Example sentences of "[adv prt] at [art] [adj] [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the hammer came down at a then-record $53.9 million , Mr Payson whooped ‘ I think he 'd be happy with that ’ , referring to Van Gogh , who killed himself a year after completing Irises , aged 37 . |
| 2 | She stared down at the scattered glass shimmering in the blackened water , remembered stories of people drowning in only inches of water and acknowledged her condition with a sinking heart . |
| 3 | Well I was thrown in at the deep end Different persons came in maybe if we had a job in a hurry and they would say , Oh you 're on at such and such a time at this . |
| 4 | Shute took over at the Northern League Second Division club in November , and together with assistant Peter Boddy has pulled the club out of any immediate danger . |
| 5 | Now the deal looks likely to go through at a whopping $7.5 billion , about $110 a share . |
| 6 | That grievous bodily harm thing was coming up at a special court this morning , but that ought to be all wrapped up in half an hour . |
| 7 | George ended up at the Private Eye 30th anniversary ball playing the harmonium and singing Lili Marlene with one of his ever-present Silk Cut hanging out the corner of his mouth , but there was no suggestion he was out of control . |
| 8 | Isabel stared up at the royal castle high on its hill overlooking the town and wondered what the grim stone fortress would mean to her . |
| 9 | That comes up at the Old Bailey next month and Jazali is already beating his chest . |
| 10 | In today 's money , £10.3 billion works out at a staggering £34.3 billion . |
| 11 | Languidly she turned her head to the west-facing windows , staring out at the neighbouring mountain high above the hill upon which Saracen was built . |
| 12 | Their union has not only survived the rigours of a decade , but has come out at the other end stronger than ever . |
| 13 | ‘ If we are to reach our destination and fulfil the objectives set out at the United Nations National Conference , we need firm and committed leadership , ’ he said . |
| 14 | Newcastle went into a six nil lead thanks to two penalties from David Johnson … the cherry and whites pulled level thanks to two penalties from full-back Tim Smith … back at the other end two more kicks from Johnson took Newacstle into a half-time lead … |
| 15 | He arrived back at the appointed spot some ten minutes early , and spent an irritable half-hour tramping up and down before Lefevre 's return . |
| 16 | Bite back at the big freeze this season with our winter skincare tips . |