Example sentences of "[verb] at his [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Graham looks at his third can of beer thoughtfully . |
| 2 | He had been defeated at his first attempt in 1685 , and in 1689 petitioned the Commons against Tory violence at the hustings . |
| 3 | ‘ Stop messing about , ’ Rosie had said at his first attempt . |
| 4 | ‘ Detente ’ quickly became a pejorative term , and President Reagan , elected in 1980 , referred to the USSR in a celebrated phrase as an ‘ evil empire ’ ; the Russians , he declared at his first press conference , would ‘ lie and cheat and pursue their ends of world domination ’ . |
| 5 | Adams had already given notice of intent overnight with his occasional left-arm spin , when Hansie Cronje ( imprudently cutting at his fourth ball ) offered a first Test wicket , and , suitably encouraged , the Jamaican picked up three more in an impressive 21-over spell of slight and turn which restricted the visitors ' lead to 83 . |
| 6 | The trash , getting ready to protest at this change in plans and then his jaw dropping at his first sight of Lucy ; getting into the cab with him , knowing what she was doing but somehow feeling that she was watching it all from somewhere else . |
| 7 | THE teenager charged in the murder of a German tourist sobbed at his first court appearance last night as police staked out several Miami sites searching for his girlfriend and suspected accomplice . |
| 8 | Simon Hodgkinson levelled at his fourth goal attempt , but a late try for Ireland signalled the grandstand finish sealed by a Mike Teague try . |
| 9 | Touching at his first port of call , |
| 10 | Their father was one of the first beneficiaries , and the whole family was able to gather at his 100th birthday party . |
| 11 | The author presiding at his last meeting as chairman of the Arts Council in 1972 . |