Example sentences of "[adv prt] at his [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One weekend he bought two postcards of the Adam 's Creek power station at night ( they were the only postcards there were ) and sat down at his rickety table by the window with a pen . |
| 2 | As he stared down at his half-empty glass Billy became aware of Freddie watching him closely and he looked up at the schemer suddenly , fixing him with a cold stare . |
| 3 | Nurse Walton looked down at his battered face . |
| 4 | She looked down at his sleeping form for what seemed like hours . |
| 5 | She felt a moment 's remorse as she looked down at his sleeping face . |
| 6 | He looked down at his empty glass . |
| 7 | Penry smiled , shrugging , then looked down at his filthy sweater in distaste . |
| 8 | He looked down at his left hand , then turned it over , studying its back . |
| 9 | As he fed , and she sat looking down at his absorbed face and regularly pumping jaws , his eyes tight closed and his clenched fist resting lightly on her skin , she slid into the blissfully familiar peace of it , even enjoying the faint sense of shame that came with the pleasure . |
| 10 | Edouard glanced down at his thin gold de Chavigny watch . |
| 11 | Jean-Paul glanced down at his own suit , which was too tight for him , and damned uncomfortable . |
| 12 | Caswell glanced briefly down at his own person and gave a self-conscious laugh . |
| 13 | He beamed down at his own plate , then cast a glance of concern at hers , a plain grilled escalope with tomatoes . |
| 14 | Corbett walked over , arms folded , and smiled icily down at his inveterate enemy . |
| 15 | Rachel jumped as though burnt , turning to stare down at his hard thigh , then saw the phone in his hand , her eyes shooting to his through her lashes . |
| 16 | He glanced down at his thick cock , which was standing up like a telegraph pole . |
| 17 | Smith was unkindly greeted by one of the most difficult of first balls — dragging him forward , zooming in at his front pad , then ducking away at speed . |
| 18 | Well Mark 's going in at his own risk , see ? |
| 19 | ‘ No , I ca n't ! ’ she snapped , glowering over at his tall figure . |
| 20 | She glanced over at his harsh profile . |
| 21 | Locke 's philosophy about property accepted the settlers ' point of view : in his theory it is the man on the spot who is doing something to the land ( though mainly by directing the labour of the people he has brought over at his own expense ) who is justly entitled to ownership . |
| 22 | She stared up at his broad face . |
| 23 | Eachuinn Odhar did not look up at his tall son . |
| 24 | A glance up at his mocking face was answer enough . |
| 25 | ALTHOUGH John Kirwan might be in a honeymoon mood at the moment after the whole All Black team turned up at his recent marriage in Italy ( see pages 54 and 65 ) , his good humour is unlikely to last too long if the NZRFU meeting on December 12 and 13th decides to take action against him over his public announcement that he would not make himself available for the All Blacks if Auckland coach John Hart is not Grizz Wyllie 's successor as national coach . |
| 26 | Peng Yu-wei looked up at his twelve-year-old charge expectantly , but Ben was silent . |
| 27 | Her eyelids slowly fluttering open , Laura trembled as she stared up at his grave face , his expression now troubled and curiously stern . |
| 28 | For this purpose he built up at his own expense a large collection of apparatus , which by 1723 he valued at £400 . |
| 29 | Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is to head the newly-established " Green Cross " , an organization set up at his own initiative with the aim of being an environmental equivalent of the Red Cross . |
| 30 | She felt almost stripped , lying on her back , staring up at his hard face and powerful body . |