |
| 14 | A marriage of Baptists believers , this : Charles , unlike his brother John , was never a full member of Badcox Lane Chapel , and he was even to play safe by having his children christened at the parish church ; but it was to the Baptists he turned whenever there was a death in the family , and eventually he and his wife would find a last resting place in the chapel burial ground on Catherine Hill . |
| 15 | Joyce had remained consistent to his promise given at the time of the publication of National Socialism Now two years earlier . |
| 16 | In spite of himself his expression softened at the sight of his fine son , till his eyes moved beyond the handsome face turned up to him . |
| 17 | Wayne said nothing for a while , and Pete allowed his attention to wander down the inventory list ; his eyebrows raised at the mention of a waterbed , a hi-fi system and a video hookup in the after stateroom . |
| 18 | He hung from his arms and his body was quivering and his boots kicked at the snow . |
| 19 | Rudakov 's body surged up over the table , his arm snatched at the collar of Holly 's tunic , pulled him up from his chair . |