Example sentences of "[vb past] apart at the " in BNC.
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1 | Each tier was held in place by tiny press studs which sprang apart at the least pressure . |
2 | ‘ I fell apart at the seams — I was in tears all the time , and my doctor put me on pills . ’ |
3 | If the atmosphere at Sandringham was uncomfortable , at Park House it became unbearable as Diana 's little world fell apart at the seams . |
4 | In the sixties , fashion was such that a girl or a fella could afford a new Biba dress or John Stephen shirt every other week , they cost 35s 9d and who cared if they fell apart at the launderette . |
5 | Suddenly the idea of keeping her enemy close seemed ludicrous — how could she keep him close when she fell apart at the seams every time he was anywhere near her ? |
6 | After all , she was the one who fell apart at the seams every time they touched , while he remained infuriatingly unmoved . |
7 | She had helped enthusiastically with the costumes , making for Mary a trailing blue robe of cornflower taffeta , her own Cambridge May Ball dress sheared apart at the seams , lending or donating bright belts and beads to deck out the three kings , one of whom wore a peacock-feathered turban made of the shot-silk stole she had worn with that dance dress . |