Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pron] at [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Why was it you only got it at places like fairs and the seaside ? |
2 | He glared across the breakfast table at them , quenching the morning cheerfulness in the kitchen , and fiercely examined them at tea-time as if to see what the day had done to them . |
3 | There were signs that Waterloo Boy was past his best for the season and those were emphasised when Katabatic easily beat him at Cheltenham in April . |
4 | Durkin quickly made himself at home in Carewscourt . |
5 | Indeed the Americans soon found themselves moving yet closer to Britain , especially once they discovered that their own initiatives ( not least their pressure on Israel ) still left them at loggerheads with Egypt and the Arab radicals . |
6 | Window displays were becoming controversial within the company ; Laura liked to see windows full of antiques and atmosphere , but increasingly found herself at loggerheads with more prosaic minds who wanted products and price-tags . |
7 | It flicked behind each dimpled knee ; and then scourged her at intervals from her pretty ankles to her shoulder blades . |