Example sentences of "his [noun] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the course of Abimelech 's questioning of Abraham it emerges that he has been claiming Sarah is his sister at every place they have been ! |
| 2 | He had grown close to Gerry Gomez since the day he had asked if he could meet his sister at the airport , and they now worked together admirably . |
| 3 | Thus , along with several of his contemporaries at the Palace , Ronnie Dunn was only really appreciated by the Palace fans and not on the bigger stages that his prowess deserved . |
| 4 | And the Echo can reveal that he has already opened legal proceedings against Saunders and Liverpool FC , as his employers at the time . |
| 5 | She caught a glimpse of his paleness at the window of the bathroom on the first floor . |
| 6 | The music had sounded exactly like all other music he had ever heard , and the intervals between Louise Müller 's appearances had been rather tedious , but the display of her charms had provided more than adequate compensation for the occasional ennui Lefevre had enjoyed it even more , expressing his enthusiasm at the end by shouting , ‘ Bravo ! ’ standing , and clapping his hands above his head . |
| 7 | Play may also serve ‘ the individual child in working through his own problems or fulfilling his wishes at the fantasy level ’ ( ibid . |
| 8 | First half losses before tax increased from £17.7m to £30.6m at Ratners ; Gerald Ratner received much criticism and there were calls for his resignation at the company 's agm . |
| 9 | Sharon announced his resignation at the start of a meeting of the central committee of the Likud party ( the principal component of the country 's ruling coalition ) . |
| 10 | These included the rationalization of the State Intelligence Secretariat ( SIDE ) , with one-third of employees being made redundant and buildings and vehicles auctioned off ( the SIDE chief , Juan Bautista Yofre , announcing his resignation at the end of the month and being succeeded by Hugo Anzorreguí ) , and the creation of a central body to supervise the finances of public-sector companies due for privatization . |
| 11 | If the price goes up 9% and his costs stay about the same maybe up 5% or so , er his actual bottom line is his income at the end of the year will in fact increase by about 60% . |
| 12 | At the beginning of August , Joseph was summoned to Lapwai by yet another commission desiring his settlement at an agency . |
| 13 | Her son , that small boy you see there , happily throwing his crusts at the waterfowl , will shortly afterwards contract some strange but deadly virus , possibly from the Labradors , and will lose the sight of both eyes . |
| 14 | The first minister he saw after taking in the new facts was Eden , in many ways his favourite at the time . |
| 15 | Harry did n't really have his heart at the Centre and was only there to please his wife . |
| 16 | He 'll be explaining his views at a meeting on the crisis at Oxford Town Hall this evening . |
| 17 | ‘ Now he sails under a flag of convenience , prepared to change his views at the drop of an opinion poll . ’ |
| 18 | Gaily nodded , and , bending forward , clicked his fingers at the cat . |
| 19 | Cranston turned and flicked his fingers at the urchin . |
| 20 | Isambard lifted a hand without turning his head , and snapped his fingers at the shifting , uneasy murmur at his back . |
| 21 | Then she felt his fingers at the zip of her dress , and breathed a sigh of relief . |
| 22 | He snapped his fingers at the barmaid and ordered a brandy . |
| 23 | Within an eastern culture , table-fellowship and the sharing of a meal is regarded as a particularly intimate form of association , The fact that Jesus was prepared to act in such a fashion , and to be seen doing it , communicated as powerfully as any pronouncement , both to his friends at the table and his enemies at the window ( Matt. |
| 24 | In answer to his pull at the doorbell a butler appeared who regretted , on Charles 's enquiry for Lord Southdown , that His Lordship was out . |
| 25 | Sold by Marseille chairman Bernard Tapie after bust-up at a charity match when he threw his shirt at the referee . |
| 26 | Les Davies ( representing Economics ) , currently completing his PhD at the Management Centre , will join the group as research fellow . |
| 27 | She was also clutching his knee and he was swinging her up on his foot at every step and she was screaming and laughing . |
| 28 | Hirst , who broke his foot at the start of the season , missed both the games against Spain and Norway . |
| 29 | The Board 's general counsel , Michael Friend , said afterwards : ‘ The finding was that he did change his scorecard at the qualifying round for the European Tour School last October , but the Board felt the sentence of 10 years was too severe given that it was a first offence . ’ |
| 30 | His decision at the outset of the election campaign to disclose his Budget plans drew intense Conservative fire and reinforced Labour 's reputation as a high-taxation party . |