Example sentences of "[adv] at the [adj] [noun] [coord] " 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 | " 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 … |
| 8 | ‘ We managed to shepherd five down at the second attempt but one straggler broke free . |
| 9 | Lewis looked down at the uncarpeted floor-boards and put his note-book away . |
| 10 | MacAirth squinted down at the wine-stained table and muttered to himself . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | " You know the one I mean , " Graham said , looking down at the blocked-off fireplace and snapping his fingers . |
| 13 | It must have been an automatic reaction because he was looking down at the motionless figure and shouting , ‘ Harriet ! ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He was never remotely stumped when an item went down at the last moment and the presenter was left with a minute to fill . |
| 17 | By now the barrel organ was in action , belting out ‘ Down at the Old Bull and Bush ’ ; the noise was tremendous . |
| 18 | She looked down at the darkened valley and the bright lights of the factory . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | But Smith said bluntly : ‘ The League race is only at the half-way stage and there is still a long way to go . ’ |
| 21 | A sphere of hard solid rubber not much bigger than a golf ball and jammed like a cork in the pharynx , effectively blocking the trachea , I scrabbled feverishly at the wet smoothness but there was nothing to get bold of . |
| 22 | I decided the only thing to do was throw her in at the deep end and go right down the village high street , where the roads were busiest and noisiest with holiday-makers , and simply stand there trying to calm her down . |
| 23 | She had been thrown in at the deep end and it was a question of sink or swim . |
| 24 | I had never taught before but was pushed in at the deep end and had to learn to swim . |
| 25 | Now McFall either jumps in at the deep end or dithers and backs off — he never falls off . |
| 26 | They 're er they live in at the present time and er his name 's Paul and he 's the main Skoda dealer in Nottingham . |
| 27 | Edward came in at the french window and stared blankly at his younger sister . |
| 28 | I 've got it I 've got it at home I can bring it in at the next meeting or whatever . |
| 29 | Some writers ostensibly agree with the principle , yet sneak in at the back door and cosh the reader with a highly personal style . |
| 30 | Every September we have the small ad hoc Cabinet committee known as the ‘ Star Chamber ’ [ MISC 62 ] in which Lord Whitelaw sits down and tries to bang heads together , and then the Prime Minister comes in at the last minute and bangs heads together even more . |