Example sentences of "[adv prt] [verb] [adv] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bending forward , she trailed her mouth delicately across the bridge of his nose to his cheek , then down to hover tantalisingly at the corner of his mouth . |
| 2 | The youth moved in to stay temporarily at the manse but a crisis occurred and he committed suicide . |
| 3 | ‘ Good heavens , ’ he said softly , squatting down to peer closely at the canvas , ‘ that 's the — What a pity it 's damaged . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ We 've decided to go on living here at the farm with Poppa , ’ she was saying . |
| 5 | But inevitably the break up occurs just at the band 's moment of triumph … |
| 6 | It had a tube coming out pointing directly at the target . |
| 7 | She swung round to stare wordlessly at the driver of the utility truck , who now leaned nonchalantly in the doorway . |