Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [verb] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My husband was going out to Qatar , that pear drop of moonscape pitted with rich oases and edged with ancient trading posts , the Emirate that had refused at the last moment to join Sheikh Zayed 's dream of unity . |
| 2 | Conchis was no more than the chance agent , the event that had come at the right time ; just as in the old days I might , after a celibate term at Oxford , have met a girl and begun an affaire with her , I had begun something exciting with him . |
| 3 | As soon as they were amongst the shuttered houses of Edinburgh , Corbett slowed down and turned to grin at the pale , terrified face of Ranulf . |
| 4 | Mobuto climbed out slowly and turned to wave at the waiting photographers . |
| 5 | In the wives ' hostel Jocelyn finished unpacking and turned to look at the other occupant of the room a pleasant woman of thirty five who had introduced herself as Jane Smith . |
| 6 | The porter fell to his knees and began to scrabble at the soft soil next to the wooden scaffold pole . |
| 7 | Where or with whom James received his training is not known , but by 1783 he was established in London ; and in that year he announced himself by publishing a pamphlet on A Method of Constructing Vapour Baths , and began to exhibit at the Royal Academy . |
| 8 | She looked at Mairi , who happened to glance over and catch her eye ; and the woman howled and started to moan at the very sight of the wee lass . |
| 9 | I felt thrilled to be back in Abyssinia and stared entranced at the arid landscape of the Danakil desert . |
| 10 | Before the fighting started in 1948 , some Palestinians had even arranged to take a holiday in case of hostilities and had called at the Lebanese consulate in Palestine to pick up a visa for Beirut . |
| 11 | He shook his head and continued to stare at the old man , but there was pleading in his voice now . |
| 12 | The stone flew in the air across the surface of the water , skimming as free as a bird but only because it bounced on that surface every now and then and refused to sink at the first contact . |
| 13 | Harry switched off the engine and sat staring at the big , grey , stone-built mansion with a sense of shock . |
| 14 | He lost by 2,412 votes but returned to win at the General Election three months later with a majority of over 3,000 . |