Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her heart sank at the thoughts aroused by the sight of the romantic poet-painter , and Sam 's puppy eagerness to reach him . |
| 2 | Her heart leapt at the words , but she said , ‘ No , thank you — they can recover in their own good time . ’ |
| 3 | Her mouth drooped at the corners . |
| 4 | Megan Burford , whose business Aquarelle is based at her home in Lansdowne Street , is to have her work displayed at the Princes Trust exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham . |
| 5 | The hand first invaded by the flea was withered , its nails dropped from their place , its bone showing at the knuckles and wrist . |
| 6 | ‘ And the third man who … said he loved me … ’ and her voice faltered at the words ‘ … loved me so dearly that on hearing the slanders of my assailant he believed every word that he said , and none of mine . |
| 7 | Two of the green-coated horsemen unholstered their carbines and took aim at Sharpe , but their officer shouted at the troopers to hold their fire . |
| 8 | Kate sat in her office staring at the files in front of her . |
| 9 | His text hints at the periods and utterances of Gloriana 's England , but it quite avoids the " half-timbered " . |
| 10 | Of the two archers the younger was tall and fair with a ruddy complexion , the other was of medium height and stalwart build , his hair grizzled at the temples , his eyes grey , his mouth well set above a firm chin , and his expression one of habitual good-humour , as though of a man at peace with himself if not with the world . |
| 11 | Then she had the severest strain put on the control of her newly awakened ear-boxing predilection when his mouth twitched at the corners and it seemed , for a moment , that her sarcasm had amused him . |
| 12 | When he was caught driving in January , Ironside claimed that he had been on his way to look at the possibilities of a council house exchange . |
| 13 | At that time he and his family lived at the Roveries , and before the Railway was built , the Oakeleys drove to Craven Arms to catch the train to Ludlow or Shrewsbury . |
| 14 | It seems that in the first year of life you 're more likely than at any other time in your life to die at the hands of somebody else . |