Example sentences of "his [noun] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Cranston turned and flicked his fingers at the urchin . |
| 32 | 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. |
| 33 | 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 . |
| 34 | Sold by Marseille chairman Bernard Tapie after bust-up at a charity match when he threw his shirt at the referee . |
| 35 | He looked into his tent at the two dark cowled figures squatting there . |
| 36 | Les Davies ( representing Economics ) , currently completing his PhD at the Management Centre , will join the group as research fellow . |
| 37 | She was also clutching his knee and he was swinging her up on his foot at every step and she was screaming and laughing . |
| 38 | Hirst , who broke his foot at the start of the season , missed both the games against Spain and Norway . |
| 39 | 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 . ’ |
| 40 | Edwards has emphasised , ever since the annual meeting two weeks ago when he used his majority shareholding to secure Knighton a place on the United board that he would make his decision at the end of this season . |
| 41 | Edwards has emphasised , ever since the annual meeting two weeks ago when he used his majority shareholding to secure Knighton a place on the board , that he would make his decision at the end of this season . |
| 42 | 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 . |
| 43 | For many years Thomson lived in New York in his apartment at the Chelsea Hotel . |
| 44 | I turned up at his apartment at the appointed hour . |
| 45 | He transferred his swagger-stick to his left arm , thrust his hands alongside the piping on his breeches , and aimed his jaw at the horizon . |
| 46 | In 1759 Arthur Guinness founded his brewery at the St. James 's Gate site in Dublin and in 1769 the first export shipment took place . |
| 47 | Aussie scrum half Allan Langer is playing out of his skin at the moment and if ‘ Alfie ’ controls the open spaces at Wembley , it will be curtains . |
| 48 | He lives with his wife and two children in Amersham and is currently taking golf lessons with one of his sons at a local club . |
| 49 | When Mackay launched his cavalry at the attackers ' flank to try to restore the situation , they were caught up in the rout of the demoralised infantry , now stampeding from the field , while the victorious Highlanders pressed on unchecked until distracted from killing by the chance of plunder as they reached Mackay 's baggage train . |
| 50 | The appellant was anxious for the matter to be dealt with in the magistrates ' court , but his accomplice elected to be tried in the Crown Court , but changed his plea at the last minute . |
| 51 | This was how North presented his case at the public hearings , never doubting . |
| 52 | ‘ Someone 's been splashing out at Woolworths , ’ said O'Hara , tapping with his hook at the pearls . |
| 53 | For when the Battle of the Somme broke out in July , Boelcke — having persuaded his seniors of his indispensability at the front — accounted for fiftyone planes with his ‘ Flying Circus ’ , of which twenty were his own personal bag . |
| 54 | There was no way I was going across to follow Ewen Mackay to spy on his activities at the house . |
| 55 | He was subjected to threats and abuse and believing himself in danger of attack , drew a pistol in order to keep his opponents at a distance . |
| 56 | Liverpool 's snooker ace made his admission at the launch of Royal Liver Assurance 's £375,000 sponsorship of the event which starts in Preston next Friday . |
| 57 | As Yanto went through , Billy turned and hurled his stick at the oncoming stag , which hesitated slightly . |
| 58 | ‘ He shook his stick at the old man , who stepped back in surprise . |
| 59 | On hearing of the atrocity Wilson thought it his duty to cancel the concert and to call together the 800 German seamen to explain what had happened and to share with them his horror at the deed . |
| 60 | He had had to conceal his revulsion at the creased and thumbed photographs handed round from desk to desk at school — those grey girls with their balloon breasts and gaping hairy forks . |