Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could have vomited with fear and had difficulty controlling my breathing at the silent horrors my master described . |
| 2 | I went , reinforced by my experience at the long X-ray session and the fact that nearly a month had transpired since the photos were taken . |
| 3 | It is because of that commitment and my understanding of the values and decent opinions of the Province that I have placed my resignation at the Prime Minister 's disposal . |
| 4 | ‘ Strange that , ’ said Bob as he arrived by my side at the front door clutching on to the shop door keys . |
| 5 | Full of beans , I took my seat at the stalled dinner . |
| 6 | In a letter to staff he said : ‘ I have to express my disappointment at the proposed changes . |
| 7 | ‘ I did most of my research at the Public Records Office . |
| 8 | I drank too much in my break at the adjacent Queen 's Hotel and would sometimes share a pint with the night porter on my way home at four in the morning . |
| 9 | After lunch I recrossed the road to the newsagents , and took my place at the wailing wall of the pornography section . |
| 10 | He sat next to me and I wrinkled my nose at the sweaty odour emanating from the long , black , food-stained gown he wore . |
| 11 | ‘ Do you know that he also saved my life at the very time we met ? ’ |
| 12 | It was an intriguing prospect and I was all the more curious why I had found one of his handbills in my chamber at the Golden Turk . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , Monsieur , before I met you in St Paul 's , I found one of your handbills in my chamber at the Golden Turk . |
| 14 | Sadie Stewart from Duncairn Gardens in the west of the city said : ‘ I get my pension at the local post office . |
| 15 | It 's time to try my hand at the settled life . |
| 16 | I still remember my surprise at the changed attitudes I noticed in other people when I first put on a white coat . |
| 17 | This meant very little to me apart from a salary increase and a move from my position at the extreme right of the Cabinet table to the extreme left . |
| 18 | I certainly enjoyed my attendance at the National Farmers Union meeting this morning . |
| 19 | He explained : ‘ Someone popped a putter into my bag at the European Masters . |
| 20 | You can either wait until my return or leave a message through my office at the above address . |
| 21 | You can either wait until my return or leave a message through my office at the above address . |
| 22 | Therefore the simple conflict between accumulation and unproductive consumption which appears at the micro level may be transformed into its opposite at the macro level . |
| 23 | He deposited her case at the front door then strode back to his car , and she watched him go with hatred , her eyes moving over his powerful body , so lean , so tall , so impeccably dressed . |
| 24 | The NGC will open its case at the public inquiry in Northallerton on May 19 . |
| 25 | Because she knew he would be meeting her at the road alone , she had risen very early and bathed and scented herself with special care in her suite at the Continental Palace that morning . |
| 26 | He lay down to sleep , and had a vision of a grand stairway linking heaven and earth , its foot at the very spot where he was lying , and peopled with angels ascending and descending . |
| 27 | Even in the 1930s the anti-Semitism of literary figures like Hilaire Belloc and G. K. Chesterton co-existed uneasily with their revulsion at the racial policies of the new Germany . |
| 28 | When the autoset cam driver is placed in its holder at the left end of the ribber bed , the autoset lever will be reversed every time the carriages go into the colour changer . |
| 29 | Shelley felt a tug at her heart at the sudden attraction of him , the perfect body and the face that looked so much more natural and attractive out here in the warm southern wind . |
| 30 | And even if it was n't too personal , did she really want him to know that some wee devil of tenderness pulled at her heart at the grey lines of weariness etched into his face ? |