Example sentences of "to his [noun] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he did n't like to go against his grandmother who , in her grim fashion , had been kind to his dad at the last . |
| 2 | The dispute marked the latest stage in the political turmoil which had begun on Oct. 9 with Mamaloni 's resignation on as leader of the People 's Alliance Party ( PAP ) , shortly before he was due to face a challenge to his leadership at the ruling party 's annual convention . |
| 3 | Starting on the Seahawk 13 , Okoye shrugged off an arm tackle from one linebacker and flipped another on to his back at the 11 . |
| 4 | He had curled up on to his bed at the first opportunity and fallen fast asleep . |
| 5 | Thence it was finally brought to India in the thirteenth century by refugees fleeing Genghis Khan — at about the same time as Abelard was lecturing to his students at the new university of Paris . |
| 6 | The truth he got , but , when he rose to his feet at the splendid Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to declare the summit open , no more than a few people present had any inkling of what he was about to say . |
| 7 | Some hours later , Ben returned to his duties at the fair . |
| 8 | According to Bede , who records the death of Penda in the battle of the Winwaed , which he places in 655 ( HE 111 , 24 ) , Penda ruled the Mercian nation for twenty-two years from his victory at Hatfield to his defeat at the Winwaed ( HE 11 , 20 ) , that is from 633 to 655 . |
| 9 | Some of those who believed that his first bankruptcy had been engineered by the Shipping Federation had come to his rescue at the eleventh hour . |
| 10 | Dr Nigel Cox , 47 , convicted of attempting to murder a terminally ill patient , has until Thursday to decide whether to return to his post at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester next year subject to certain conditions . |
| 11 | He is reunited with his mother whilst in prison and after his release and a visit to his brother at the latter 's foundry settles down at Chesney Wold to care for the stricken Sir Leicester Dedlock . |
| 12 | The huge eight-year-old gelding , whose appetite is so big that he is nicknamed Monster Munch , was led through a crowd of 500 well-wishers to his box at the Saxon House stables of his trainer , Nick Gaselee . |
| 13 | He will return to Britain for Christmas , before going back to his job at the British-run King Khaled National Guard Hospital , near Jeddah . |
| 14 | He will return to Britain for Christmas , before going back to his job at the British-run King Khaled National Guard Hospital , near Jeddah . |
| 15 | It is safe to assume that these were prominent factors when Biggs was considered as a possible opponent for Mason who will go to his corner at the Royal Albert Hall in London tonight with a record of 31 professional victories , 30 inside the distance . |
| 16 | He often raises that subject , and we understand his desperation about what will happen to his seat at the next election . |
| 17 | When he got back to his room at the Grand Hotel , he spoke urgently to his solicitor with a view to bringing a private prosecution against the Party 's chief agent for assault and battery . |
| 18 | The night was still young and at this point David suggested that , as Carole had pushed off home , they should go back to his room at the Grand and watch television . |
| 19 | After he died of a heart attack in 1968 on the dock next to his boat at the Waikiki Yacht Club , his ashes were scattered over Kalahuewehe break . |