Example sentences of "at the old man [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stared in anger at the old man 's face , at his eyes which goggled anxiously at hers , then roved off when she met his look , his lips which caved in on his gums and mumbled and tightened as though he was always eating . |
| 2 | The tale is all too familiar , but in this case it has a tragic poignancy : Leopold 's heart was broken by his son 's defection , and the rift between them remained unhealed even at the old man 's death . |
| 3 | First the social worker went in at the old man 's request , and tried to persuade the daughter and son-in-law to leave . |
| 4 | ‘ Why are you looking at me like that ? ’ asked Sikes , uneasy at the old man 's strange expression . |
| 5 | They walked along , slowly , at the old man 's pace . |
| 6 | ‘ At the old man 's funeral yesterday . |