Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [vb pp] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But my heart dipped at the thought . |
| 2 | My dad was a coach builder and my mum worked at the gas board . |
| 3 | I mean er and as I say you had everything erm when er I wanted coal I mean you had coal erm because after my husband ceased at the pit , er that ceased because , cos miners always had coal as part of their er it was part of their wages you see . |
| 4 | Standing at a safe distance , my eyeballs popped at the sight of the rich variety of penises on show , ranging as they did from dainty chipolatas to Bowyer 's jumbo sausages , with a few unfortunate specimens doing impersonations of mummified button mushrooms left for dead at the bottom of a refrigerator . |
| 5 | Erm I would like to remind you of my objectives quoted at the time in th in the quality manual . |
| 6 | I represented this city at Florence at the cost of two days ' leave , and having my pocket picked at the station |
| 7 | Erm , I had to have my luggage checked at the airport |
| 8 | I had to have my luggage checked at the airport , you see what 's happened to the end of that word , look at it right , you 've got age at the end because what rule is working there ? |
| 9 | Her fingers plucked at the air until Thérèse reached out and held them in her own . |
| 10 | Her hair parted at the centre and scraped back in a pony tail , Mara was there as usual , fussing over her regulars , but still the very soul of discretion . |
| 11 | Unfortunately one was having its innards repaired at the time and another gave up the ghost after operating for all of a second . |
| 12 | Ministries of Health throughout the world , however , have been converted , largely under the influence of doctors , into ministries of illness , in which policies aimed at the maintenance of health and the avoidance of illness have been ignored or left to others , with little understanding of their true nature . |
| 13 | GP Rod Houseman , a gynaecology specialist , says some Caesareans are essential , but if women want to avoid one if they can they should make their wishes known at the start of their pregnancy . |
| 14 | The case concerned the tax liability of teachers employed at Malvern College , a fee-paying school , under a concessionary fees scheme which allowed members of the staff of the school to have their sons educated at the school at 20 per cent of the fees charged to the public . |
| 15 | Associated with it is a pair of snakes , their heads directed at the armpits . |
| 16 | Her eyes widened at the sight of him . |
| 17 | Her eyes rounded at the sight of so much flesh , although she stepped quite boldly into the room . |
| 18 | For a moment her eyes blurred at the memories of happy days , days of innocence . |
| 19 | Sweetheart was sitting in her favourite chair with her legs crossed at the knee and a magazine spread out on the table before her . |
| 20 | He was aware only of Eloise sitting next to him , with her legs crossed at the knee , one delicate ankle encircled by a thin gold chain . |
| 21 | Her mouth tightened at the realisation that , like it or not , she and Dr Arrogant Grant were stuck with each other , for the duration of this trip at least . |
| 22 | Her mouth twisted at the thought that this time , at least , there was no danger of a nightmare . |
| 23 | The group who face the most difficulty getting adequately trained are women doctors , and they made their voices heard at the conference despite the organisers admitting with startling candour that they had not anticipated that this issue would arise . |
| 24 | Below us rows of lads have put their winklepickers up on the backs of the seats , their feet crossed at the ankles , perching like a flock of shiny blackbirds with pointed wings . |
| 25 | Once again , the ideological leanings of readers ' papers were more influential than their own ideological leanings , though less than their partisanship ( Table 8.11 ) Once again , the press had a particularly strong influence on Labour identifiers ; and its influence increased at the end of the campaign ( Table 8.12 ) . |
| 26 | So well had her work progressed at the Lodge , and so greatly — for all the discomfort — had she enjoyed her solitude , that Louisa momentarily tried defiance ; but she was shivering uncontrollably even as she did so . |
| 27 | Megan Burford , whose business Aquarelle is based at her home in Lansdowne Street , is to have her work displayed at the Princes Trust exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham . |
| 28 | The Bank , however , does regularly review its list of banks who are eligible to have their bills rediscounted at the Bank of England and it is arguable that the credit risk of many UK corporates is lower than some of the banks on that list . |
| 29 | The billows of cloud were gleaming as they moved through the rain , and briefly her senses lifted at the sight , but there was no instant consolation there — only , inside a crowded mind , a sudden increase of space . |
| 30 | In the Marstons Welsh Counties Bowling League , Deganwy were sent crashing to their first defeat of the season , 7–3 fall at Esclusham , to have their lead cut at the top to 10 points . |