Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , as if the cotton of her nightdress was a hindrance to him , she felt his fingers busy at the ribbon ties at the shoulders . |
| 2 | His fingers clawed at the air , his eyes bulged , spittle sprayed from his lips . |
| 3 | He held her close , one hand at her waist , the other supporting her back , his fingers stroking at the base of her neck , sending delightful shivers , signals of desire , up and down her spine . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Mr Beavis was a navvy , and his sons worked at the Bermondsey shunting yards of the railway . |
| 6 | Le Rue the man does n't let his talents stop at the violin and vocal duties with the band as his guitar-playing proved . |
| 7 | ‘ You can not be so innocent , ’ he said tightly , but even so his teeth nibbled at the lobe of her ear as his breath quickened . |
| 8 | Robyn could smell the freshness of his cologne , see the way his eyes crinkled at the corners , notice for the first time the thickness of his lashes , the way his ebony hair would curl if allowed to grow long . |
| 9 | Claudia cried out , and his eyes widened at the shock mirrored on her face . |
| 10 | He said this last part carefully , his eyes staring at the road ahead . |
| 11 | His eyes sparkle at the prospect of retiring three years hence having established Ruby in particular as possibly a bigger money spinner even than Staley 's high fructose corn syrup . |
| 12 | His eyes darkened at the memory . |
| 13 | His eyes pricked at the thought . |
| 14 | His lips quirked at the description , but he made no comment on her careful choice of words . |
| 15 | His lips quirked at the corners . |
| 16 | His lips quirked at the corners in ill-disguised amusement . |
| 17 | His lips quirked at the corners . |
| 18 | I landed on Shadwell , who was already on his feet screaming at the technicians . |
| 19 | He died early one morning with our arms around him , and with the ducks quacking on the beach outside and his dogs lying at the foot of his bed . |
| 20 | His balls ached at the thought of her . |
| 21 | Often at this time of day , when he felt the day 's journey should be ending or reaching a destination , but knowing that it was not , knowing that what he was looking for probably happened after everybody else had gone home , he wished that he could end his days walking at the edge of a sea or a lake so big that you could n't see its other shore . |
| 22 | And with close season signing from Limerick , Barry Ryan , also sidelined with a hamstring injury , Derry boss Roy Coyle has n't his sorrows to seek at the moment . |
| 23 | His comments came at the start of the monthly meeting of Castlereagh Council last night where members stood for a minute 's silence in tribute to the four Catholic workmen killed in Castlerock and the two young victims of the IRA Warrington blast . |
| 24 | He hopes to be fit to defend his Masters title at the end of next month and has begun light training . |
| 25 | for example , the manual labourer is unlikely to take up an energetic hobby such as cycling and he is likely to spend his holidays relaxing at the seaside rather than walking in the mountains . |
| 26 | Quiss could feel himself starting to s " " eat already , despite having left most of his furs lying at the top of the steps he had just descended . |
| 27 | The Prince muttered , ‘ Bless you , ’ then stood in his stirrups to gaze at the Lancers through a telescope . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | ‘ I expected no better , ’ said Herluin bitterly , and took the broken box in his hands to stare at the damage . |
| 30 | The King and his courtiers started at the sight of Kabir when he entered the hall . |