Example sentences of "him [verb] at [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her finely shaped brows met in dark disapproval as she watched him pick at the lock with a thin piece of wire that he had produced from somewhere in the depths of his pocket . |
| 2 | If the partners unanimously or by a prescribed majority feel that one of their number should no longer remain with the firm they are given power to require him to retire at the end of a period of notice , typically six months or not less than six months to expire at the end of the firm 's accounting year . |
| 3 | A statue to him stands at the junction of Seagate and Castle Street , Irvine . |
| 4 | Mind you , he shits himself does n't he , cos Johnny Giles was it 's controversial cos they would n't let him speak at the end of the game . |
| 5 | I had told him to look at a video of the race and he would see that it was through my efforts that we had won the bronze . |
| 6 | A chance visit to Blackwardine caused him to look at the map for features of interest . |
| 7 | It only added to the team Renault-Williams ' total embarrassment at carelessly letting him go at the peak of his box office appeal and pulling power . |
| 8 | He watched his dejected figure walk past him into the cottage and , after allowing a few minutes to elapse , followed him in and discovered him sitting at the table in the living room , his bag of apples and sandwich lying untouched . |
| 9 | He watched her climb on to the chair , and she saw him grin at the sight of her sore rump , which she thought must burn as brightly as any beacon . |
| 10 | However his teachers recognised his exceptional qualities and he was given junior teaching posts which enabled him to register at the University of Pennsylvania , where he obtained his Master 's degree and began to work towards a PhD , specialising in philosophy . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't suppose ‘ Mrs Smith ’ is the first woman with whom Garry has deceived his wife , and she probably wo n't be the last , ’ she said , her desire for him disappearing at the contempt in his tone . |