Example sentences of "his [noun sg] at that [noun] " in BNC.

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1 To understand why , argues Gilbert , we need to understand the construction of the sodomite , his association at that time with evil , rebellion , and insurrection , and the belief that to tolerate his sin was to court the possibility of divine revenge ( as with Sodom and Gomorrah ) .
2 The following is his acceptance speech as President and , while betraying a certain youthfulness , it demonstrates the cast — the humour and the audacity — of his mind at that time :
3 A little fold of the veil can be drawn aside to disclose his mood at that time .
4 It was difficult not to be ashamed of his behaviour at that time .
5 ‘ Last Saturday night , just about the time you were with his wife at that party in Fulham .
6 It would have been easy to nick his wallet at that point .
7 His hairline at that age was receding at the parting , giving every intimation that he might be bald one day ; not so , in the event — photographs of him as an older man show clearly that same hairline , looking very much the same as it had in the days of his youth .
8 In fact , I can describe his manner at that moment no better than the way Miss Kenton puts it in her letter ; it was indeed ‘ as though he hoped to find some precious jewel he had dropped there ’ .
9 It will help [ the photographer ] to focus some aspect of his life and in the process enrich his life at that moment .
10 I was told by released French hostages that he did attempt to escape , that he was beaten very badly , and that basically his spirit at that time was , was , was broken ; he did n't want to talk with the other hostages in the room and he pretty much had withdrawn .
11 Dada was overcome by natural embarrassment on meeting his daughter at that moment .
12 This race came only two months after he had run well for a long way when leading the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury and Gaselee told me , ‘ He appeared to love the Newbury race and we were delighted with his performance at that time . ’
13 His pass at that grade would however show what he could do .
14 There was even a suggestion that I was one of Juval Aviv 's sources for the Interfor Report , although I had never met the man or even seen his report at that point .
15 Had the attendance of the third party been only two , the Treasurer would have eaten his half-cake at that party alone .
16 Moreover , since all unproductive consumption is considered to be capitalist personal consumption , the question of the unproductive consumption of the state does not arise in his discussion at that point .
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