Example sentences of "[adv prt] at the [adj] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Saturday morning she 'd load up again and start off round down at the round Mill Corner along the Piste for the and back and then across to the where you come from Ely and all those houses along there and she 'd get home about one o'clock from there . |
| 2 | It 's right down at the far south west . |
| 3 | Lisa sighed in frustration and sat back in her armchair , scowling down at the flickering gas fire . |
| 4 | Sophie looked down at the unconscious West Highland terrier and saw that his breathing was rapid and shallow . |
| 5 | As they reached the door she glanced down at the small flower bed which gardeners in the congregation were trying to cultivate with more optimism than success in the unrewarding soil at the side of the path . |
| 6 | Thomas was motor-crazy , she thought , gazing fondly down at the small dungareed figure . |
| 7 | Peering down at the faint blood trail staining the grass , he strode angrily away towards the jungle with his son at his heels . |
| 8 | Someone kicked his washing-bag over and stared down at the spilled shirt sleeve , the maroon-edged handkerchief . |
| 9 | David sat looking down at the empty wine glass that he was turning round and round between his hands . |
| 10 | But even then , when she was standing upright beside him , he made no attempt to release her hand and Rachel was only too aware of his appraising glance as he glanced down at the wet jade swimsuit tightly moulded to her slight , almost boyish figure before abruptly she snatched her hand away and walked quickly to the changing-rooms . |
| 11 | She looked down at the diminutive Time Lord , her eyes full of quiet sympathy . |
| 12 | They sat down at the big kitchen table and Mrs Wood put the food on three hot plates . |
| 13 | Daniel looked down at the big paddle wheel on the side of the ship . |
| 14 | In fact , all our theories of science are formulated on the assumption that space-time is smooth and nearly flat , so they break down at the big bang singularity , where the curvature of space-time is infinite . |
| 15 | In the classical theory of general relativity one can not predict how the universe would have begun because all the known laws of science would have broken down at the big bang singularity . |
| 16 | ‘ Certainly , miss , ’ said Bob , looking down at the brown paper parcel and the little box that Charlie had left on the floor by his side . |
| 17 | He stared down at the white damask tablecloth ; I sipped my wine and studied the faces of the others . |
| 18 | She looked down at the white plastic loop that now bound her wrist to the brass rail on the table . |
| 19 | Ellie said nothing , deciding to stare down at the polished wood floor instead . |
| 20 | Galvone glanced down at the wall-to-wall shag carpet , shrugged . |
| 21 | The Sphinx of Giza gazed down at the red velvet couch . |
| 22 | In an uncomfortable silence Nathaniel Sherman and the others gazed down at the dead buffalo cow . |
| 23 | Which means , ’ he added , glancing quickly down at the slim gold watch on his wrist , ‘ I want you to pack a suitcase as quickly as possible , because we have very little time in which to catch the plane . ’ |
| 24 | Right , well we , we have something which would actually solve that , erm , which would be of benefit to you , and would actually cut in at the six month period , and would continue paying your policy and your premiums , until your retirement age if necessary . |
| 25 | Weld has left three in at the four day stage with Steel Chimes looking the most probable runner . |
| 26 | Say w when we would used to bring the the stock in at the Menai Bridge Fair , that was the twenty fourth of October . |
| 27 | He booked in at the special executive reception on the eighteenth floor , reserving an executive suite on the twentieth floor . |
| 28 | But Kevin still has his Dad 's bag — and credit card — and he checks in at the ritzy Plaza Hotel before embarking on an hilarious , hair-raising adventure when he runs into the same villains — Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern — who he fought off when he was Home Alone . |
| 29 | Graham grinned looking over at the two Art School girls , who were now sitting on the floor on the other side of the room , talking to each other . |
| 30 | So the cameraman , looking through his viewfinder , could see the caption slide through the glass plate , plus sufficient reflection of the action going on over at the black drape set . |