Example sentences of "[prep] he [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not like him to grumble at a bitch . |
| 2 | Anselm had known Hugh as papal legate in France when he was abbot of Bec , but his close association with him came at a moment when he was in a very perplexing situation . |
| 3 | Indeed it is a credit to Wilko that the board have been confident enough in him to compete at the highest levels in the transfer market . |
| 4 | And that was how her love for him felt at the moment — as cheap and useless as a dollar . |
| 5 | There was good reason for him to remain at the helm now , too : the wind was freshening and veering , so that it was coming close to dead astern . |
| 6 | There was no reason for him to feel at a disadvantage . |
| 7 | The eagerness with which the boy sought for knowledge , however , so impressed his schoolmaster that he continued to teach him without a fee ; then , through Hooker 's uncle who was Chamberlain of Exeter , he persuaded John Jewel , Bishop of Salisbury , to pay for him to study at the latter 's old college of Corpus Christi at Oxford . |
| 8 | Particularly when Fergie — to the astonishment and great displeasure of Buckingham Palace staff — arranged for him to dine at the Queen 's official London residence with the Iraqi oil minister . |
| 9 | Vacation time Francis arranged for him to caddy at the Lyford Cay club to keep him out of trouble . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . |
| 11 | In any piece of fiction there must be room for the reader — room for him to jump at a suggestion , to insert himself into a story , to respond to hints and clues : to be told what is offered to him is to encourage him to read passively and so to give him less than he deserves . |
| 12 | In this instance it is very important for him to look at the monitor while talking and try to pretend that the interviewer is in the room with him . |
| 13 | Well I er do n't agree that there has been er understaffing and in the statement which I made to the House today I was able to point out what a very big increase in er the total complement of the prison officers has taken place during recent years , but it 's up to Lord Justice Woolf to look in to whatever evidence is put before him , it 's for him to look at the terms of reference and he will no doubt decide what is relevant and what is not . |
| 14 | When the young Alfred Hitchcock was looking for a studio in which to learn the craft of filmmaking , it never occurred to him to knock at the doors of Samuelson 's Worton Hall or Stoll at Cricklewood . |
| 15 | A statue to him stands at the junction of Seagate and Castle Street , Irvine . |
| 16 | it was too late to try and stop the marriage now , and it certainly had n't occurred to him to try at the time . |