Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He kicks moodily at the carpet . |
| 2 | He looks longingly at the teapot and the tiny red cups . |
| 3 | When I ask our guide who lives there , he glances disapprovingly at the slums . |
| 4 | One per over per batsman is the ration , with a bouncer being defined as a ball passing over the batsman 's shoulder as he stands upright at the crease . |
| 5 | He shoots twice at the cashier , but misses both times . |
| 6 | Through sea-sized eyes that are crusted with rheum and asteroid dust He stares fixedly at the Destination . |
| 7 | He smiles slightly at the vague feeling of hope he now feels . |
| 8 | And he smiles afresh at the thought of what that particular victory meant to everyone who witnessed it . |
| 9 | He still has a still has a few technical problems with his speeches , his voice is very thin , he falls away at the end of sentences and when he rises to a crescendo his voice is like the distance whine of an aeroplane engine but what he said was exactly what they wanted to hear a return to family life and strong law and order . |
| 10 | Alex Lightbody , the reigning Irish champion , will also do his cause a power of good if he does well at the British Isles Championship in Worthing . |
| 11 | ‘ If things are as you say , then a man can never be sure of his wife ; never be sure that he 'll find her there when he comes home at the end of the day . |