Example sentences of "his [adj] [noun sg] [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , staring across the moonlit yard , she saw his tall figure standing at the top of the slope leading down to the river . |
| 2 | As his English guest turned at the door of his study to bow to the Romanian head of state before leaving his presence , he saw that Ceauşescu was holding out his fingers in the shape of a gun pointing at the head of his own interpreter ! |
| 3 | An Asian man who was forced to wed a girl in Pakistan has had his arranged marriage annulled at the Court of Session in Edinburgh . |
| 4 | An Asian man who was forced to wed a girl in Pakistan has had his arranged marriage annulled at the Court of Session in Edinburgh . |
| 5 | There was nothing in his early childhood to hint at the extraordinary life he would lead . |
| 6 | Champions ' Challenge prior to the Panasonic European Open at Walton Heath saw some spectacular golf and some equally spectacular scoring — not least from Nick Faldo , who aced his 6-iron tee shot at the 9th . |
| 7 | Sharpe held his straight-bladed sword pointed at the Lieutenant 's throat and locked his elbow as the Frenchman fell onto the blade . |
| 8 | Instantly , Delaney drew back his right hand , stiffened it to chop down as his left hand pulled at the rubber cowl on the man 's head , forcing it back , exposing his defenceless windpipe . |
| 9 | Wallis never forgot how Minton , whilst painting this portrait , skipped to and fro across the floorboards at Shaftesbury Villas ‘ like some lean fencer with his long brush stabbing at the canvas ’ , all the while throwing out the liveliest sallies . |
| 10 | His impassioned speech came at the end of a day of increasing speculation over the likelihood that the Liberal Democrats could hold the balance of power after Thursday 's general election . |
| 11 | His big bang comes at the NEC show in 1992 with the 530bhp twin-supercharged Vantage — but as a Bentley fan he was beaming nonetheless . |
| 12 | His amateur career started at the age of 12 with a father 's encouragement and a set of women 's irons . |
| 13 | His amateur career started at the age of 12 with a father 's encouragement and a set of women 's irons . |
| 14 | Doyle stepped into the club bar , looked around and finally saw his new partner sitting at the bar itself , slowly drinking a pint of orange juice . |