Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others might be talking to their girlfriends or just idly smoking and looking at the sky . |
| 2 | The photograph was brown and curling at the edges . |
| 3 | Sitting with legs apart , stretch your arms up high and twist at the waist . |
| 4 | Stretch up high and twist at the waist . |
| 5 | Each had a feather-plumed bonnet and the filabeg , the small plaid , heavy wool an arm 's length wide and four arm-spans long , pleated and belted at the waist , the free end swung up and pinned over the shoulder of his saffron-dyed shirt . |
| 6 | I am deeply grateful to my parents for the fact that until I was twelve years old and started at the grammar school , I was completely unaware of class distinctions . |
| 7 | The young leaves are very narrow , ribbon-like , linear and pointed at the tip . |
| 8 | His requirements are not modest : he would like a building of 3500 to 5000 square metres , acquired , staffed and maintained at the expense of the British government . |
| 9 | ‘ But the men were many and clever and shot at the eagles with arrows , and trapped them in nets and put them to death , one after another . |
| 10 | So what happens if we do something similar and look at the world through a single object — the humble apple , for instance ? |
| 11 | So my dad he got snarky and barked at the shark . |
| 12 | A number of matters which were implemented towards the end of 1991 and concluded at the beginning of 1992 were touched upon in last year 's report . |
| 13 | Shreds of rubber twisted and coiled at the edge of the highway . |
| 14 | Another design that was to remain a firm favourite was the waterproof snow boot — fur-lined , with suede on the outside and fastened at the front or side with a zip . |
| 15 | I am sure she speaks for many people in the village who are alarmed and distressed at the school conflict , of which they have probably been aware only since the parents ' petition . |
| 16 | And then the monster looked very hurt and sad and stared at the floor . |
| 17 | Community-based nurses have understandably been feeling nervous and unsettled at the prospect of an uncharted future , and late last year , in order to allay these feelings , the UKCC distributed a consultation document to all members of the profession , inviting them to comment on the proposals . |
| 18 | She felt infantilised by them , but also felt bitterly that they were not fair , and she was bored and frightened at the thought of remaining bored all her life . |
| 19 | They need a sympathetic response , that is understandable and starts at the beginning . |
| 20 | He grew morose after that and growled at the customers , it seems — so most took themselves to the next village for their ale . |
| 21 | I urge the Minister to comment on that and to look at the way in which capital is treated for income support purposes to ensure that such disadvantages do not continue . |
| 22 | But if you only listen well and make little contribution yourself , you risk suppressing your own needs and leaving the other party feeling cheated and exposed at the end of the conversation . |
| 23 | Although castellated and towered at the front , the Castle is in fact a perfectly ordinary farmhouse behind the façade , and its rear elevation is plain and workmanlike . |
| 24 | She was staring wide-eyed and frightened at the supper room 's open doorway which , like a proscenium arch , framed the Highland dancers and , quite suddenly , now also framed her lover . |
| 25 | I wished I had been more patient and stayed at the witchdoctor 's . |
| 26 | Boats carrying troops and equipment began leaving Toulon on Sept. 21 and arriving at the Red Sea port of Yanbu in Saudi Arabia on Sept. 29 , while from Sept. 23 the aircraft carrier Clémenceau also began unloading some 500 troops and 42 helicopters in Yanbu , returning afterwards to France . |
| 27 | In Chapter 10 we discuss the prediction of the existence of gravitational waves , which are transverse and travel at the speed of light in empty space . |
| 28 | It also falls into disrepute with the support teachers themselves who become frustrated and disillusioned at the obstacles they face and fear that the children are losing out . |
| 29 | Each party tended to see its own central ideal and to look at the others concerned as a perverse distraction from it . |
| 30 | The girl 's eyes swivelled to the left and stared at the locker-top where the officer had left his hat , then to the right , watching him . |