Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] at his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Buckmaster dabbed at his thin lips with his napkin . |
| 2 | Meredith fumed at his liquefying eyes and the contemptuous curl of his sculpted mouth . |
| 3 | Dennis glanced at his tasting notes . |
| 4 | Corbett stared at his bold-faced servant . |
| 5 | When I close my eyes and imagine fatherhood , I see all the standard clichés : John Jr walking with me in the park , a football dribbling at his chubby little feet ; John Jr passing me a spanner as I lie underneath the motorbike ; John Jr asking me to read him that story one more time because I read it so well . |
| 6 | Stok tugged at his fleshy chin . |
| 7 | All the while her thighs pumped at his quivering prick . |
| 8 | Thus , when Ludendorff arrived at his new headquarters at Marienburg , orders had already been given for the mass of the Eighth Army to form a half-moon facing southeast , toward the centre of which' Samsonov , urged on by telegrams from Jilinski , was now marching his weary men . |
| 9 | The American boy stared at his empty glass , which he had drained nervously at a gulp , and looked uncertainly towards the figure of his mother fast disappearing among the crowd . |
| 10 | Cornelius worried at his top knot and Tuppe kicked his tiny bootheels against the plinth and patted his brown paper bag . |
| 11 | Ronni glared at his arrogant , retreating back . |
| 12 | After reading of Helen Wright 's good fortune in September Amicus Ivan McNeill wrote to tell me of his luck in winning a three day family trip to Euro Disney in a free draw organised at his local Esso petrol station in Ballymena , County Antrim . |
| 13 | A ceremonial sword hung at his left side in a gilded scabbard and clusters of beribboned medals and star-pointed orders festooned both sides of his tunic . |
| 14 | ‘ It is indecent for a Muslim to look at his private parts and his excretion . ’ |
| 15 | FIX-IT star Sir Jimmy Savile spoke last night of his sadness over job cuts at his favourite hospital . |
| 16 | When he left Williams for Ferrari , I remember Frank Williams reminiscing at his annual press luncheon that he had fond memories of Alan Jones and Keke Rosberg , but that it would be some time before he had similar memories of Nigel . |
| 17 | Alyssia looked at his expressive hands , the long , clever fingers , and she wondered how well he really knew this woman . |
| 18 | Alyssia gasped at his loose rendition of the truth , and then closed her mouth as she took in Piers 's frozen expression . |
| 19 | ‘ She says you are beautiful , ’ murmured Lucenzo , and Meredith 's cheeks pinkened at his slow gaze . |
| 20 | The Prince and Princess put on a show by travelling in the same car as Harry starts at his new school . |
| 21 | Gillian looked at his round pink cheeks , then into his little blue eyes . |
| 22 | The major stared at his superior officer . |
| 23 | He wanted a noisy , breezy curate to get at his rough teenagers . |
| 24 | Adam sat at his usual lunchtime table in the Savoy Grill the one discreetly opposite the main entrance , so that without seeming to do so , he saw everyone who entered the restaurant . |
| 25 | In Division One he was subjected to a lot of dubious physical challenge and then , as Palace managers came and went , Vince 's role was constantly changing , so that he became something of an enigma to Palace fans who would one week marvel at his sinuous skills and near-perfect control but then despair at his virtual anonymity the next . |
| 26 | Peter Yeo was still looking out of the window , and Claudia glanced at his familiar back , too short and too broad despite the most expensive tailoring , with real anxiety , ‘ You do n't honestly think that , do you , Peter ? |
| 27 | The inspector looked at his sunken head with compassion . |
| 28 | Maria looked at his grim expression and knew what she had to do . |
| 29 | He liked girls looking at his muscly legs ; he liked them hearing his muscly arguments , too . |
| 30 | When he was voted the English League 's Player of the Year in 1973 , the Sunday Telegraph marvelled at his new maturity , and described his transformation as being ‘ like Attila The Hun giving up fighting for sculpture . ’ |