Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] [vb pp] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I flew down and looked at the computer screens to see what was written on them , and they all said in huge letters … |
| 2 | For all of these day-rate jobs a time book was kept and wages were reckoned up and paid at the end of the month . |
| 3 | He picked up her blanket , spread it over her trembling body , his long fingers brushing her naked throat as she quivered angrily and snatched at the blanket , glaring at him . |
| 4 | Carey swung the rod out for a cast , and Ellwood tore it from his grip , then stepped back and lashed at the priest , holding the rod two-handed , bellowing with outrage . |
| 5 | Theda stepped back and caught at the back of her hair just as it came tumbling down over her shoulders . |
| 6 | Her long hair , shining gold , was swept back and caught at the nape of her neck with a bow , make-up , expertly applied , accentuated the classically beautiful lines of her face , and she wore her well-cut suit with all the panache that was expected of her . |
| 7 | We 've gone back and looked at the correspondence we 've had about the News Network . |
| 8 | He bent forward and plucked at the coat . |
| 9 | There was the sudden roar of a car engine and a screech of tyres and the red car that Stuart had been looking at sped forward and stopped at the entrance with its passenger door swinging open . |
| 10 | He moved forward and pulled at the bell rope , it was about time he put the wheels into motion , the wheels that would prove his innocence . |