Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [adv prt] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus tree rings are differentiated by the types , density and size of cell laid down at different times of the year ; varves by the gradation in particle size resulting from sedimentation of debris released into rivers and carried to lakes by the annual melt of glaciers ; and ice core layers by differences in dust content and acidity . |
| 2 | Fallen branches littered the rides and new growths of whippy little sapling twigs poked down at head-and-shoulder height to a horseman . |
| 3 | The top-placed battery car came in at eighth place . |
| 4 | So while his real eyes glanced round at another vault of blank green rock , his A eyes saw the first of the ghosts sliding out of the stone to say hi . |
| 5 | Seamans said it was very rare that violence broke out at American football , baseball or basketball games , ‘ and what is the biggest concern is that it seems to be organised violence at European soccer games which is something we have never experienced , ’ he added . |
| 6 | The account was then allowed to lie dormant while Yousefi collected the cheque books sent out at regular intervals . |
| 7 | Ari looked up at this prompt . |
| 8 | The extension 's roof sloped up at forty-five degrees to within about four feet of the roof proper . |
| 9 | Guy 's mouth kicked up at one corner in a wryly amused smile . |
| 10 | When the weights had started to slip she dismounted to adjust them , and the horse shot off at great speed . |
| 11 | Bleasdale had written the role expressly for Robert Lindsay but when Lindsay dropped out at one point , Palin enthusiastically stepped in . |
| 12 | The helicopters lifted off at 1030 hours . |
| 13 | After the engine turned up at Three Bridges a BR spokesman — skilled at blaming delays on ‘ leaves on the line ’ — explained that lost trains did ‘ occasionally occur ’ . |
| 14 | They were doing a sort of Nordic cha cha cha with Dutch doll movements , hands and feet turned out at right angles and clockwork jerks of the head . |
| 15 | The result was so spectacular that those of us in the front line who were showered with debris turned up at future games wearing motorbike goggles to protect our eyes and in honour of our hero . |
| 16 | Tina Turner bitched out at younger Cher , ‘ I 'm proud that I was never vulgar . |
| 17 | But , in order to buy rather than rent their own homes , Britain 's nine million home buyers now have to borrow an average of £37,000 — more than twice the average income — whereas 10 years ago the average loan of £11,800 worked out at 1.7 times income . |
| 18 | Rincewind looked up at grinning men . |
| 19 | The take-off flare went up at 0440 hours and Colonel Seawell was the first away as Group Commander . |
| 20 | This was due to the hard work put in at all levels and in all parts of the country by the Wimpey Plant and Transport team . |
| 21 | There are many other more elaborate braids and edgings which are great fun to knit if you keep your machine set up at this time of year , as it is a good time to play with new ideas and perhaps to knit enough to edge that beautiful Chanel-type jacket you are going to knit later , but the simple knitted binding or a simple rouleau takes a lot of beating and always loos fashionable , elegantly simple and stylish . |
| 22 | When the fish were weighed ashore , one fish had lost some precious ounces but the other fish weighed in at 12 lbs 3 oz on certified scales . |
| 23 | Patterned Fair Isle yoke pullovers came in at this time , then polo necks . |
| 24 | If they are then housed for the winter the immunity acquired by the end of the grazing season has waned by the following spring and yearlings turned out at that time are partially susceptible to reinfection and so contaminate the pasture with small numbers of eggs . |
| 25 | Given the geographic spread of the ‘ contestants ’ it was not surprising that the packages arrived back at varying times but outlying areas such as Newcastle , Liverpool and Bristol were not obviously handicapped . |
| 26 | Launching the product at London 's Science Museum , Mr Sugar hit out at other suppliers for hyping new products ‘ without any evidence that their equipment is actually nearing production ’ . |
| 27 | A product of the tail-end of the Northern Soul scene ( a mid-'70s underground dance phenomenon equivalent to electro/acid 's renegade '90s appeal ) , Tony and Gordon met up at that hotbed of creativity , Stockport Tech and settled in Sheffield . |
| 28 | A product of the tail-end of the Northern Soul scene ( a mid-'70s underground dance phenomenon equivalent to electro/acid 's renegade '90s appeal ) , Tony and Gordon met up at that hotbed of creativity , Stockport Tech and settled in Sheffield . |
| 29 | Built in 1935 with her sister , Gneisenau , Scharnhorst weighed in at 32,000 tons . |
| 30 | I do n't think anyone would argue though , that the true stars of the event came on at mid bill , at 6.30pm . |