Example sentences of "'s [noun pl] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Valence obeyed , the paraplegic 's fingers clawed at the air , as though inscribing some complex , arcane pattern . |
| 2 | They do , however , have that guitar-played-as-bacon-slicer slam approach that ( too ) many of this label 's acts adopt at the drop of a record contract . |
| 3 | Ruth heard Adam 's teeth grit at the memory . |
| 4 | Talbot and Van Gelder looked at each other in silence , then bent forward over Theodore 's shoulders to look at the figures he had added up . |
| 5 | Rostov 's lips twitched at the new interpretation of his son 's name . |
| 6 | Thiercelin 's eyes widened at the sight . |
| 7 | The Doctor 's eyes widened at the sound of the voice , and at the face revealed as the sergeant raised her helmet . |
| 8 | Kate 's eyes widened at the picture displayed . |
| 9 | Billy 's eyes stared at the wad in disbelief . |
| 10 | Yuan 's eyes flickered at the vocative title ‘ sei-sen ’ — ‘ sword bearer ’ . |
| 11 | Auguste 's eyes misted at the sound and sight of the lovely Araminta , Multhrop 's eighteen-year-old daughter , rustling down the staircase in a delightful froufrou of petticoats , her large blue eyes fixed on her father , but well aware of every male in sight . |
| 12 | Little seemed in Mrs Whitehouse 's eyes to change at the BBC and , in early 1964 , the Corporation 's Charter was renewed for a further twelve years without any of the additional ‘ safeguards ’ that Mrs Whitehouse would have liked to have seen written in . |
| 13 | Rachel 's eyes flashed at the tone of his voice , particularly the way he said ‘ beloved ’ with a sting , a subtle edge of sarcasm and a look of hard distaste on his face . |
| 14 | The relic-seller 's eyes brightened at the prospect of profit . |
| 15 | The road-sweeper 's eyes shone at the wonder of it all , and then he went on . |
| 16 | Patsy 's eyes shone at the excitement . |
| 17 | Stephen 's ears pricked at the mention of business . |
| 18 | Hosanna 's ears lifted at the sound . |
| 19 | In this case it can include a requirement in the order that he comply with the supervisor 's directions to attend at a specified place to participate in specified activities either with or without the child ( para 3(1) ( c ) ( 2 ) ) . |
| 20 | Because of the interest Colt 's guns aroused at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London , commissioners were sent to the New York Industrial Exhibition of 1854 . |
| 21 | Rolle 's Meditations embody at a literary level his appreciation of the shaping energies of the form of the inner life . |
| 22 | A 10-point programme for children 's rights adopted at the summit included ( i ) the reduction of infant and under-five mortality by one-third to 50 and 70 per 1,000 respectively by the year 2000 ; ( ii ) the reduction by half of severe malnutrition in children under five ; and ( iii ) basic and primary education for at least 80 per cent of children . |
| 23 | See one of Shakespeare 's plays performed at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre , stroll by the River , and browse around the delightful shops . |
| 24 | Scuffles broke out in the public gallery after victim Tony 's relatives cheered at the sentences . |
| 25 | Jim Courier , of the United States , beat Holland 's Richard Krajicek to win the men 's singles title at the Japan Open in Tokyo yesterday . |
| 26 | The show 's organisers bristle at the charge that political engagement , the current fad in US contemporary art museums , is just another nod towards a new decade 's fashion . |
| 27 | Bill Clinton 's advisors gathered at the White House to face yet another foreign policy challenge , proposing the use of U S naval power to enforce sanctions against Haiti and at the United Nations , U S diplomats were pressing for what would be a virtual blockade of the island . |
| 28 | The problem is that most tenant 's covenants appear at the outset to be quite reasonable and innocuous , but if a week is a long time in politics then 25 years is a lifetime in property during which circumstances can and will change with a result that a previously innocent-looking covenant could become highly restrictive and troublesome . |
| 29 | But VMI 's lawyers suggested at the court hearing that West Point has ‘ gone soft ’ , that its discipline records show a pattern of sexual tension in the 15 years since women were admitted — and that these have led to ‘ substantial , deep-seated problems . ’ |
| 30 | Thus the severe animosity against Jews culminating in the Aliens Act of 1905 , a product of what Bernard Gainer calls ‘ The Anti-Alien Mentality ’ ( 1972 , chapter 5 ) did not prevent sport 's patrons delighting at the scores of immigrants seeking material rewards through boxing . |