Example sentences of "[adv] [noun] [verb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she went to the dining-room she was disappointed to find only Matt sitting at the corner table , while of Silas there was no sign . |
| 2 | DENNIS SILK , a three-time Cambridge Blue who also played for Somerset , was names as MCC 's next president at the club 's AGM at Lord 's on May 6 , Silk , 60 , who retired recently as Warden of Radley College , takes over from Michael Melluish on Oct 1 , and will be the first to spend two years in office , under anew rule passed at the AGM . |
| 3 | Instinctively , she understood that Ceauşescu would not want a standard architect 's model made from cheap materials with only general hints at the building 's style and decoration . |
| 4 | So Gabriel knocked at the door of his fine large house and asked for a cup of wine . |
| 5 | They had eaten what there was , sitting or standing around ; only Sara sat at the table . |
| 6 | He rose then as if to go but impulsively Robyn caught at the sleeve of his robe . |
| 7 | But not curses directed at the Chaplain . |
| 8 | Thus Gandalf says at the start that the Ring will ‘ possess ’ and ‘ devour ’ any creature who uses it , while Elrond later goes further and says ‘ The very desire of it corrupts the heart ’ ( I , 281 ) . |
| 9 | But Ron Evans 's new concept for our programme , based on a degree of informality — with always space left at the end for viewers ' reaction to what had just been seen — and the new style of chatty presentation changed things . |
| 10 | Much later Meg stood at the bottom of the slope , looking out across the water . |
| 11 | SCENE : The Dining-Room — Eight Months Later Pa stands at the head of the table . |
| 12 | He said it remained in the black but he refused to rule out job cuts at the factory , where 40 workers lost their jobs last year . |
| 13 | Though typically economists look at the way in which human beings create and distribute goods and services , often with an eye on issues to do with efficiency according to some rational criteria , this does not prevent them using economic theories to examine , for example , educational provision , the supply of blood donors , voting choice , to name but a few . |
| 14 | now Mr look at the wording at the top , service , apartment costs , well that means the cost of running the apartment does n't it ? , apartment costs |
| 15 | Therefore , it is now time to look at the concept of beta ( Β ) a little more closely . |
| 16 | However , to build on the past achievements of chemistry , it is now time to look at the material and constructional requirements of biosensors . |
| 17 | Having looked at the various strategies for using options it is now time to look at the valuation of options . |
| 18 | While such world-famous names as BSA and Triumph were modestly adjusting and ‘ tarting up ’ models which in their day had been in front , the Japanese and particularly Honda looked at the situation through new eyes . |
| 19 | Indeed , as even North acknowledged at the end , it was an operation that was damned . |
| 20 | She sometimes signed it over to me if she needed it urgently and had n't time to queue at the post office . |
| 21 | Oh you had n't time to look at the rest . |
| 22 | I said , Well I have n't time to look at the rest . |
| 23 | And unfortunately settees appeared at the bottom of the you know , just been pushed over the sides and appeared and then they were left . |
| 24 | He saw how Hammond glanced at the boy , then looked about the room before finally coming back to him . |
| 25 | Then Rupert appeared at the window . |
| 26 | Then Kaptan baulked at the wall . |
| 27 | Then Rodriguez glanced at the door again as though seeking escape , but it was shut now . |
| 28 | ESTABLISHING HOW THINGS SEEMED AT THE OUTSET |
| 29 | The argument , however , forced the English to justify their national identity , and the arguments employed give some idea of how men thought at the time . |
| 30 | And then Rohmer grabbed at the door at last as Jimmy began to heave it through . |