Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [vb past] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour fingers jabbed at the Liberal Democrats , while Tory order papers were waved in the air . |
| 2 | Mandeville sneered as his strong teeth tore at the coarse rye bread . |
| 3 | SCOTTISH fencers excelled at the British Age Group Championships , Croydon . |
| 4 | Foreign investors looked at the higher yield of gilts over German government bonds without worrying about exchange risk . |
| 5 | 4 I had a terrible dream — I was being chased round the Tower of London by a gyre frabjous. 5 Seventeen whiffling Jabberwocks burbled at the vorpal dagger brandished under the Tumtum tree by our brave hero . |
| 6 | I tell the truth , honest I do ! " one was shouting , and it and a few others tugged at the lower edges of the few furs he still had on and pulling on his under-breeches where they appeared out of the top of his boots . |
| 7 | Ten cooperative candidates ran at the 1918 general election , only one of whom was successful . |
| 8 | Nearly a third of the principal carers complained at the first interview about the adverse effects of looking after the dementia sufferer upon their own physical or mental health . |
| 9 | Like Gronberg , she had only one bogey and her two remaining birdies came at the 10th and 18th holes . |
| 10 | The thirteen men laughed at the old man and rode on . |
| 11 | After twenty minutes , three trains arrived at the same time . |
| 12 | Parallel procedural changes occurred at the same time in the Senate , but other factors were at work there too . |
| 13 | But the most dramatic moments came at the special ‘ informal ’ sessions held to allow ordinary people their say . |
| 14 | Nine panels exploded at the Scottish Exhibition Centre , Glasgow . |
| 15 | Two fierce eyes glared at the terror-stricken sailors . |
| 16 | As most of the leading American challengers arrived at the tough , par-70 lay-out to begin their preparation , Faldo had already been through a punishing schedule since Thursday . |
| 17 | It has since been pointed out by Digby McLaren ( 1970 ) that many other groups disappeared at the same level or underwent traumatic changes . |
| 18 | Several other firms emerged at the same time and by the same process , such as Lamalie Associates in 1967 from Booz , Allen & Hamilton , and Ward Howell and Canny Bowen , in 1951 and 1954 respectively , from McKinsey . |
| 19 | Hoping to find important documents , the special ‘ capture group ’ of the Moscow and Russian departments of the ministry of internal affairs arrived at the central committee buildings at 4pm and ordered all workers to quit the buildings without briefcases within an hour , leaving their doors and safes open . |
| 20 | The two friends stayed at the Tuscan Villa because the music room had two Bechstein grands and the couple were working on duets . |
| 21 | New safety measures have been introduced for National fences after two horses died at the notorious Beecher 's Brook in last year 's race . |