Example sentences of "[adv prt] at [art] [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carrie leaned back in her chair and rubbed the tips of her fingers across her forehead as she stared down at the mass of papers on the kitchen table . |
| 2 | She 'd removed her ripped stockings earlier and now , as she looked down at the patchwork of scratches and grazes , she was relieved that there had n't been more damage . |
| 3 | Hal Shepherd stood at the turn of the road , his hands resting lightly on the low stone wall , looking down at the row of cottages and the bay beyond . |
| 4 | Francis stopped and peered down at the complex of buildings . |
| 5 | Aggie looked from the child to the heap of rags , then down at the mountain of clothes covering her own body . |
| 6 | Defeated , Merrill stared down at the sheaf of letters in her hand . |
| 7 | Craig glanced down at the sheaf of papers lying on the small table beside him , brought to him earlier in the day by Edward Morris , papers that proved Craig 's innocence . |
| 8 | Vass cast a quick glance down at the file of drawings , then raised his eyes to hers again , their expression brittle . |
| 9 | By late afternoon we 'd stopped in at a number of bars along the pier . |
| 10 | In the main changes , Nohemí Sanín Posada de Rubio ( PSC ) , formerly ambassador to Venezuela , became the first woman to be appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs ( replacing Luís Fernando Jaramillo Correa , who became permanent representative at the UN ) ; Jorge Ospina Sardi ( NFD ) , the former National Planning Director , became Minister of Economic Development , replacing Ernesto Samper Pizano ( PL ) , who was switched to the newly created Ministry of Foreign Trade ; Alfonso López Caballero ( PL ) , formerly ambassador to France , was given Agriculture ; Carlos Holmes Trujillo García ( PL ) , mayor of Calí , became Minister of Education ; Mauricio Vargas Linares ( PL ) , the president 's media adviser , took over at the Ministry of Communications ; and Juan Camilo Restrepo was given Mines and Energy . |
| 11 | He glanced over at the mound of tablecloths hastily borrowed from the tables of the unused tea-stall , under which the body of the late Councillor Phipps was now reposing . |
| 12 | The adventurers end up at a confluence of shafts , one of which leads to the Bloodheart itself . |
| 13 | I looked up at the jumble of rooftops with their abundance of chimney-pots , the florid iron bal-conies at the dormer windows . |
| 14 | He glanced out at a gang of starlings fighting over some breadcrumbs that had been tossed on the lawn . |
| 15 | Plans of reform were worked out at a succession of Councils or synods attended only by Western bishops . |
| 16 | Earlier , Labour used the cut-out of Chancellor Lamont to hit out at the introduction of charges for eye and dental checks , increased bills from privatised companies , the cost of administrating the Poll Tax and VAT . |
| 17 | Flores d'Arcais and Schreuder ( 1983 ) propose that the kind of processing carried out at the end of clauses depends on their degree of ‘ completeness ’ . |
| 18 | I buy a harmonium — nearly an organ — and spend the rest of my life playing it , thickened with doleful dirges , vainly trying to lay the trauma , my only satisfaction the ashen faced , staring eyed audiences staggering out at the end of performances , primed , and ready to carry on the good work . |
| 19 | Looking back at the variety of studies conducted on plants in the little field at Henfaes , I feel little temptation to explain the behaviour of organisms within it as perfectly fitted for adaptive optima in an ideally evolved ecosystem . |
| 20 | Maggie awaken from the damp heavy warmth of Ted 's body dead in sleep and the blankets piled on the single bed with a dip in the middle brushes her hair and clutches back at the ribbon of dreams from the night before . |
| 21 | Fran glanced back at the heap of cuttings , frowning as she sorted through the pile . |
| 22 | Back at the board of directors are meeting . |
| 23 | The Stormtex outer gives the jacket a fair amount of shower and wind protection ; excellent for hillwalking and hanging about at the bottom of climbs . |
| 24 | He looked about at the patchwork of technologies . |
| 25 | Small cabins were dotted about at the side of fields , mostly ruined or used as farm sheds , but in some cases inhabited . |
| 26 | Looking about at the crowd of faces , she tried to discover who was watching her . |
| 27 | The best way to see the City is from the canals and we have included a ‘ Canal Bus ’ Pass , valid for the whole day around the famous canals ; this pass allows you to get off and on at a selection of stops for you to explore the city . |
| 28 | Wyn shook his head , then glanced round at the circle of villagers and the wailing old woman . |