Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually we moved to Dorset where my father taught at the local grammar school . |
| 2 | That I have much more of this world 's goods than Garry will ever have could n't help you to that decision , could it ? ’ he said , and her heart sank at the cynical twist to his mouth and his bitter tone . |
| 3 | She looked up , and her heart quailed at the thunderous expression he wore . |
| 4 | Her heart dropped at the ominous statement . |
| 5 | Her Mum smiled at the woebegone face . |
| 6 | The publication in April of Poems on Various Subjects , its preface written at the last moment in Cottle 's bookshop , was a genuine cause for satisfaction and received enthusiastic reviews . |
| 7 | THREE years and five months after the Aga Khan 's Aliysa was first past the post in the 1989 Oaks , the latest chapter in the saga of her disqualification begins at the High Court today . |
| 8 | He was imprisoned up there , beneath the lead roof , ’ Lucenzo said , pulling her close , his head against hers as she craned her neck to look at the pink and white Doges ' Palace . |
| 9 | and the furry monster was there and the church bells rang unceasingly , my muse was red with righteous anger , o my love , and her hound barked at the furry monster and her frankfurter but i did not let them see me for worshipping in silence is the artist 's choice , that is the way for growth . |
| 10 | An official inquiry indicates that her body arrived at the Military Hospital at 16:20 the same day and came from the Military School . |
| 11 | The Atomstyle machine uses the DX chip , which means that its motherboard runs at the full 50MHz . |
| 12 | I remember Christmas Eve 1930 , when we went as we always did on that day to the High Street to look at the lighted shops , seeing a little girl in a tattered dress and with bare feet , her nose pressed at the toy-shop window . |
| 13 | In the case of a group booking , or a rapid succession of arrivals many guests can be completing their registration forms at the same time . |
| 14 | I mean … people who only succeed through their family connections depress me , ’ she went on frantically , her head spinning at the glittering lures being dangled before her eyes . |
| 15 | The case highlighted the difficulty facing a mortgagee when a person other than its borrower lives at the mortgaged premises , for such person , as confirmed by this case , may have rights or interests in that property ( although the principles of the case are not being so strictly applied as was first thought — see Bristol & West Building Society v Henning [ 1985 ] 2 All ER 606 and Midland Bank Ltd v Dobson ( 1985 ) NLJ 26 July , 251 ) . |
| 16 | Her letter came at the wrongest time . |
| 17 | Her stomach swooped at the grudging respect in his voice and she bit her lip unhappily , but her gaze fell on Katarina 's tumbled hair and she faced up to him again . |
| 18 | Ronni swivelled round to look at him , her stomach tightening at the sudden dark note in his voice . |
| 19 | But their position changed at the International Board meeting at Newport on May 30 . |
| 20 | His three customers on the plane were a woman who had changed her travel plans at the last minute and a married couple starting a world tour . |
| 21 | The burglars , often children , keep their victim talking at the front door while an accomplice gets into the house and grabs what he can . |
| 22 | Sometimes Julia accompanied her , and as they travelled home one day Carrie said thoughtfully , ‘ You know I never wished Ma dead , Julie , but I 've got to admit her death came at the right time for me . |
| 23 | If the profit margins of manufacturers are too drastically reduced they may move their capital from the industrial to the financial sector ; if the political power of the unions is legislated against they may make their power felt at the economic level by going on strike , or at the political level by withdrawing from established parliamentary parties and so on . |
| 24 | He reached out to touch a hand to the elaborate topknot , but she dodged away , retreating in haste along the counter , her face flaming at the scathing glitter in his eyes . |
| 25 | My attention had been so far away and the dog had timed his jump to a split second so that his bark came at the highest point , his teeth only inches from my face . |
| 26 | With great discretion , Dyson yawned , straining his muscles to keep his mouth shut at the same time . |
| 27 | Charlie is unaware of the spirits alive in him , so that the narrator of the story is frustrated in his attempt to come at the uncluttered account of past lives . |
| 28 | ‘ His trainer remarked at the immediate bond which formed between Pete and I. ’ |
| 29 | MAXIM Vengerov dazzled everyone who heard his winning playing at the 1990 Carl Flesch Violin Competition in London . |
| 30 | ‘ Indeed … ’ began Wu Shih , then stopped , turning as his Chancellor appeared at the far end of the gallery . |