Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [verb] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But afterwards , I found myself in the dim bathroom of my hut staring at a haunted face .
2 We ( or they , as I would probably have said at the time ) now lived in a detached , fairly large house in a village in Berkshire ; my father taught at a primary school in a nearby village , and my mother had a job at the Harwell Atomic Research Establishment .
3 Eventually we moved to Dorset where my father taught at the local grammar school .
4 It should be thrown out and the electorate should make their views known at a general election so that the Government can come back with a better Bill at a later stage . ’
5 The strategy could not make , nor sustain if it could , the ceteris paribus conditions such as the idea of a perfect vacuum in which objects fall at a constant rate of acceleration whatever their size and shape .
6 Key here was the influence of non-western cultural forms on Artaud — first the foregrounding of actors ' movements and the absence of props in Japanese theatre ; then his exposure to Cambodian dance in 1922 ; but most importantly the Balinese Dance Theatre which Artaud witnessed at the Colonial Exhibition in Paris in 1931 , after which he wrote a succession of now canonical theoretical essays on theatre .
7 When she arched finally , feeling him convulse with a groan between joy and pain , she was swept by waves of pride at the gift that had been given and received , her fingers pulling at the thick dark hair , pushing possessively over the muscles of his back , sliding down the sweat-soaked hollows of his spine to the tight muscles slackening in the aftermath of love .
8 Her fingers worked at a small lace handkerchief , twisting and untwisting it in an extremity of nervous tension .
9 Her fingers clutched at the light material of his jacket sleeve as though imploring him to listen .
10 If only she could lose her puppy fat and get her hair done at a proper salon instead of having it cut by Ivy Tucker who lived down the road and who did hairdressing for pin money .
11 That I have much more of this world 's goods than Garry will ever have could n't help you to that decision , could it ? ’ he said , and her heart sank at the cynical twist to his mouth and his bitter tone .
12 She looked up , and her heart quailed at the thunderous expression he wore .
13 Her heart dropped at the ominous statement .
14 Her Mum smiled at the woebegone face .
15 The publication in April of Poems on Various Subjects , its preface written at the last moment in Cottle 's bookshop , was a genuine cause for satisfaction and received enthusiastic reviews .
16 The 1962 Planning Act upheld the right of any applicant to have their case heard at an oral hearing , but the 1976 Planning Act made this a discretionary matter for An Bord Pleanala to decide .
17 THREE years and five months after the Aga Khan 's Aliysa was first past the post in the 1989 Oaks , the latest chapter in the saga of her disqualification begins at the High Court today .
18 He was imprisoned up there , beneath the lead roof , ’ Lucenzo said , pulling her close , his head against hers as she craned her neck to look at the pink and white Doges ' Palace .
19 Her eyes gazed at the yellow light on the ceiling .
20 Her eyes flared at the stinging insult , only too aware that he outstripped her professionally .
21 Listen to a car passing on the road : as the car is approaching , its engine sounds at a higher pitch ( corresponding to a higher frequency of sound waves ) , and when it passes and goes away , it sounds at a lower pitch .
22 Where there are definite intuitions about which elements belong at a given level , we may speak of substantive levels .
23 and the furry monster was there and the church bells rang unceasingly , my muse was red with righteous anger , o my love , and her hound barked at the furry monster and her frankfurter but i did not let them see me for worshipping in silence is the artist 's choice , that is the way for growth .
24 ‘ Oh , yes , you are , Laura , ’ he drawled softly , her limbs trembling at the hard , flat note of certainty in his voice .
25 Let us look at those towns that grew up in the midst of their own open fields , that entered the nineteenth century with their population rising at a phenomenal rate , but were wholly unable to expand their building area to meet this rise in numbers .
26 An official inquiry indicates that her body arrived at the Military Hospital at 16:20 the same day and came from the Military School .
27 The Atomstyle machine uses the DX chip , which means that its motherboard runs at the full 50MHz .
28 I remember Christmas Eve 1930 , when we went as we always did on that day to the High Street to look at the lighted shops , seeing a little girl in a tattered dress and with bare feet , her nose pressed at the toy-shop window .
29 In the case of a group booking , or a rapid succession of arrivals many guests can be completing their registration forms at the same time .
30 I mean … people who only succeed through their family connections depress me , ’ she went on frantically , her head spinning at the glittering lures being dangled before her eyes .
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