Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [verb] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | RUSSIA teetered on the brink of anarchy last night as President Boris Yeltsin virtually declared war on a conservative legislature that had bluntly rejected his attempts to arrive at a power-sharing agreement . |
| 2 | This duty which every partner owes to each of his co-partners lies at the very heart of the partnership relationship . |
| 3 | His shoulders sloped at an alarming angle so that he looked like a pyramid wearing a hat . |
| 4 | ‘ Dr Neil ? ’ she said , turning and bobbing at him like a proper servant , a manoeuvre which amused him , so that his lips twitched at the unlikely sight — it was so much at odds with her determined personality . |
| 5 | His ears pricked at the unmistakable tones of French officialdom . |
| 6 | WITH REFERENCE to Robert Brooke 's letter ( WCM June ) regarding Geoff Humpage removing his pads to bowl at an early stage of a first-class match , on Saturday , July 17 , 1982 at Headingley he again removed his pads , and bowled the 12th over of the game . |
| 7 | His rivals work at a quieter pitch , making art that is predominantly abstract . |
| 8 | The way his bullets plucked at the fat bag was slightly obscene . |
| 9 | His nerves screamed at the shocking transitions his body had endured . |