Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] at the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The USSR won decisively against all their serious rivals , Yugoslavia , the US and England , in the first five rounds and only slackened at the end when the gold medals were assured . |
| 2 | Jorge suddenly appeared at the door and Maggie did not wait to hear any answer ; she walked out of the room , scooping up her bag and swinging it over her shoulder , quite satisfied that this time Felipe de Santis had come off worst . |
| 3 | A police car finally arrived at the scene and officers spoke to the motorist . |
| 4 | They just knocked at the door and said how would you care to take part ? |
| 5 | No I just looked at the clock that was all it was |
| 6 | Thus , as Rickie feebly dabbed at the deck and as his sister ate , our happy ship sailed on . |
| 7 | She hardly glanced at the plate and did n't ask about the spinach . |
| 8 | Jesus was busy , but he still looked at the crowd and saw them . |
| 9 | Jaq still reeled at the grandeur and abomination of the enterprise … |
| 10 | Johnnie also excelled at the job and adapted at the same rate as his friend . |
| 11 | ( The court also looked at the methodology and decided that the expert had been right about it anyway . ) |
| 12 | A defendant may state that he honestly thought at the time that the girl was above 16 and that he never thought to enquire , or that the girl was dressed up and wearing make-up . |
| 13 | At this point Sally also appeared at the door and was able to intervene between the two bristling males . |
| 14 | When Nan rushed in , pulling her hat and coat off as she came in , she laughingly looked at the clock and said , ‘ Made it all but a minute , miss . |
| 15 | He blinked at Herr Nordern , then peered at the document and began to read aloud , in a hoarse voice : ‘ By Order of the Minister of Justice , I , the Chief of Police of the City of Berlin … ’ |
| 16 | She took a deep and steadying breath , then looked at the house and mentally squared her shoulders . |
| 17 | After a successful return the crowd again got at the youth and Chapman decided to let him go , ‘ though it meant sacrificing a player who , I was convinced , had exceptional possibilities of development ’ . |
| 18 | In the next attack Toman again ran at the defence and laid the ball off for the supporting Les McJannet ten yards out , but the full back was denied by a last ditch tackle . |
| 19 | Angry Brian Reatus , 44 , allegedly foamed at the mouth as he pinned him to the wall . |
| 20 | She never looked at the child unless she had to . |
| 21 | Frederica too looked at the motorbike and remembered her sanguinary defloration . |
| 22 | McCrum had his eye on a century when he cruelly slipped at the crease and was run out , but his stand of for the second wicket with John Gilliland , who made 32 , put his side firmly in the driving seat . |