Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [vb past] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | With his free hand he pulled at the cheap cloth of her blouse until it slipped from her shoulders and bared her breasts . |
| 32 | One Christmas Eve I woke at the critical moment , and saw , not Santa Claus , but three familiar figures indulging in heavy horse play at the foot of the bed . |
| 33 | But the thrill I felt at the strange beauty was swept away as I got out and the wind struck me . |
| 34 | How much to vary the product according to the market was a problem which hit at the very heart of the business . |
| 35 | In this survey they looked at the different kinds of training and jobs undertaken by black people and found that they were likely to be doing worse jobs than white youth irrespective of their qualifications . |
| 36 | In that same year he spoke at the National Free Church Council 's tercentenary celebration of Cromwell 's birth , held in his own City Temple . |
| 37 | I found it my calling to be the one in the NME office who flinched at the very sight of their wibbly-wobbly figurines and pretend four-track album which was really 12 tracks , the over-educated jessies ! |
| 38 | There are a couple of false summits on Schiehallion , and by the time we arrived at the first , the beginnings of a blizzard were forming . |
| 39 | Will the limbless Mr Azul think I 'm the guy he saw at the front door ? |