Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [vb past] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Eventually we moved to Dorset where my father taught at the local grammar school . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She looked up , and her heart quailed at the thunderous expression he wore . |
| 6 | Her Mum smiled at the woebegone face . |
| 7 | Her eyes gazed at the yellow light on the ceiling . |
| 8 | Her eyes flared at the stinging insult , only too aware that he outstripped her professionally . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | An official inquiry indicates that her body arrived at the Military Hospital at 16:20 the same day and came from the Military School . |
| 11 | Her letter came at the wrongest time . |
| 12 | TWO Argentinian airmen who fought in the Falklands died yesterday when their plane crashed at a British airport . |
| 13 | Her stomach swooped at the grudging respect in his voice and she bit her lip unhappily , but her gaze fell on Katarina 's tumbled hair and she faced up to him again . |
| 14 | Sometimes Julia accompanied her , and as they travelled home one day Carrie said thoughtfully , ‘ You know I never wished Ma dead , Julie , but I 've got to admit her death came at the right time for me . |
| 15 | If the profit margins of manufacturers are too drastically reduced they may move their capital from the industrial to the financial sector ; if the political power of the unions is legislated against they may make their power felt at the economic level by going on strike , or at the political level by withdrawing from established parliamentary parties and so on . |
| 16 | Patrick O'Sullivan , whose Daimler stood at the elegant , twin-leaved front door below , turned to the present owner of the house and said , ‘ Who is that ? ’ |
| 17 | My attention had been so far away and the dog had timed his jump to a split second so that his bark came at the highest point , his teeth only inches from my face . |
| 18 | His shoulders sloped at an alarming angle so that he looked like a pyramid wearing a hat . |
| 19 | ‘ Dr Neil ? ’ she said , turning and bobbing at him like a proper servant , a manoeuvre which amused him , so that his lips twitched at the unlikely sight — it was so much at odds with her determined personality . |
| 20 | ‘ Indeed … ’ began Wu Shih , then stopped , turning as his Chancellor appeared at the far end of the gallery . |
| 21 | His room lay at the very end of the corridor , beyond the locked doors of closets and bedrooms and attic steps . |
| 22 | An elderly man and his wife appeared at the other end of the bar . |
| 23 | He is confident he will gain the 6pc swing needed to secure the seat and says a Labour victory will ‘ finish off ’ what his colleague started at the last election in 1987 . |
| 24 | His stomach rebelled at the mere thought of food , but he knew he must not miss this golden opportunity to put something by for another day . |
| 25 | His thesis looked at the economic and environmental arguments over 40 and 44 tonne lorries . |
| 26 | It makes your heart beat at an invigorating pace . |
| 27 | My poor old mother , and me sister finished at the same big house , servant there for them . |
| 28 | ‘ YOUR HORSE FELL AT THE FIFTH . |
| 29 | It is even more of a coincidence that your letter arrived at the same time as Mrs Hart 's . |