Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] [vb past] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Miss Honey looked at the plain plump person with the smug suet-pudding face who was sitting across the room . |
2 | Miss Hazelwood sat at a high centre desk , seemingly reading a book . |
3 | Mrs. Hennessy looked at the open suitcase . |
4 | Richard Langton stared at the young girl before him . |
5 | If I understood him correctly , this is an aspect of what David Parkin described at the 1973 Association of Social Anthropologists Conference as Personal Anthropology . |
6 | When Ruth and Miss Beard arrived at the rear door of the house , the carriage was already waiting . |
7 | After Better Books Ginsberg read at the Architectural Association , and the Institute of Contemporary Arts in Dover Street . |
8 | Neil Sissons studied at the Royal College of Music , before becoming organ scholar of Worcester College , Oxford . |
9 | Lucy Telford drove at a steady pace , her mind occupied by the task set for her by Aunt Bertha . |
10 | Also new for is a range-topping automatic version of the Vento VR priced at a competitive £20 , |
11 | Colonel Moore had left his card and the next morning , at a careful eleven o'clock , Colonel Hope called at the rented villa on the lakeside . |
12 | Stefanos Manos remained at the National Economy Ministry , but now assumed responsibility for Finance also , in a move to facilitate the process of economic reform . |
13 | Li Shai Tung stared at the urbane , highly-sophisticated man standing at his side and laughed briefly , bemused that Shepherd could see himself in that brutal portrait . |
14 | Then US Open champion Pete Sampras fell at the same hurdle to Thierry Champion . |
15 | En route from the crush bar Joshua paused at the palatial Gents . |
16 | ELISABETH DANZIGER STOOD AT THE OPEN window and watched the gulls swoop round the house , fly straight out to sea and then drop suddenly for prey . |
17 | Even Ken Lomax and Ray Shepherd seemed at a vast distance from them . |
18 | While the symbols of civilization processed with full panoply of State through the streets of London , out on the eastern marshes the North Sea nudged at the coastal defences which had been hastily shored up after the calamity just four months before . |
19 | Several hours after their withdrawal , the 11 soldiers and Dr Mardell arrived at the Serbian town of Banja Koviljaca . |
20 | Alison Rubenstein discovered at an early age that if you want to get on in the world and have a good career , hard work is not enough — qualifications can also be a great help . |
21 | At half past two this afternoon Mr Cruikshanks injected at the crural arteries 5 pints of Oil of Turpentine mixed with Venice Turpentine and Vermillion . |
22 | In the kitchen Mrs Blakey comforted her and Mr Blakey sat at the scrubbed table stirring sugar into a cup of tea . |
23 | Sister Rosario looked at the pinched face of Maura Ryan and her heart went out to the child . |
24 | Mr Christopher said at a joint news conference in Damascus with Syria 's foreign minister , Farouq al-Shara , after talks with President Hafez al-Assad : ‘ President Assad emphasised his commitment to the process of direct negotiations that were launched in Madrid and welcomed the US role as a full partner in the process . ’ |
25 | As Ernest Bevin said at the Labour rally the other day — ‘ |
26 | Despite the summit 's deferral of direct aid , President Bush reaffirmed at the final press conference that the Group of Seven was united in its desire to help the Soviet Union , and that its decisions on this matter should be seen as " positive " . |
27 | At that moment Timothy glanced at the two shepherds who had drawn back in consternation . |
28 | One of these was Doctor Jekyll 's house , and Mr Utterson knocked at the front door . |
29 | Mr Utterson stared at the closed door . |
30 | Now 48 , Mr Ames realised at an early age that the nine to five routine was not for him . |