Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The late sun setting over the mainland lays a bright path over the water , coming right in at the small bay .
2 This manifests itself most obviously at the technical level where the same basic skills can be applied in different markets .
3 ‘ I do n't care ! ’ she told him rebelliously , scowling unhappily down at the small amount of red wine still in her glass .
4 ‘ You see — we did n't wake the children , after all , ’ Ross drawled , his eyes glinting with amusement as he gazed warmly down at the soft figure in his arms .
5 He looked thoughtfully down at the white box , Mo 's coffin .
6 Grandparents who moved in only at the very end of their lives , just for a few last months , rarely left much of a mark unless earlier contact had been important .
7 Thomas was motor-crazy , she thought , gazing fondly down at the small dungareed figure .
8 Larsen looked down fondly at the gaunt soot smeared features of the hollow-eyed girl and nodded back .
9 So just at the last moment as the ladder began to sweep that way I just pushed as er hard as I could in the air , and the wardrobe flew up into the air in that direction , the ladder flew off in that direction , I flew off in this direction
10 By the turn of the century , the majority of women will probably be entitled to the basic pension in their own right , though perhaps not at the full amount .
11 The Hochhauser Season had come along just at the right time , a time when she needed a little excitement , a little glamour , a little of the old camaraderie that she had known with her friends in Vienna .
12 Chapman had kept a close watch on Speirs ' feud with Bradford City , and moved in just at the right moment .
13 So a sudden death play-off was required to settle the matter and it was almost all over at the 19th hole .
14 Yes , well fortunately this whole Gulf thing seems to have died down will be dying down just at the right time .
15 These were the years of Stalin 's purges , and it was fortunate that he had spent so long away at a great distance .
16 That he got into his stride so quickly at the pre-Wimbledon Queen 's Club tournament was evidence of his timing ability , an ability that holds good for both sports .
17 The next morning , he laced up his walking boots while Detective Furness , squinting doubtfully up at the cloudy sky , telephoned the mountain rescue post on the other side of the peak to advise the guide of their intentions .
18 It could be described as looking like a cross between a snakehead and a goby , the body being long and cylindrical , tapering only slightly at the caudal peduncle .
19 Paul and Blyth had fallen asleep , and Eric was lying with his hands behind his neck , staring drowsily up at the bright blue .
20 And later — much later at the National Theatre playing the young Captain Absolute — did that grow out of being seen in these performances ?
21 The experience and resilience of such nurses will be much in demand , not necessarily solely at the qualified nurse level , as the reforms of nursing education begin to be implemented in the early 1990s ( see chapter 5 ) .
22 He went all out at a new piece , rushing into it with lots of enthusiasm and wrong notes , trying to make it sound like the finished piece as soon as possible .
23 Nathaniel Sherman frowned down resentfully at the dead animal .
24 But I 'd half-learned several languages on my travels , and somehow they each floated familiarly back at the first step on to the matching soil .
25 The tram schoogled away again , and Maggie gazed eagerly out at the passing scene .
26 This was surprising because Peter Such bowled so well at the other end , it should surely have helped Tufnell .
27 Much earlier at the last supper Jesus had promised that when he returned to God , he would ask for a gift to be sent to his friends .
28 In the three years since her father had first called so unexpectedly at the Red House , she had made an effort to see her mother most Sundays .
29 He looked in briefly at the unconscious girl .
30 Max appeared disappointed by the reply as he peered down again at the grisly work on which he was engaged .
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