Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [to-vb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What happened , ’ says an attendant parent , ‘ is that our defence stopped to look at the train . |
| 2 | The work was actually carried out in 1971–72 , although the lease did not take effect until February 1974 just two months before the old county borough ceased to exist at the time of local government reorganisation . |
| 3 | They looked red and sore and his mouth seemed to droop at the corners . |
| 4 | Bernice turned to rage at the woman . |
| 5 | A period of teacher training followed , after which Blamey returned to teach at the Regent Street Polytechnic where he remained , apart from a brief period during the war , until it combined with the Chelsea Polytechnic . |
| 6 | When they had gone , Maisie started to pick at the grass with her fingers . |
| 7 | The tweed-coated figure continued to stare at the page of the book to the left of his plate , ignoring his companion . |
| 8 | After Martin 's death his son Jean continued to reside at the rue de Harlay , and presumably became the master maker of the workshop . |
| 9 | When Luke called her heart seemed to expand at the look of admiration that slipped over his face as his gaze took in her simple cream suit in thick , crunchy lace , the severe black camisole she wore beneath it , but he merely murmured , ‘ Punctual as always . |
| 10 | The recession has exacerbated this problem to such an extent that the Metropolitan Police has a Fraud Squad division detailed to look at the issue . |
| 11 | Holly heard him shift on his bunk and the mattress seemed to belch at the movement . |
| 12 | In a recent incident a vehicle failed to stop at the junction and damaged Curwen House the building on Gubberford Lane almost opposite the end of Tithe Barn Lane . |
| 13 | They are said to have disagreed on the ceremony of ordination for a bishop , Rome requiring at least three other bishops to be present while the Celtic Church required only one — a plausible enough position , given the difficulties Ireland posed to travel at the time and the small number of bishops in the country anyway . |
| 14 | Fairyland was once called Mirryland or Marayland , and it was here witches claimed to ride at the time of their Sabbats . |
| 15 | A tiny weeny hint of a plan began to tinkle at the back of my brain like a triangle at the back of an orchestra . |
| 16 | The action in London had an immediate effect elsewhere as crews began to protest at the Government 's intervention . |
| 17 | The action taken in London had an immediate affect elsewhere as ambulance crews began to protest at the Government 's intervention . |
| 18 | The action taken in London had an immediate affect elsewhere as ambulance crews began to protest at the Government 's intervention . |
| 19 | On the basis of this , it is submitted that the question of subsidiarity is essentially a political question for the Council , and if the Council decided to act at the Community level it would not be possible to challenge what it did simply on the basis that it could better have been done at the level of the Member States ; rather , it would be necessary to show a manifest error , a misuse of power or a clear passing of the limits of discretion , and it is submitted that the occasions when this might be done will be rare . |
| 20 | This was the moment when Melody chose to knock at the door and Anna 's head jerked back , away from him . |
| 21 | Last night parents in the North of Scotland gathered to protest at the decision by Dornoch Academy to opt out of local authority control . |
| 22 | Last night parents in the North of Scotland gathered to protest at the decision by Dornoch Academy to opt out of local authority control . |
| 23 | Nell continued to stare at the sea for a very long time . |
| 24 | Morse turned to look at the waters once more before he left , then sat silently in the passenger-seat of the police car as Lewis had a final word with Sergeant Dixon . |
| 25 | Patrick turned to look at the street , wondering what had brought Collins here ; but it seemed just another poor tenement side street . |
| 26 | His Mum turned to look at the car that had crushed the arrow bits . |
| 27 | Public sector workers tried to hit at the state with minimum disruption of services to consumers . |
| 28 | When prospective buyers came to look at the house , which happened more and more frequently , they stayed out of the way until they had gone . |
| 29 | When fire protection officials came to look at the dump they discovered mattresses deposited by a bed company , furniture and even potentially hazardous oil cans . |
| 30 | Silence spread slowly across the supper tables as the hundreds of guests turned to stare at the Rifleman who , in turn , searched the supper tables for a particular person . |