Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb past] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This study looked at the responses of more and less arithmetically-able pupils . |
| 2 | Another study looked at the consequences of family conflict and a ‘ new wave of teenage girls breaking away ’ ( Willans , 1976 ) . |
| 3 | He carried Wynne-Jones on his back ; the old man beat at the thorns with his stick , one arm held tightly around his son 's neck . |
| 4 | The French monarchy reciprocated at the deaths of their Plantagenet kinsmen and women . |
| 5 | Joarna 's moral purpose blurted at the edges . |
| 6 | Alice watched while the White Rabbit looked at the names on his piece of paper . |
| 7 | Now the slanting sun struck deep into the Buller 's shark-angled mouth , and a tongue of almost Mediterranean blue slavered at the rocks far below . |
| 8 | An odd smile tugged at the corners of his firm mouth . |
| 9 | Nathan gave a brief shrug , and a wry , self-mocking smile flickered at the corners of his mouth . |
| 10 | An independent consultant looked at the studies for WEN and reported flaws and a lack of objectivity in the use of raw data , statistics and language , although Procter and Gamble has refuted these allegations . |
| 11 | The older policeman looked at the children , a question in his eyes . |
| 12 | Félicité et Perpétue crept up the mellow brickwork , and Gloire de Dijon climbed higher , and there were heavy dark crimson Bourdons and Portland roses in the borders and pink Ce/1leste clumped at the corners with its paler leaves . |