Example sentences of "[adv prt] at the [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To do this properly you need to hold the strings down at the first fret and measure from the top of the pickup polepiece to the underside of the strings . |
| 2 | He sat with his arms folded , staring down at the fancy tablecloth and when he did speak again he was so quiet that they could hardly hear him , so they had to listen seriously — even Sean and Michael , who were never , or rarely serious . |
| 3 | I looked down at the viscid mess and up to meet his dry smile . |
| 4 | He returned to his room , sat down at the small table and wrote a letter : |
| 5 | Sarah looked down at the sleeping infant and made some suitable comment , but her mind was occupied with Elizabeth 's obvious ill-health . |
| 6 | She stared down at the disgusting mass as it came away in her hand for a moment and then she marched after him with pursed lips and a determined gleam in her eyes . |
| 7 | Jess shivered , looking down at the upturned faces that stared at her with idle curiosity . |
| 8 | " You 're so lucky , you 're so lucky , " I murmured , staring down at the rocky Rockies or the Smokies or the Ropies through cloud-cover made of snow and contour tracing … |
| 9 | ‘ We managed to shepherd five down at the second attempt but one straggler broke free . |
| 10 | Lewis looked down at the uncarpeted floor-boards and put his note-book away . |
| 11 | MacAirth squinted down at the wine-stained table and muttered to himself . |
| 12 | The masked figure stepped ponderously off the dais , sat down at the baize-covered table and indicated with a gloved hand that I should join him . |
| 13 | " You know the one I mean , " Graham said , looking down at the blocked-off fireplace and snapping his fingers . |
| 14 | Paige glanced down at the steaming billy that she had balanced over two rocks . |
| 15 | It must have been an automatic reaction because he was looking down at the motionless figure and shouting , ‘ Harriet ! ’ |
| 16 | The coroner sat with lips pursed , staring down at the empty platters and dishes as if wishing the food he had devoured would magically reappear . |
| 17 | He paused only the once , gazing down at the burnt meat that had been his friend and comrade for so long . |
| 18 | A resigned silence congealed over the rows of people and the Reverend Archibald Menzies gripped the edges of the lectern , closed his eyes and raised his face to the ceiling , then looked down at the serried faces and spoke . |
| 19 | Down at the one-time pavilion that was now the Venetz sisters ' lakeside restaurant , Angelica Venetz had decided that it was time for the big old mallard 's appointment in duck heaven . |
| 20 | Disadvantages : She may not have had much experience looking after young children ; she may let you down at the last minute if something else crops up — like a boyfriend . |
| 21 | He was never remotely stumped when an item went down at the last moment and the presenter was left with a minute to fill . |
| 22 | She stared down at the crumpled bed as the door clicked quietly behind him , and then buried her face miserably into the pillow . |
| 23 | By now the barrel organ was in action , belting out ‘ Down at the Old Bull and Bush ’ ; the noise was tremendous . |
| 24 | She looked down at the darkened valley and the bright lights of the factory . |
| 25 | Ronni blinked down at the glittering sea that was divided from the craggy landscape by a broad silken ribbon of glittering pale gold sand . |
| 26 | Now the police , the ambulance crews , the crowd , the reporter , were approaching the pit , looking down at the grey shard that was all that was left of the Kershaw Worm . |
| 27 | I looked down at the pretty patterns that streets do n't know they make . |
| 28 | She was immediately thrown in at the deep end when one of her young clients , Lucy Gates , died . |
| 29 | Our housework was hard and long and laborious and erm we 'd got two children to look after and then I 'd got my brother who did n't leave home until he was thirty and er , you had n't got the time , you know , to do too many things , so er my interest was the young wives ' and it was really a as regards the erm the Guild itself , I was thrown in at the deep end when this lady who was with my mother , mother was treasurer , she was secretary , erm she used to come down for me and , I know you should n't canvass but she used to canvass and say erm you know the voting , you know , will you , will you come and vote ? |
| 30 | I decided the only thing to do was throw her in at the deep end and go right down the village high street , where the roads were busiest and noisiest with holiday-makers , and simply stand there trying to calm her down . |