Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adj] [noun] [vb past] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My blonde self laughed at the people of my village . |
| 2 | Its designated area lay at the heart of one of the most economically depressed cities in Western Europe which had suffered a massive withdrawal of private capital during the previous three decades and endured a series of political traumas in the process ( Parkinson , 1985 , Figure 3.1 ) . |
| 3 | Her disciplined mind scoffed at the idea of such childish romanticism but some small stirring from the past brought this strange excitement that she should have outgrown and squashed with everything else . |
| 4 | Seagulls , afloat like the boats , idled round Lord Jim , their white feathers soiled at the waterline . |
| 5 | And her white Reeboks screeched at the marble as she turned and led me to the waiting forms . |
| 6 | Then her married sister arrived at the house with news of her real reason for going each evening to the post office . |
| 7 | She was in Australia at the time and her then husband looked at the picture and said , ‘ Oh , he 's a poof . ’ |
| 8 | Her head drooped to one side , and her heavy-lidded eyes stared at the ashtray , even though they did not focus on it . |
| 9 | Their post-war reconciliation lay at the heart of its foundations and the Franco-German axis is still its ‘ motor ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ That really is n't necessary , ’ she returned coolly , though her pale cheeks flamed at the thought of lying where he had lain . |
| 11 | There was no sound from within the cell , though the prisoner 's little lamp was lighted , its faint glow showed at the high , barred window . |
| 12 | Sandra and Fashion Editor Caroline Baker had lots of fun making sure the pictures were perfect — and that Alex and her furry friend looked at the camera at just the right moment ! |
| 13 | Mandeville sneered as his strong teeth tore at the coarse rye bread . |
| 14 | As his English guest turned at the door of his study to bow to the Romanian head of state before leaving his presence , he saw that Ceauşescu was holding out his fingers in the shape of a gun pointing at the head of his own interpreter ! |
| 15 | Sharpe held his straight-bladed sword pointed at the Lieutenant 's throat and locked his elbow as the Frenchman fell onto the blade . |
| 16 | His impassioned speech came at the end of a day of increasing speculation over the likelihood that the Liberal Democrats could hold the balance of power after Thursday 's general election . |
| 17 | His amateur career started at the age of 12 with a father 's encouragement and a set of women 's irons . |
| 18 | His amateur career started at the age of 12 with a father 's encouragement and a set of women 's irons . |
| 19 | His cash-strapped employers jumped at the offer . |
| 20 | His short-sighted eyes blinked at the stranger in his kitchen . |
| 21 | But our real kick came at the end of the film when the lights went up . |