Example sentences of "shoulder at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seemed relieved when I told him I was reading anthropology and , looking somewhat apprehensively over his shoulder at the sociology building , he muttered ‘ well thank goodness you 're not taking bloody sociology , with all those left wing bastards who hate the polis ’ . |
| 2 | He glanced over his shoulder at the crowd of people . |
| 3 | Gaily looked back over his shoulder at the rosy-bricked manor house , for he was too near to remembering the time he had wished his mother dead . |
| 4 | ‘ I wo n't need to do that , ’ he said , glancing briefly beyond Zambia 's shoulder at the wall behind . |
| 5 | They had done it for the joy of creating , without having to look over their shoulder at the censor . |
| 6 | He jabbed a thumb over his shoulder at the interior . |
| 7 | Then , looking back over its shoulder at the enemy behind it , it aims and shoots . |
| 8 | He glanced back secretively over his shoulder at the other three who were talking and paying no attention to him . |
| 9 | Hazel stakes are unquestionably the best but when I caught rabbits professionally I had the estate make me up a set of iron stakes of only ⅜ inch ( 1 centimetre ) diameter , with a small shoulder at the top to prevent the top line sliding down the stake . |
| 10 | George came last , carrying an attaché case of papers and looking over his shoulder at the train as if wondering if he 'd forgotten anything . |
| 11 | McKenzie , the former IBF flyweight champion and ex-WBO bantamweight king , earned something of a hollow victory last night when Birmingham 's Peter Buckley was forced to retire with an injured shoulder at the end of the third round . |
| 12 | Eric glanced fearfully back over his shoulder at the monster . |
| 13 | Estabrook glanced back over his shoulder at the thugs , who had gone to the fire , presumably to divide the loot by its light . |
| 14 | He gestured over his shoulder at the other members of the golfing Press . |
| 15 | He put the holdall on the table then moved behind her chair to look over her shoulder at the entry she was underlining with a fingernail . |
| 16 | By contrast her community work was something she had achieved on her own without looking over her shoulder at the rest of her family . |
| 17 | One , two , three , ’ as he counted he stood back and then launched his shoulder at the door with surprising impact . |
| 18 | Whitlock took a sip of beer then glanced over his shoulder at the entrance . |
| 19 | I peered over his shoulder at the spidery script . |
| 20 | You have got your calculator with you , have n't you ? ’ he said , glaring savagely over his shoulder at the assistant . |
| 21 | He looked over the estate agent 's shoulder at the surprised face of the Englishman . |
| 22 | Christina looked over Stephen 's shoulder at the accounts , spread across his desk . |
| 23 | I dropped down in the boat again , looking over my shoulder at the shore . |
| 24 | She picked one , hoisting the bread under one arm , and swished it over her shoulder at the swarm of cattle flies that buzzed there . |
| 25 | He raised enquiring eyebrows at her , and she mouthed , ‘ Trouble ! ’ at the same time jerking her thumb over her shoulder at the reception area . |
| 26 | He came and stood behind her , staring over her shoulder at the screen , frowning darkly at the columns of figures displayed . |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , no , pray , ’ she begged , dropping the bread and rising also , and casting an apprehensive glance over her shoulder at the closed door . |
| 28 | Laverne looks over my shoulder at the clouds , because it is easier than confronting his own oozing paint . |
| 29 | She looked over her shoulder at the other two , smiling archly . |
| 30 | The pressures of the health market which the Government have created mean that balanced books and a worried look over the shoulder at the competition are the immediate concerns of NHS managers and accountants . |