Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [vb infin] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the hon. Gentleman wants to find a worse record in Scotland for waiting lists , he should look at the waiting lists that were left to us by the previous Labour Government . |
| 2 | Packman Eyres was suspended for six matches after the Wembley Cup final loss to Wigan and the Chemics want Eyres to sign for Mal Meninga 's Raiders to reduce the ban he must serve at the start of the next English season . |
| 3 | And he 'll jump at the chance to write to me . |
| 4 | He might sink at the end of his eighth length in the pool and have to drop to a walk during his second mile , and shoot a fair proportion of his pellets off the target altogether , but his ride … his ride would have the spectators reeling with wonder . |
| 5 | Bracing himself , ready for whatever he might find at the bottom . |
| 6 | He could stay at the Palm Springs home of Walter Annenberg , newspaper publisher , millionaire , friend of the Shah 's friend Richard Nixon , former ambassador tot he court of St James , Sullivan was told to convey the invitation in the name of the president and to ask how many people would be travelling with the Shah . |
| 7 | ‘ There was n't a thing he could do at the time , but he 's got his eye on them . ’ |
| 8 | In retrospect , one can see far better than even he could see at the time how deeply the logic of the ‘ New Theology ’ , biblical and historical rather than scholastic , was bound to challenge the whole shape of the contemporary Church and the way it perceived orthodoxy . |
| 9 | his beard and everything to a T. He 'd sit at the top of the table , have his stiff white serviette tucked into his waistcoat , and he 's lifted that carving knife and fork until — you sat there and you never said a word . |
| 10 | Of course he 'd jump at the chance of wearing the most famous shirt in the Premier Division . |
| 11 | So how could he not be far more upset than he would admit at the thought of the gap it would leave in his life and the prospect of probably never seeing his father again ? |
| 12 | Time and time again he would stare at the ground , hand on hip , if he thought he had received a bad call , and then swallow his anger and play tennis . |
| 13 | Each day he would arrive at the theatre at two or three in the afternoon , long before the 7.30pm performance . |
| 14 | Through each performance he would stand at the rear of the audience , his arms crossed and his head sunk down into his body as he peered intently at the stage . |
| 15 | He would move at the end of the day . |
| 16 | Their king is Aillen mac Midha , and in the past he would sit at the foot of the Palace ramparts , slender and blue-green , and with the chill faery blood of all the sidh in his veins . |
| 17 | He would sit at the head of the long table , the various amounts were packed in white paper with the name of the recipient on each . |
| 18 | At that point in his life , he would sit at the door of a club when he was playing and he would glare at the people who came in . |
| 19 | During the session Sir John May , the inquiry chairman , announced that he would sit at the inquiry with three lay assessors , and that the government had agreed to the granting of immunity from prosecution to witnesses . |
| 20 | FOR most of this year , Lee Sharpe has wondered if he would play at the top again . |
| 21 | He would call at the house at random times to see if he could catch his wife in compromising circumstances . |
| 22 | Five feet three , immensely strong — ‘ could pick up a thirteen-stone man by the seat of his pants ’ — a craftsman collier — ‘ he would look at the seam of coal … take a Number Two mandrel [ a half-headed pick ] and if he hit it just right , something like twenty tons of coal would fall out of the coal face ’ — and a man with a ‘ love of words , the longer the better ’ . |
| 23 | They dived into the sand did n't they , so he would survive at the back of the |
| 24 | He was looking skywards the way he did as a player : he would flick at the ball with the outside of his left foot while leaning back looking at the sky . |
| 25 | On the evening of the British Grand Prix he announced he would retire at the end of the season . |
| 26 | On Oct. 28 Gerrit van N. Viljoen announced that he would retire at the end of the November as Minister for State Affairs " in light of the increasing demands posed by the negotiations process " . |
| 27 | She did not add , He would jump at the chance of someone filling that post , so that he would n't be asked to take the children off Rose 's hands until she is once more fixed up with someone who could manage her unruly crowd , as well as herself and the house . |
| 28 | ( b ) That there is no satisfactory address for serving the summons either because he will not give an address , or it is doubtful if he will remain at the address long enough to accept service of the summons or is unable to furnish the name of anyone who would accept service on his behalf , e.g. social worker . |
| 29 | ‘ A man has been charged and he will appear at the City of London Magistrates Court on Monday . ’ |
| 30 | After the exam he will study at the building academy to become a building engineer like his father . |