Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the comm-screen exposes faces in the harshest detail , and for an instant I saw something move at the back of his wet old eyes , like a creature threshing in a net . |
| 2 | Lady Dawkins , who had never heard him speak before , surprised herself by her reaction when she heard him speak at the Albert Hall in January 1912 : |
| 3 | She heard him gasp at the sheer beauty of her superb feminine body . |
| 4 | As they passed through the hall , she saw him glance at the picture that was hanging there , and asked him on an impulse if he knew who the original was . |
| 5 | He watched her climb on to the chair , and she saw him grin at the sight of her sore rump , which she thought must burn as brightly as any beacon . |
| 6 | Even now , she felt herself cringe at the way he 'd said ‘ little scientist ’ , all those childhood hurts about being ‘ different ’ flooding back . |
| 7 | Something made me linger at the bottom of the grand staircase , near the bust of Unamuno , pretending to read some notices about student societies . |
| 8 | Then he made me look at the windows . |
| 9 | What did we do at the election , did we sit on our arses ? |
| 10 | ‘ And what did you do at the end of the meeting ? ’ |
| 11 | I mean , er , in terms of planning what , what did you say at the beginning ? |