Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [adv prt] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In London in 1969 he concluded that Rolling Stone would be an extremely fashionable thing to be involved in , and dropped in at the magazine 's Maddox Street offices . |
| 32 | Yet the incident may have been deliberately provoked : some of the demonstrators were armed , and fired back at the police . |
| 33 | He increased his pace and arrived back at the hall as the church clock was striking six . |
| 34 | The questionnaire on page 35 of this booklet should be completed and handed in at the Sport and Recreation Display on enrolment day or at the Sports ' Centre Reception . |
| 35 | He had a pale face , deep blue eyes , hair darker and straighter than hers , and a mouth which curved and turned up at the corners in an almost feminine way . |
| 36 | He was happier with this , though , than with his rather over-pan-fried John Dory , which was dry and turned up at the edges . |
| 37 | He arrived at 1.30am on the first day , slept for a few hours and turned up at the clubhouse to find he was in the field . |
| 38 | Here we see the usual linen winding-sheet , parted to show not only the face but the entire body , with the arms placed at his side and turned in at the elbows so that the hands meet over the groin . |
| 39 | ‘ I am happy to have afforded you amusement , ma'am , ’ he said ironically , and turned in at the gates of the Lodge . |
| 40 | The boy ran on to the flats where Zeinab lived and rushed in at the entrance . |
| 41 | In the 50th minute Logan made amends when he burst on to Stewart 's pop-up pass and touched down at the posts for the stand-off to convert . |
| 42 | He took a deep breath and glanced round at the giants . |
| 43 | He turned , and glanced up at the clock above the bar . |
| 44 | Feeling a little embarrassed , he quickly cleared his throat and glanced up at the clock . |
| 45 | She turned the corner and glanced up at the hoarding above the cinema 's portico , to see what was to be her fate for the next three hours . |
| 46 | He slipped quietly in and glanced up at the windows and walls until his attention was drawn to a mop of fair hair sticking out from behind one of the back pews . |
| 47 | Doyle moved further up the road , and glanced up at the bedroom windows . |
| 48 | She ran a hand through her hair and glanced up at the fighters again , one arm linked through Plummer 's . |
| 49 | ‘ Ah , yes , ’ Farouk cut in and glanced down at the notepad in front of him . |
| 50 | Lorton took a Swan Vesta matchbox from his pocket and glanced down at the compass . |
| 51 | Culley half-rose , but Cattini put out a hand to stop him , and glanced back at the barman who lifted a bottle and dug a highball glass into an ice-container . |
| 52 | ‘ They started at L'Escargot , went on to Annabel 's , then Crazy Larry 's , then L'Equipe Anglaise and finished up at the Chelsea Arts Club . |
| 53 | Charlotte stepped into the hall and grinned down at the dog . |
| 54 | The conveyance came around the corner , quite recklessly , and pulled up at the sight of him . |
| 55 | Laidlaw drove past it and pulled up at the end of the dirt road . |
| 56 | She wandered into the kitchen , poured some coffee and slumped down at the table . |
| 57 | Dissenting Labour councillor Eddie Dryden refused to support the spending cuts and hit out at the way the proposals were presented to the Labour group prior to the meeting . |
| 58 | The man kicked the dog into a corner and looked round at the signs of battle . |
| 59 | I think that if Jesus stood in your school and looked around at the crowds he would feel exactly the same . |
| 60 | She tossed her head and looked around at the congregation . |