Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] [adv prt] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | McGee knew of only one way to circle the ring — clockwise — and Denny put him off at will . |
| 2 | Kim held him out at arm 's length . |
| 3 | John Delaney knew now that all along it had been hunting them , that it was still hunting them , waiting for the right moment to pick them off at will , one at a time . |
| 4 | She 's one of a ‘ dirty dozen ’ of girls who carry knives and CS gas in their handbags to battle it out at soccer riots . |
| 5 | A top-edge off an Akram no-ball followed , and then a vital slab of good fortune as Malik put him down at slip , a high nick when he was 15 . |
| 6 | There are stirrings over in the lesser black-backed colony , the lighthouse monotonously flashes its warning signals , Pauline 's hot soup awaits you back at base — and you all agree : there is nothing quite like shear water ringing . |
| 7 | With difficulty Shiona resisted the urge to phone him up at home and demand an explanation . |
| 8 | When Howell picks him up at dawn on a deserted Texan highway he immediately makes his intentions plain by scaring the boy witless . |
| 9 | Having said this , millions of women use tampons and the majority keep them in at night . |
| 10 | Deport Peter Schmichael for having an out of date work permit , let Scumtona and Hughes run off to the Cayman Islands for a peaceful life together , Ryans potty training to let him down at home games as well as away , Lee Sharpe to OD on E and think he 's playing for the best team in the country . |
| 11 | Their men shut them up at home ; even if you visit the house , the women do n't appear socially . |
| 12 | Robyn held it out at arm 's length , glanced at it and then cursed as she saw the blood that dripped from her fingers on to the black plastic . |