Example sentences of "[adv] at the [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the course of the 1960s the boundaries of what counted as " English " began to expand as more interdisciplinary and joint programmes of study were offered , especially at the new universities and later at the polytechnics . |
| 2 | To do this properly you need to hold the strings down at the first fret and measure from the top of the pickup polepiece to the underside of the strings . |
| 3 | He sat with his arms folded , staring down at the fancy tablecloth and when he did speak again he was so quiet that they could hardly hear him , so they had to listen seriously — even Sean and Michael , who were never , or rarely serious . |
| 4 | I looked down at the viscid mess and up to meet his dry smile . |
| 5 | He returned to his room , sat down at the small table and wrote a letter : |
| 6 | Sarah looked down at the sleeping infant and made some suitable comment , but her mind was occupied with Elizabeth 's obvious ill-health . |
| 7 | She stared down at the disgusting mass as it came away in her hand for a moment and then she marched after him with pursed lips and a determined gleam in her eyes . |
| 8 | Jess shivered , looking down at the upturned faces that stared at her with idle curiosity . |
| 9 | " You 're so lucky , you 're so lucky , " I murmured , staring down at the rocky Rockies or the Smokies or the Ropies through cloud-cover made of snow and contour tracing … |
| 10 | ‘ We managed to shepherd five down at the second attempt but one straggler broke free . |
| 11 | Lewis looked down at the uncarpeted floor-boards and put his note-book away . |
| 12 | MacAirth squinted down at the wine-stained table and muttered to himself . |
| 13 | The masked figure stepped ponderously off the dais , sat down at the baize-covered table and indicated with a gloved hand that I should join him . |
| 14 | " You know the one I mean , " Graham said , looking down at the blocked-off fireplace and snapping his fingers . |
| 15 | Paige glanced down at the steaming billy that she had balanced over two rocks . |
| 16 | It must have been an automatic reaction because he was looking down at the motionless figure and shouting , ‘ Harriet ! ’ |
| 17 | The coroner sat with lips pursed , staring down at the empty platters and dishes as if wishing the food he had devoured would magically reappear . |
| 18 | He paused only the once , gazing down at the burnt meat that had been his friend and comrade for so long . |
| 19 | A resigned silence congealed over the rows of people and the Reverend Archibald Menzies gripped the edges of the lectern , closed his eyes and raised his face to the ceiling , then looked down at the serried faces and spoke . |
| 20 | Down at the one-time pavilion that was now the Venetz sisters ' lakeside restaurant , Angelica Venetz had decided that it was time for the big old mallard 's appointment in duck heaven . |
| 21 | Disadvantages : She may not have had much experience looking after young children ; she may let you down at the last minute if something else crops up — like a boyfriend . |
| 22 | He was never remotely stumped when an item went down at the last moment and the presenter was left with a minute to fill . |
| 23 | She stared down at the crumpled bed as the door clicked quietly behind him , and then buried her face miserably into the pillow . |
| 24 | By now the barrel organ was in action , belting out ‘ Down at the Old Bull and Bush ’ ; the noise was tremendous . |
| 25 | She looked down at the darkened valley and the bright lights of the factory . |
| 26 | Ronni blinked down at the glittering sea that was divided from the craggy landscape by a broad silken ribbon of glittering pale gold sand . |
| 27 | Now the police , the ambulance crews , the crowd , the reporter , were approaching the pit , looking down at the grey shard that was all that was left of the Kershaw Worm . |
| 28 | I looked down at the pretty patterns that streets do n't know they make . |
| 29 | The total investment need is there from the beginning but it is split into two phases and in our thinking it is only too easy to look only at the first phase because this almost returns the organisation to profitability , and to ignore the second phase which may be essential . |
| 30 | The horrific murders and woundings of the past week are an example of sheer terror — aimed not only at the Catholic community but at the prison authorities . |