Example sentences of "[vb past] at [art] contents " in BNC.
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| 1 | He usually guessed at the contents of letters , and stood around waiting for his guesses to be confirmed . |
| 2 | Maggie crossed the room , lifted the lid of the pot and sniffed at the contents . |
| 3 | Then , from a shelf in the pantry , she took down a large covered dish , sniffed at the contents , and , smiling now on the child , said , ‘ Nothing much goes rotten in here . |
| 4 | She stared at the contents . |
| 5 | Cleo stared at the contents with dismay . |
| 6 | He looked at the contents . |
| 7 | First I looked at the contents page ; 19 review , not bad in these recession-stricken times . |