Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] at [pos pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Abberley looks at his own cardiograph for a time . |
| 2 | Lucy looked at her own face in the mirror . |
| 3 | Karen looked at her own hands . |
| 4 | The years spent at Cass enabled Rod Morris to evolve at his own pace and allowed his intuition the subtle space it required . |
| 5 | The years spent at Cass enabled Rod Morris to evolve at his own pace and allowed his intuition the subtle space it required . |
| 6 | Vic grimaces at his own reflection , as if to say : come off it , no identity crises , please . |
| 7 | Claudia laughed at her own fears ; she was quite safe with Roman — from the sea , anyway . |
| 8 | Jaq wondered at his own motives for wishing to view the mock-Stealer changing back into a woman — teasing , ambivalent motives . |
| 9 | Maria looked at her own watch and then at him , the pleasure fading from her face . |
| 10 | Antonio roared at his own humour , joined by Christina and Stephen , while his wife stood silent . |
| 11 | Furthermore , " The Governors inspected the School building and the darkness of the large room having been a frequent source of complaint and of expense in the use of gas [ for lighting ] , Captain Sykes offered at his own cost to employ an architect and have the windows lowered to a suitable height . " |
| 12 | Anne looked at her own face . |
| 13 | In 1964 , although widely expected to reach the higher echelons of the Army , Winchester retired at his own request and settled in Kenya , where he kept dairy cattle on a farm outside Nairobi . |
| 14 | Alice glanced at her own hands , small , neat , the nails immaculately well maintained , and covered with a transparent varnish to protect them from the world . |