Example sentences of "[v-ing] at the [noun sg] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One of them was so desperate to stop me overtaking at the ford he lost his footing and fell backwards into the water . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It 's nothing , ’ he said , frowning at the blood he saw on his fingers . |
| 3 | Pausing at the door he turned once more and extended the middle finger of his right hand towards the bed . |
| 4 | Rory worked out she was looking at the door he was crouched behind . |
| 5 | The whole of the way through that he was looking at the person he was trying to im not staring at them , but good eye contact , so if you 're trying to influence somebody there 's no point in looking somewhere else . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've got something on my mind , ’ he said sharply , sipping at the drink he cradled in his hand . |
| 7 | ‘ And what , might I ask , sir , was he doing at the time he was talking about the bell ? ’ |
| 8 | Still staring at the wall he asked , ‘ Did you find her ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ This ? ’ said Marco , glancing at the tape he 'd just slotted . |
| 10 | Ward was leaning forward again , his weight dragging at the arm he was still holding . |
| 11 | Nodding at the manager he left the office without a further word . |
| 12 | He was in the living-room of his own flat , sitting at the table he used for working . |
| 13 | But the way Brian Harley is playing at the moment he must have been hoping to double that at least . ’ |
| 14 | Thus Castro was in dire need of a Soviet commitment to preserve his revolution , and in a speech given to the United Nations on 26 September 1960 the Cuban leader may have been hinting at the price he might have been willing to pay when he said , ‘ We understand how terrible the subordination of the economy and life in general of nations to foreign economic power is . |