Example sentences of "[adv] at the [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is usual to make specific provision for service of such notices , eg at the last known home address of a partner , in a way that will afford evidence that it has been duly given ( eg by registered delivery , entry in the firm 's post book etc ) . |
| 2 | He stood at the urinal and peed fiercely at the white ceramic wall , streaked with rusty tear-stains from the corroding pipes . |
| 3 | ‘ All the fashion magazines and the women 's pages of the newspapers do straight fashion stories , ’ he 'd said , tugging thoughtfully at the little gingery beard that sprouted from his angular chin . |
| 4 | But in general , and especially at the highest creative level , words were redundant . |
| 5 | Annually at the Annual General Meeting three members of the Executive Committee shall retire and shall not become eligible for re-election within a period of one year . |
| 6 | You do n't get better down at the First Spiritualist Church . |
| 7 | She looked down at the two pink roses , the green spray of fern . |
| 8 | ‘ They tell me betting-shops are littered with torn-up betting-slips , ’ said Morse , as he looked down at the two pink slips that Ashenden had handed to him . |
| 9 | Standing in front of him , she glared disagreeably down at the tousled brown hair . |
| 10 | She stared down at the living dead face . |
| 11 | She looked down at the spotless white surface of the table . |
| 12 | Looking down at the pathetic little body lying so still on the table , she said , ‘ I 'd better leave him like this for Dawn to see . |
| 13 | Mitch sat down at the small round table in the corner . |
| 14 | Mary found herself looking down at the small dapper figure of Sidney Watkins , manager of the Berkeley Chase for the last ten years . |
| 15 | I looked down at the four orange cards on the counter , lining them up evenly . |
| 16 | Each line of script represents one second of running time and the words are written down at the normal speaking rate of three per second . |
| 17 | They were looking down at the new Japanese car factory , Sakata , which had just opened in Humberside . |
| 18 | Looking down at the long fair hair flowing over her shoulders , at the skimpy dress , the unlived-in face , he felt immeasurably old for not wanting to sweep her off there and then and make passionate love to her . |
| 19 | He picked up the wine cup and sipped from it and then sat on the bed next to Sir John , staring down at the great wooden bed posters . |
| 20 | Allowing herself a moment of pity , Theodora gazed down at the vulnerable sleeping figure . |
| 21 | Then the wizard looked down at the six big coins in his hand . |
| 22 | He looked out of the aeroplane window down at the warm blue sea below . |
| 23 | True to his word , Tom Warner had located an immense 8-wheeled transcontinental locomotive , not yet cooled down at the divisional changing point , assembled a crew of engineer and fireman , loaded the engine with coal and water , and attached the engine to the Divisional Superintendent 's own private railway coach . |
| 24 | Chen pulled up sharply , almost thudding into Karr who stood there , his hands clenched at his sides , his great chest rising and falling heavily as he stared down at the three prone gangsters . |
| 25 | She stared down at the frothing white surf that slid past the ship 's side and fell into a reverie in which imaginings of her future life became mixed with memories of past days at Ballingolin . |
| 26 | Alexandra sat down at the huge scrubbed table at which she had watched twenty years of bread and pastry being made . |
| 27 | John Browne , the Conservative MP for Winchester since 1979 , announced on March 15 , 1990 , that he would stand down at the next general election . |
| 28 | They were taking their time , as she coochy-cooed down at the gurgling little cutenesses . |
| 29 | Continuing to stand with his back to her , he stared silently down at the muddy green waters of the River Thames for some moments , before turning slowly around to face her . |
| 30 | She looked down at the bold black signature and the printed words below it : ‘ Damian Flint , Chairman . ’ |