Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our first Secretary of State for National Heritage had spent his Easter hols at the Lucerne festival , where the London Symphony Orchestra ( last year 's Arts Council grants : over £1 million ) proved its world-class rank with a ‘ peerless ’ Mahler One . |
| 2 | One evening Rosslyn 's horse came up from the paddock as usual for his dinner , but instead of practically knocking her over like he normally did in his enthusiasm to get at the food , he stopped quietly at her side and put his head in her hands , saying non-verbally : ‘ I hurt ! ’ |
| 3 | He was well pleased with the fruits that his Technique bore at the school . |
| 4 | Paul felt his heart sink at the sight of them . |
| 5 | His coming displayed no jot of his inner feelings , though his heart sank at the array of knee breeches and crinolines , and at last it occurred to him that the lunatics he had met upstairs were in Dickensian dress . |
| 6 | He was sweating slightly , overheated from the bath , his shirt open at the neck . |
| 7 | He was strolling down the steep narrow street towards the sea , his hands deep in his pockets and his shirt open at the throat , very pale and Londonish , looking about him with the fond , proprietorial air of an Englishman returning to a favourite spot abroad . |
| 8 | His text hints at the periods and utterances of Gloriana 's England , but it quite avoids the " half-timbered " . |
| 9 | The deposed king had announced his decision to return at the end of May , when he committed himself to promoting democracy and announced that he was planning to sponsor an interim multiparty government of national consensus which would include members of the military . |
| 10 | The Scottish Sports Council announced today that its Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Mr Ken Hutchison has intimated his decision to retire at the end of November . |
| 11 | He and Kendall will meet for further discussions but if they are not fruitful , the player will become a free agent when his contract expires at the end of the month , although any transfer will command a fee . |
| 12 | When his trial opened at the Tokyo District Court on Sept. 22 , however , he caused widespread consternation by pleading not guilty to the charges of making illegal payments . |
| 13 | Of the two archers the younger was tall and fair with a ruddy complexion , the other was of medium height and stalwart build , his hair grizzled at the temples , his eyes grey , his mouth well set above a firm chin , and his expression one of habitual good-humour , as though of a man at peace with himself if not with the world . |
| 14 | As I sat listening to Dr Bowie and his statistician talking at the press conference called to launch their report , carefully explaining the origin of the figures , I realized the significance of this news . |
| 15 | Then she had the severest strain put on the control of her newly awakened ear-boxing predilection when his mouth twitched at the corners and it seemed , for a moment , that her sarcasm had amused him . |
| 16 | His mouth twitched at the corner . |
| 17 | His mouth twitched at the corner . |
| 18 | His mouth watered at the prospect . |
| 19 | He opened his mouth to shout at the Thing , and the walls exploded . |
| 20 | RANGERS manager Walter Smith refuses to take winning this season 's Premier League title for granted — despite his side cruising at the top . |
| 21 | Ward was leaning forward again , his weight dragging at the arm he was still holding . |
| 22 | He was n't too upset when at first his mind rebelled at the change of pace — a cluck or two was sufficient to make his straying hand release an unanswered letter , a firmer reprimand put aside his list of tasks for the next day . |
| 23 | Contract Director , Bill Freeman , who recently announced his intention to retire at the end of the year , started his carpet career with Stoddard in 1956 . |
| 24 | A small survey of Lichtenstein 's art opens at the Tate Gallery , Liverpool , next month , with a really comprehensive exhibition of his work following at the Guggenheim Museum , New York , in May . |
| 25 | His rustiness showed at the point when he was asked to accelerate . |
| 26 | The two Yorkshire Puddings sit on his lap looking at the world through angel hair matted with dried spit . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | I heard him lock the chamber door and , a few minutes later , the mewing of his cat scratching at the wood for admittance . |
| 29 | Kopyion sat at his desk looking at the major . |
| 30 | His black eyes flickered , and he drew the monk over by his sleeve to look at the pageant more closely . |