Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] at the [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 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Chapman had kept a close watch on Speirs ' feud with Bradford City , and moved in just at the right moment . |
| 12 | Yes , well fortunately this whole Gulf thing seems to have died down will be dying down just at the right time . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Paul and Blyth had fallen asleep , and Eric was lying with his hands behind his neck , staring drowsily up at the bright blue . |
| 17 | And later — much later at the National Theatre playing the young Captain Absolute — did that grow out of being seen in these performances ? |
| 18 | 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 ) . |
| 19 | Nathaniel Sherman frowned down resentfully at the dead animal . |
| 20 | The tram schoogled away again , and Maggie gazed eagerly out at the passing scene . |
| 21 | This was surprising because Peter Such bowled so well at the other end , it should surely have helped Tufnell . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | He looked in briefly at the unconscious girl . |
| 24 | Max appeared disappointed by the reply as he peered down again at the grisly work on which he was engaged . |
| 25 | When we reached the road we stopped and looked down again at the little house . |
| 26 | She rose to her feet , and looked down again at the rolling hillside covered with fruit and vegetables , with grazing goats , sheep and chickens . |
| 27 | He said to me , ‘ I just feel it 's all coming right just at the right time ; something 's going to happen this week . ’ |
| 28 | So the cameraman , looking through his viewfinder , could see the caption slide through the glass plate , plus sufficient reflection of the action going on over at the black drape set . |
| 29 | Arpeggios sound best when placed in the middle and upper reaches of the instrument ( but not right at the very top ) . |
| 30 | The Fish takes a line just right at the dark shadow in the centre , leading direct to the telepherique station . |