Example sentences of "pulled [adv] at the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jo pulled nervously at the top of her dress ; it was also of satin , a pink so pale that it appeared white at first glance , swathed tightly around her long-waisted body and embroidered all over with pearls , brilliants and crumbs of coral . |
| 2 | ‘ Yeah , ’ Bonanza pulled slowly at the lobe of his left ear . |
| 3 | The icy missiles bombarded the runners for the first two miles , and when the aerial attack subsided Johnson pulled away at the head of the field , and only Steve Webb , of Blaydon Harriers , responded to the quickening pace . |
| 4 | Carrie stood behind the counter of the dining rooms with her fair hair pulled up at the back of her head and held in place with a pair of large bone combs . |
| 5 | The conveyance came around the corner , quite recklessly , and pulled up at the sight of him . |
| 6 | A small brown dog scurried out of the undergrowth , pulled up at the sight of another human , then rushed towards her . |
| 7 | So saying , she pulled up at the gateway of a two-storey farmhouse used as the holiday and weekend home of her friends Mr and Mrs Clay . |
| 8 | We pulled up at the end of the schooling stretch and trotted back to where Tremayne stood with his binoculars . |
| 9 | ‘ Right , constable , you can report in now , ’ Bragg said , as they pulled up at the end of Bartholomew Close . |
| 10 | They pulled up at the end of the gallop . |
| 11 | Laidlaw drove past it and pulled up at the end of the dirt road . |
| 12 | They overtook him when he was n't expecting it ; they pulled up at the side of the road and trapped him behind them ; they got in front of him at traffic-lights and then decided to turn right . |