Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] [vb past] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile C. and Miss T. 's sister arrived at the hospital , as did Miss T. 's mother . |
| 2 | The snake 's skin trembled at the movement in the air . |
| 3 | Only the nucleus of Jacob Brailey 's gang remained at the camp on the fringe of the Wychwood Forest . |
| 4 | The sizzling of the water in the kettle had masked the sound of Maurice 's footsteps and Charlotte 's heart lurched at the realization that he was standing next to her , so close she could imagine he had read her thoughts . |
| 5 | Belinda 's heart thudded at the sound of his name , and it seemed like much longer than a day since she had last seen him . |
| 6 | Leonora 's heart sank at the prospect of a whole fortnight without him , and as if scenting victory Penry moved closer , his long forefinger caressing her drooping lower lip . |
| 7 | Maggie 's heart leapt at the request . |
| 8 | The McGuire et al 's study looked at the medication regimen of a group of patients on admission and on discharge . |
| 9 | The Peasant 's Revolt ended at the Tower of London . |
| 10 | Inside the two guards of the Prince 's retinue sat at a table , much the worse for drink . |
| 11 | Anne 's daddy looked at the mistletoe in the apple-tree when they reached Sundial Cottage and then went in with the three Brownies to see Miss Miggs . |
| 12 | And last night it was revealed that the murdered child 's body lay at the scene for over four hours because of fears of another blast . |
| 13 | Our Father 's wife stood at the end of her bunk . |
| 14 | Finally Joseph 's head appeared at a window of one of the farm buildings . |
| 15 | Miss T. 's father arrived at the hospital at 8.30 a.m. on Sunday 5 July . |
| 16 | He looked back for a moment at the Minister 's procession stalled at the roadblock . |
| 17 | Moves to demonstrate the government 's seriousness came at a time when the UN was due to release a report on the effects of the embargo on the Jordanian economy . |
| 18 | Giles was a pleasant companion , but even so the thought of Robert 's scorn lingered at the back of her mind . |
| 19 | Charles 's tribunal sat at the palace of Compiègne . |
| 20 | The battalion 's Colonel stared at the thrashing of unseen men in the rye field on the stream 's far bank , then ordered his men to make ready . |
| 21 | The only account of William Green 's life came at the end of the 19th century and was written by Charles Roeder . |
| 22 | When Annie 's daughter died at the age of five , she was heartbroken . |
| 23 | Paradoxically , Gill and Jackson 's book appeared at a t–me when there was a great deal of activity in the black community directed towards finding black families for black children , thereby making it progressively unnecessary for transracial placements to continue . |
| 24 | The offenders 's accomplice stood at the door holding what appeared to be a shotgun . |
| 25 | The Government 's caning began at a conference of 230 headmasters from the country 's top public schools . |
| 26 | Miss T. 's mother arrived at the hospital accompanied by C. Later that night , according to information given by the hospital to Miss T. 's father , Miss T. received more pethidine . |
| 27 | Crystal Palace 's defender cum winger was released from World Cup duty with the Republic of Ireland when Arsenal 's interest emerged at the weekend . |
| 28 | She held it with one hand while the other went to her throat , as Nellie 's face appeared at the door . |
| 29 | The lead isotope data can be explained if the U/Pb ratios in the sources are comparable to those observed for the lavas and the U/Pb fractionation occurred at the time of formation of the local oceanic lithosphere . |