Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] at the [adj] [noun] " 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 | We may regret some inevitable omissions — but a fair conspectus of Ferrier 's repertory has been preserved for posterity with the one great regret — the absence of her Angel in Gerontius , which I heard her sing under Barbirolli so memorably at the 1952 Edinburgh Festival . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | He looked thoughtfully down at the white box , Mo 's coffin . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Thomas was motor-crazy , she thought , gazing fondly down at the small dungareed figure . |
| 9 | Larsen looked down fondly at the gaunt soot smeared features of the hollow-eyed girl and nodded back . |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | It 's feared that without active promotion tourism may suffer in the region , perhaps not at the major centres but at small businesses like bed and breakfasts . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Chapman had kept a close watch on Speirs ' feud with Bradford City , and moved in just at the right moment . |
| 15 | So a sudden death play-off was required to settle the matter and it was almost all over at the 19th hole . |
| 16 | Yes , well fortunately this whole Gulf thing seems to have died down will be dying down just at the right time . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Martin charging down on Dobson ; Martin , eyes glaring and lips drawn back in a feral snarl ; Martin , arm raised and baton coming down again and again on Dobson 's head ; Martin , growling savagely at the yobs , daring them to interfere ; Martin , turing angrily as the sergeant pulled the baton from his hand ; finally , Martin , white and shaking , as he looked down disbelievingly at the unconscious Dobson . |
| 19 | Did John Doe do much up at the Tilberthwaite Mines ? |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Paul and Blyth had fallen asleep , and Eric was lying with his hands behind his neck , staring drowsily up at the bright blue . |
| 23 | And later — much later at the National Theatre playing the young Captain Absolute — did that grow out of being seen in these performances ? |
| 24 | 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 ) . |
| 25 | Nathaniel Sherman frowned down resentfully at the dead animal . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | The tram schoogled away again , and Maggie gazed eagerly out at the passing scene . |
| 28 | This was surprising because Peter Such bowled so well at the other end , it should surely have helped Tufnell . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |