Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [vb past] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | His fingers clawed at the air , his eyes bulged , spittle sprayed from his lips . |
| 2 | His fingers tugged at his moustache . |
| 3 | ‘ You can not be so innocent , ’ he said tightly , but even so his teeth nibbled at the lobe of her ear as his breath quickened . |
| 4 | His teeth nipped at her ear , sending sensation spiralling through her and Maggie sagged against him . |
| 5 | His shoulders sloped at an alarming angle so that he looked like a pyramid wearing a hat . |
| 6 | Robyn could smell the freshness of his cologne , see the way his eyes crinkled at the corners , notice for the first time the thickness of his lashes , the way his ebony hair would curl if allowed to grow long . |
| 7 | His eyes brightened at once . |
| 8 | A tear slowly rolled down his grandfather 's face , but still his eyes gazed at a point miles and miles away . |
| 9 | For a moment his eyes looked at her beseechingly , then they clouded over and were vacant . |
| 10 | It was with a sickening sense of shock that his eyes fell at last on the heaps of bodies lying in the shadows of the dock buildings and beneath the pepper trees . |
| 11 | His eyes twinkled at her as he added , ‘ Would you allow me to buy you supper before I take you home ? ’ |
| 12 | His voice was quiet , matter-of-fact and kind , and his eyes smiled at her with interest and curiosity , she thought , beyond the mere charm he must use by native grace upon all who came near him and were weaker than he . |
| 13 | His eyes blazed at her . |
| 14 | It was only a whisper but Bobby heard it clearly and his eyes opened at once . |
| 15 | His eyes glinted at me . |
| 16 | His eyes glinted at her . |
| 17 | ‘ I trust you will remember to think along those lines , ’ she said instead , and his eyes flashed at her tone . |
| 18 | ‘ Dr Neil ? ’ she said , turning and bobbing at him like a proper servant , a manoeuvre which amused him , so that his lips twitched at the unlikely sight — it was so much at odds with her determined personality . |
| 19 | His lips quirked at the corners . |
| 20 | His lips quirked at the corners in ill-disguised amusement . |
| 21 | His lips quirked at the description , but he made no comment on her careful choice of words . |
| 22 | His lips quirked at her expression and he turned away . |
| 23 | His lips quirked at the corners . |
| 24 | His lips tore at hers , and hers at his , as if each one was the prey and each the hunter — |
| 25 | Both his parents looked at George , whose face was a picture of delight . |
| 26 | His balls ached at the thought of her . |
| 27 | No man likes to see his feelings laughed at , so Gabriel Oak said , turning away , ‘ Very well , then I wo n't ask you again . ’ |
| 28 | His glasses glittered at Marcus from the top bunk . |
| 29 | His comments came at the start of the monthly meeting of Castlereagh Council last night where members stood for a minute 's silence in tribute to the four Catholic workmen killed in Castlerock and the two young victims of the IRA Warrington blast . |
| 30 | ( Luke : Luke records that all his friends stood at a distance , including the women who had followed him from Galilee ( Luke 8:3 ) . ) |