Example sentences of "his [noun] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the course of Abimelech 's questioning of Abraham it emerges that he has been claiming Sarah is his sister at every place they have been ! |
| 2 | He had grown close to Gerry Gomez since the day he had asked if he could meet his sister at the airport , and they now worked together admirably . |
| 3 | Mr Whitelaw , as Home Secretary was furious at her applause for critics of his policies at the annual party conference . |
| 4 | Thus , along with several of his contemporaries at the Palace , Ronnie Dunn was only really appreciated by the Palace fans and not on the bigger stages that his prowess deserved . |
| 5 | And the Echo can reveal that he has already opened legal proceedings against Saunders and Liverpool FC , as his employers at the time . |
| 6 | He also made clear his misgivings at the attempts to rush the decision . |
| 7 | She caught a glimpse of his paleness at the window of the bathroom on the first floor . |
| 8 | The music had sounded exactly like all other music he had ever heard , and the intervals between Louise Müller 's appearances had been rather tedious , but the display of her charms had provided more than adequate compensation for the occasional ennui Lefevre had enjoyed it even more , expressing his enthusiasm at the end by shouting , ‘ Bravo ! ’ standing , and clapping his hands above his head . |
| 9 | Play may also serve ‘ the individual child in working through his own problems or fulfilling his wishes at the fantasy level ’ ( ibid . |
| 10 | Devos might have added that Charpentier frequently reinforces his wishes at the ends of sections with verbal indications such as ‘ Passez sans interruption a la suite ’ ( ‘ Continue without interruption to the next movement ’ ) , or ‘ Suivez au Choeur sans interruption ’ ( ‘ Continue with the chorus without interruption ’ ) . |
| 11 | He cited " personal reasons " for his decision to stand down which was to take effect following the selection of his successor at a special party convention , expected in November . |
| 12 | First half losses before tax increased from £17.7m to £30.6m at Ratners ; Gerald Ratner received much criticism and there were calls for his resignation at the company 's agm . |
| 13 | Sharon announced his resignation at the start of a meeting of the central committee of the Likud party ( the principal component of the country 's ruling coalition ) . |
| 14 | These included the rationalization of the State Intelligence Secretariat ( SIDE ) , with one-third of employees being made redundant and buildings and vehicles auctioned off ( the SIDE chief , Juan Bautista Yofre , announcing his resignation at the end of the month and being succeeded by Hugo Anzorreguí ) , and the creation of a central body to supervise the finances of public-sector companies due for privatization . |
| 15 | Jovic formally withdrew his resignation at the next meeting of the Federal Presidency on March 21 . |
| 16 | Bielicki formally submitted his resignation at the inaugural session of the new Sejm on Nov. 25 , despite a plea from Walesa to remain . |
| 17 | There had been concern about his progress at the same stage as there now was for Balbinder 's . |
| 18 | If the price goes up 9% and his costs stay about the same maybe up 5% or so , er his actual bottom line is his income at the end of the year will in fact increase by about 60% . |
| 19 | At the beginning of August , Joseph was summoned to Lapwai by yet another commission desiring his settlement at an agency . |
| 20 | Her son , that small boy you see there , happily throwing his crusts at the waterfowl , will shortly afterwards contract some strange but deadly virus , possibly from the Labradors , and will lose the sight of both eyes . |
| 21 | The first minister he saw after taking in the new facts was Eden , in many ways his favourite at the time . |
| 22 | Harry did n't really have his heart at the Centre and was only there to please his wife . |
| 23 | It is expected , however , that the Irishman will make known his views at a later date . |
| 24 | He 'll be explaining his views at a meeting on the crisis at Oxford Town Hall this evening . |
| 25 | ‘ Now he sails under a flag of convenience , prepared to change his views at the drop of an opinion poll . ’ |
| 26 | And when I nodded , he flicked his fingers at a passing waiter . |
| 27 | Gaily nodded , and , bending forward , clicked his fingers at the cat . |
| 28 | He snapped his fingers at the barmaid and ordered a brandy . |
| 29 | Then she felt his fingers at the zip of her dress , and breathed a sigh of relief . |
| 30 | Isambard lifted a hand without turning his head , and snapped his fingers at the shifting , uneasy murmur at his back . |