Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun pl] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now Rhoda had stopped work she would go down to the newsagent on the corner for her cigarettes at the same time every morning , each day a little lighter on her feet . |
| 2 | Laura glanced through her eyelashes at the thick dark hair curling over the edge of his collar , the relaxed set of his broad-shouldered figure as he continued to idly watch the passing scenery , while he talked so calmly and dismissively about a marriage which , it was quite clear , had never been of any major importance in his life . |
| 3 | Nicandra shrank away — she was not at all courageous about horses , especially when they were fidgeting threateningly and blowing out through their noses at the same time . |
| 4 | Comment from Morton Westlake centred on how jolly good the scones were , how you could get a jolly food tea at the Waldorf in London , and the astronomical prices which some had paid for their seats at the forthcoming Test match at Lord's. it was the Old Stager who brought them back to the match in hand . |
| 5 | I was terrified out of my wits at the very idea . |
| 6 | In 1851 Hoopers of Eastington were noted for the fine display of their products at the great Exhibition . |
| 7 | Once again hardware and software developers will be testing the portability and interoperability of their technologies at the eighth Connectathon event which SunSoft Inc is staging at between July 22–30 at the San Jose Convention centre in California . |
| 8 | Within months , Scargill 's warnings of substantial pit closures were transformed into reality : the NUM was unable to resist — with most of its members at the affected pits rapidly opting for the generous redundancy terms — and with the privatization of the electricity-generating industry at the end of the 1980s the ability of many British mines to compete was in question ; closures were instituted even in the more productive fields . |
| 9 | The Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge asked him to report on the work of its schools at the same time . |
| 10 | The Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge asked him to report on the work of its schools at the same time . |
| 11 | Rule 2 permits a litigant to apply to the court in an action against a firm for an order that full disclosure be made as to the identity and residence of its partners at the relevant time . |
| 12 | His eyes roved mockingly over the tanned curve of her breasts at the unbuttoned neckline of the dress as he spoke , and she shivered despairingly . |
| 13 | Blanche found the gesture patronising , symbolising the way she was treated by many of her superiors at the Metropolitan Police or creatures from the male world of spies . |
| 14 | As his fingers casually brushed her neck Laura froze , her nails biting into the palms of her hands at the sudden , shuddering quiver that zigzagged like lightning through her tired body . |
| 15 | He saw one of his friends at the other end of the road . |
| 16 | ‘ I had heard about Smailovic and his Sarajevan Opera String Quartet some time ago and had the idea of offering him support by writing a piece and joining him in one of his concerts at the front line . ’ |
| 17 | Indeed you can visit the house where he was born , see one of his plays at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre , or a contemporary performance at the Swan Theatre , see an exhibition of his life and times at the Shakespeare Centre and visit the picturesque home of his wife , Anne Hathaway . |
| 18 | Mr Whitelaw , as Home Secretary was furious at her applause for critics of his policies at the annual party conference . |
| 19 | Li Shai Tung looked down past his feet at the blue-white circle of Chung Kuo . |
| 20 | Place the ball of your thumbs at the inner comers of the eyes just below the eye-socket . |
| 21 | Until recently we used to laugh behind our hands at the unfortunate women of the Soviet Union , who had to drive buses , work cranes and perform other heavy duties that have been a man 's prerogative since the beginning of time , due to an acute shortage of labour . |
| 22 | You 'd think with my connections at the National Gallery , Washington , and the Virginia Museum and Yale that I would know more people in the field , but I just do n't . |
| 23 | If you want to observe them as the light fades you must walk very carefully because they are very sensitive to vibrations and will shoot back into their tunnels at the slightest tremor . |
| 24 | Make what you want of that , she thought , flicking a glance under her lashes at the silent man lounging opposite her . |
| 25 | Like Hornblower , whose temperament was delighting readers with its contradictions at the same time as that of the Quinn adventures , Septimus has adopted certain measures of what could be called self-defence . |
| 26 | That 's what H M I P did they got further information from British Coal they met er on Friday er with their colleagues at the National Rivers Authority and it 's from that greater understanding of the application that H M I P have now said that they are prepared to withdraw their objection subject to the imposition of the conditions at the N R A request . |
| 27 | The police squad fanned out and with their weapons at the ready advanced towards the target dell . |
| 28 | Perhaps this is the Rev. Fred Levison 's ‘ line ’ with his customers at the religious books ' stall ? |
| 29 | ‘ There must be a hole in the floor under here , ’ he said to his sister , scuffing with his toes at the worn grey and red runner which one of the commune people had laid along this corridor . |
| 30 | He did n't score because United 's gallant John Pemberton got under his feet at the critical moments like a wad of chewing gum . |