Example sentences of "he [vb -s] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's funny that he flags at the interests of the party of crime . |
2 | Since the quadrupling of the defence budget in 1950–55 , the president 's main source of power has come from the fact that he sits at the head of a great ‘ national security state ’ — to adopt the phrase of Daniel Patrick Moynihan , a Democratic senator . |
3 | For example the owner of a motor vehicle can be said to use it where he sits at the side of the driver , who is not his employee and the vehicle is being used for his purpose ( Cobb v Williams [ 1973 ] RTR 1 13 ) . |
4 | [ He sits at the table . ] |
5 | He was Raven Maize , a mysterious man with ‘ Together Forever ’ , a club hit in '89 , and far more soulful than the pristine work he offers at the moment : ‘ In those days I could record for nothing . |
6 | He lives — with Judy , his wife of 24 years — in Ealing , West London , where he drinks at the cricket club and , along with the Kinnocks , is one of the local celebrities . |
7 | And he laughs at the idea that the Prince of Darkness will now become King of the Castle . |
8 | When he looks at the lake |
9 | He goes into a restaurant and he says oh the waiter erm let me see the menu and he looks at the menu and said right , he said . |
10 | And Beuno said nothing , but he looked at him as mildly as he looks at the trout that he catches in the stream , and the doctor said , ‘ Until tomorrow ’ , and he left , and Beuno watched him go as mildly as he watches the sheep when he frees them from where they are caught in the hedge . |
11 | If he looks at the statistics , he will see that it has always been like that . |
12 | At other times he looks at the sky , his jaw clenching and unclenching as if working a particularly stubborn wad of chewing gum while the Kansas City Glee Club harmonises solemn music : perhaps he wants to turn it off — but they are unstoppable . |
13 | He looks at the mess on the controls . |
14 | If he looks at the dates of all those expressions , he will see that we published our statement in May , even after my hon. Friend the Member for Dagenham ( Mr. Gould ) had made his remarks . |
15 | Finally , he looks at the availability of the basic data which are accessible to researchers in child care ; to the kind of housekeeping information that should be kept by organizations and which if it is , makes it unnecessary for researchers to start from scratch every time . |
16 | The Minister says : The gentleman has made his point in his usual colourful style.His views will be taken into consideration by the Home Secretaryw when he looks at the problem |
17 | He looks at the bags of plasma : 15,000 ccs have been moved through Ali . |
18 | He looks at the BBC with a cold outsider 's eye , makes the right sort of noises ( stressing ‘ impartiality ’ , lambasting sloppy Lime Grove journalism ) and is unafraid to alter or cancel potentially controversial programmes . |
19 | so he looks at the buyer 's guide , business card and it 's thoroughly . |
20 | He looks at the window over Tite 's shoulder and says something like : ‘ Oh … early days yet . ’ |
21 | But I would make clear to Mr if he looks at the minutes of the budget review sub-committee , that the suggestion of the director of property services wastes his time fully exploring all options for the disposal of all or any part of the County Farms estate , for which he probably asks for a large amount of money , since it involves an enormous amount of wasted time , is not been agreed , it 's a non-delegated item , it was a recommendation of this committee which has not been moved at this committee , and it was a most unfortunate and woolly form of words . |
22 | He looks at the front of her clothing and makes a note . |
23 | He looks at the visitor , looks at Agnes , and she has no choice but to say : ‘ And Paul ? ’ |
24 | And then he looks at the priest , and adds , ‘ Now you tell me the truth … |
25 | He finds that he looks at the beggar intensely , as if he would like to know his life story , and smiles quite naturally . |
26 | His technique is simple but effective ; he looks at the war ‘ from the bottom up ’ . |
27 | He looks at the hanky . |
28 | He looks at the city through the diverse eyes of Kevin Kline 's anxious but sympathetic lawyer , Steve Martin 's greedily exploitative film maker and Danny Glover 's endangered tow-truck driver . |
29 | It is it 's the warmth and as he looks at the bush out of the front door I 'm sure he laughs . |
30 | He looks at the class now . |