Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [adv] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | IBM Corp , Hewlett-Packard Co and DEC got together at the Open Software Foundation 's Challenge'93 shindig in Boston last week to demonstrate their implementations of the Distributed Computing Environment . |
2 | Adomnan recalls in his biography of Columba , written a century after the saint 's death , that one day the monks became aware of a strange presence in one of their pastures ; this experience occurred again at the same time every evening . |
3 | The Sphinx of Giza gazed down at the red velvet couch . |
4 | Zach gazed round at the tiny wooden bed under the eaves . |
5 | The President gazed thoughtfully at the two dispatches lying on his desk . |
6 | England 's bid succeeded yesterday at the European Table Tennis Union Congress in Stuttgart , beating off a strong challenge from Croatia . |
7 | The depressing news for the Iron Lady who ruled Britain for 11 years is that nine out of ten can not recall the day she quit , according to research revealed yesterday at the British Psychological Society 's London conference . |
8 | His eyes narrowed dangerously at the undisguised sarcasm in her voice |
9 | His lips sucked eagerly at the golden liquid . |
10 | At the top a glass cocktail bar slowly revolved , and drinkers exclaimed gaily at the changing spectacle of industrial buildings under construction . |
11 | The Liberal Democrat vote sagged badly at the general election and they 'll be pleased still to hold seven council wards after this vote . |
12 | Miguel must have rung the policía , because their car drew up at the same time as Miguel 's jeep . |
13 | Edward came in at the french window and stared blankly at his younger sister . |
14 | Angalo squinted up at the blue sky . |
15 | Corbett squinted down at the faded blue-green ink . |
16 | Professor Connor , in a fascinating paper on computers in classical studies , claims that computers came just at the wrong time , at a time when scholar 's interests were moving from textual studies to critical theory , women 's studies and the like . |
17 | According to the foreign journalists camped out at the Intercontinental Hotel for weeks hoping for a simple soundbite from El Presidente , he was not seeing anyone . |
18 | Meredith poked mistrustfully at the colourful heap on her plate with the fork . |
19 | About 30 journalists turned up at the Thai border village of Pong Nam Ron , about 200 miles east of Bangkok , yesterday morning , but were told by the local Thai military commander that he knew of no Vietnamese prisoners . |
20 | Blessed light showed faintly at the second-floor landing , coming from an open door . |
21 | The first night 's long walk up to the moor with the hives , Ruari glanced back at the wee lass trotting along behind Ranald 's lurch , gamely holding up her end of the staff . |
22 | Galvone glanced down at the wall-to-wall shag carpet , shrugged . |
23 | Donna glanced round at the other occupants of the room but they were all hunched over their chosen books , seated at the wooden desks . |
24 | Schellenberg glanced around at the desolate landscape . |
25 | Rex glanced down at the billfold and then back to the screen . |
26 | Manville glanced back at the black sedan as the taxi surged forward . |
27 | The Corporal glanced sympathetically at the two figures on the floor and then he moved to the other end of the barn . |
28 | Masonry developed traditionally at the same time as Norman England , but most of the buildings have been altered . |
29 | Stacey nodded enthusiastically , then they all turned as a minibus pulled up at the main entrance . |
30 | The interview fell through at the last minute … |