Example sentences of "his [noun sg] at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bielicki formally submitted his resignation at the inaugural session of the new Sejm on Nov. 25 , despite a plea from Walesa to remain . |
| 2 | I turned up at his apartment at the appointed hour . |
| 3 | As Yanto went through , Billy turned and hurled his stick at the oncoming stag , which hesitated slightly . |
| 4 | ‘ He shook his stick at the old man , who stepped back in surprise . |
| 5 | While Ambrose earns wickets for his colleagues merely by dint of his presence at the other end , one timely intrusion at Chelmsford dispelled any notions of sloth . |
| 6 | In his Beverly Hills suit and hand-painted 1950s tie , Kaufman looked like a divorce lawyer in ‘ LA Law ’ ; his presence at the Tory Party 's autumn festival could be explained only by the need to earn a crust ; he had been invited by the BBC , no doubt , to comment on the proceedings . |
| 7 | When the final draft was completed , shortly after midnight in his suite at the Imperial Hotel , it was made known that he would have nothing to say to markets on this occasion . |
| 8 | Imagining his grandfather turning in his grave at the very thought , he paid £120 to repair the old one . |
| 9 | But having had his look at the outside Phar Lap returned to join the rest of the pack , and though he remained at the rear he was going very easily . |
| 10 | Cashed his cheque at the High Street bank . |
| 11 | He moved to Australia to box professionally , and fought there successfully for ten years until his attempt at the Australian middleweight title in 1890 , when he was defeated by Jim Hall . |
| 12 | After he died of a heart attack in 1968 on the dock next to his boat at the Waikiki Yacht Club , his ashes were scattered over Kalahuewehe break . |
| 13 | In an interview which he gave in this year , he expressed his disappointment at the recent development of English poetry and suggested that any " creative advance " would come in prose fiction or in poetic drama : this is clearly what he himself was aiming at , as if he felt he could achieve in drama what he had already achieved in poetry . |
| 14 | Dr Peter Clarke , SCOTVEC 's Chairman , expressed his pleasure at the continued growth in National Certificate in typical style at a recent conference . |
| 15 | Writing as he was in the 1930s , he expressed his pleasure at the extensive documentation and reference material available to the student of art , instancing the growth of libraries and art historical teaching . |
| 16 | By some terrific fluke Richard came face to face with his future at the precise time he most needed to see it . |
| 17 | The GS Strada rider escaped with two miles remaining and , after being joined by Mark Lovatt ( Congleton CC ) , ‘ jumped ’ his rival at the yellow flag with 200 metres to go . |
| 18 | So , too , was runner-up Chris Platts , who shot a fine final round 68 to finish two shots clear of David Jones , Roger Winchester — who did win his card at the Qualifying School — and local player S. Okpe . |
| 19 | Failing to hide his irascibility at the belligerent critic , Lord Ridley adopted a tactic other directors may be well advised to follow to silence unruly shareholders . |
| 20 | Given that , in 1837 , Buxton initially opposed an immediate move against apprenticeship it is doubtful how much deference would have been shown his leadership by the convention , but he had anyway lost his seat at the recent election . |
| 21 | Anxiety is growing over the Government 's commitment to energy sources such as wind , wave and solar power since Colin Moynihan , the Energy Minister who championed the cause , lost his seat at the general election . |
| 22 | He 's a good man in a crisis having experienced just about all his football at the rough end of the stick and he 'll be prepared to battle — it just depends on whether the directors battle with him . |
| 23 | He landed at Durlston and expressed his delight at the beautiful scenery and pure air . |
| 24 | Gironella 's first direct encounter with Velázquez was at an exhibition of his work at the Metropolitan Museum in New York in 1959 . |
| 25 | In April 1947 he was appointed a lord of appeal in ordinary , having already been granted in January a hereditary peerage in recognition of his work at the international tribunal at Nuremberg ( 1945–6 ) . |
| 26 | On 23 May he read his poetry at the National Gallery in Washington , to an audience which included St John Perse , all the time " keeping behind horn-rimmed spectacles an almost unchanging expression " . |
| 27 | At a dinner to celebrate his 25 years , said of that he was an example to everybody in terms of hard work and leadership and recalled how in the snow of 1982 he had walked the five miles from his home and Playford to be at his desk at the normal time . |
| 28 | At 10:30 am , first thing in the Fleet Street morning , his desk at the Daily Post was still stacked with the detritus of the night before . |
| 29 | I had no hesitation in giving all the information I had , ’ he said in his confession at the Old Bailey trial . |
| 30 | He has retained his post at the imperial court in Hue . |