Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [verb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But my heart dipped at the thought . |
| 2 | My heart sank at the prospect of yet again missing the top in the thick fog , but we had a great treat in store . |
| 3 | ‘ But when my contract expires at the end of the season I 'll be keeping my fingers crossed that one of the top clubs will be interested in signing me . |
| 4 | My dad was a coach builder and my mum worked at the gas board . |
| 5 | The erm help available is in many ways decreasing erm I 'm afraid we have to drag politics into it sooner or later , but central government funding , or lack of it , erm to my mind lies at the bottom of many of these problems . |
| 6 | Most of the rock has bolted routes and my mind boggled at the potential . |
| 7 | ‘ The first Svend knew that there was a search on for Suzie and himself was when my agent arrived at the house earlier this evening , ’ Rune told her calmly as he sorted through a small pile of leaflets . |
| 8 | One day as I arrived at the palace my horse shied at the sight of a white fragment on the ground . |
| 9 | I mean er and as I say you had everything erm when er I wanted coal I mean you had coal erm because after my husband ceased at the pit , er that ceased because , cos miners always had coal as part of their er it was part of their wages you see . |
| 10 | My husband stayed at the mine . |
| 11 | If it is crystal clear and I am convicted of being in my dotage or of going on at half-cock then I shall ask British Telecom to accept my apologies wince at the thought of my next bill , and keep my nose clean . |
| 12 | Standing at a safe distance , my eyeballs popped at the sight of the rich variety of penises on show , ranging as they did from dainty chipolatas to Bowyer 's jumbo sausages , with a few unfortunate specimens doing impersonations of mummified button mushrooms left for dead at the bottom of a refrigerator . |
| 13 | I could not sleep but lay on my back staring at the blackness , listening to the wind and one of the lads snoring . |
| 14 | He must have had the same kind of feelings as my father had at the prospect of being sent to Fontanellato . |
| 15 | In 1963 my father died at the age of sixty-one , four years short of his pensionable age . |
| 16 | Well er my father worked at the farm Odness . |
| 17 | Just at that moment I heard the kitchen door open , and seconds later my father appeared at the bottom of the stairs and , taking hold of the great wooden ball sculpted on to the top of the last banister , stood glaring up at me . |
| 18 | Erm I would like to remind you of my objectives quoted at the time in th in the quality manual . |
| 19 | I represented this city at Florence at the cost of two days ' leave , and having my pocket picked at the station |
| 20 | My man waits at the end of it . |
| 21 | Erm , I had to have my luggage checked at the airport |
| 22 | I had to have my luggage checked at the airport , you see what 's happened to the end of that word , look at it right , you 've got age at the end because what rule is working there ? |
| 23 | ‘ I would consider it my duty to remain at the salon until you had found a suitable replacement for me , ’ she said primly . |
| 24 | we went to Ascot with my dad standing at the bar all day , we watched |
| 25 | My master stared at the flower curiously before bending over Ruthven 's corpse . |
| 26 | At that moment my master appeared at the door . |
| 27 | ‘ It was my task to follow at the rear ! ’ |
| 28 | My mother glanced at the clock before looking at the window to ascertain that the garden was already retreating into night , and drew the curtains . |
| 29 | ‘ My mother died at the age I am myself and I never thought I 'd be older than her . |
| 30 | Being shortsighted I moved to the front while my mother stayed at the back . |