Example sentences of "at [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ E do n't like sittin' too long at 'is work . |
| 2 | I feel neither shame or embarrassment at my feelings , not do I think they should be ignored . |
| 3 | She was close at hand at my birth as well as at my conception ; and she and my mother were often together . |
| 4 | I am pleased to have ladies since they are more comfortable to be with and understand better the difficulties I labour under with a young baby and poor help and no husband constantly at my elbow . |
| 5 | Tremayne , large smile a permanence , received genuinely warm congratulations with believable modesty and Gareth , appearing eel-like at my elbow , said with gratification , ‘ He deserves it , does n't he ? ’ |
| 6 | I was busily listening to these subliminal hisses of disapproval when Alison Kraemer appeared at my elbow . |
| 7 | My speculations were cut short by the appearance of Karen herself at my elbow . |
| 8 | The lorry-driver was at my elbow . |
| 9 | Toby appeared at my elbow in very quick time — nobody was more expert than him at getting served quickly in a crowded bar — with an extra-large glass of Scotch and a mineral water for me , my habitual drink when I was working . |
| 10 | I settled down at the kitchen table with a jug of fresh orange juice , a bowl of fruit at my elbow , and the newspapers before me . |
| 11 | I showered and then decided to lie in a hot bath for a few minutes with a cup of tea at my elbow and the latest Kingsley Amis in front of my face . |
| 12 | Toby stood at my elbow , and when I 'd hung up and told him said , with a strange urgency , almost like despair : " No , no , not this Sunday , for Christ 's sake , ca n't you get out of it ? " |
| 13 | " Thank you , " I said confidently , and glared at the man when he discreetly placed a huge jug of iced water at my elbow . |
| 14 | Mrs Ainsworth appeared at my elbow , " That 's something we 've never been able to find out . " |
| 15 | But within seconds Tom Watt was at my elbow , his large black umbrella overarching us both . |
| 16 | ‘ Danth with me , Thimon , ’ said Emily 's voice at my elbow . |
| 17 | The phone goes off like an alarm clock at my elbow . |
| 18 | Taunting me with digs at my honour , when all the time … ’ |
| 19 | Benjamin stared at my cloak full of the little trinkets and valuable possessions I had collected . |
| 20 | I yelled , ignoring Benjamin 's frantic tugging at my cloak . |
| 21 | I looked at my beliefs and payoffs , reorganised my writing schedule , arranged several outings — and felt an enormous sense of relief . |
| 22 | The salmon had already turned into a ravening wolf , eating at my innards . |
| 23 | I have no wish to disturb your contentment — a contentment which , as I look at my bookshelves , I must own I partly share . |
| 24 | I 'm gon na look at my teeth . |
| 25 | gon na look at my teeth ? |
| 26 | gon na look at my teeth ? |
| 27 | He would fire questions rapidly at me , sigh with impatience at my slowness , and urge me , ‘ Come on , come on ! ’ |
| 28 | I felt guilty for challenging his motives and , even though a tiny corner of my mind was hearing an imaginary Ellen scoff at my naïvety , I believed the senator 's sudden and passionate sincerity . |
| 29 | He said I used to laugh at my Dad when he used to do these quizzes but when |
| 30 | My dad , well in fact , we , we were laughing at my dad because we said , we said , it shut her up for a bit ! |