Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] at the [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her hair parted at the centre and scraped back in a pony tail , Mara was there as usual , fussing over her regulars , but still the very soul of discretion . |
| 2 | I was just a bit stoned at the time and it all poured out … . |
| 3 | He was tall and thin , a leggy lightweight in a dark-grey suit , with a pleasant , long , cleanshaven face , and short hair greying at the temples and receding slightly from a weathered brown forehead . |
| 4 | The petitioning creditor must prepare for the hearing a list of all those creditors who have given notice of their intention to appear at the hearing and hand it in at the hearing(r6.24) . |
| 5 | An additional study looks at the scale and organisation of multiple-earning households . |
| 6 | Subsequent research has documented that this effect occurs at the B- and T-cell levels . |
| 7 | The wind rattled at the bars and made the doors of the Cages shake and squeak . |
| 8 | Eventually , just before 2 p.m. , a small delegation arrived at the Elephant and Castle seeking clarification of what would be on offer . |
| 9 | The car 's platform and mechanicals are based loosely around the HSRII concept car displayed at the Birmingham and Paris motor shows . |
| 10 | Dot looked at the doll and thought of its lost companion with a face of dripping wax . |
| 11 | She wore her lilac coat and skirt , braided with deeper lilac ; the skirt widened at the hem and floated out over thin boots , the tidy laces criss-crossing on shadowy ankles there was something playful in Maman 's way of walking , something jaunty that swayed her hips , and made her straw hat tilt up on her frizzed curls … |
| 12 | An additional incentive is that a garden , in contrast to its associated historic building , does not always need substantial sums for major fabric repairs at the outset and can be revived over a longer period of time . |
| 13 | ‘ I only hope and pray it does n't do too much damage , ’ he said , and jumped as they all heard a high-pitched , deafening roar which shook the house , followed by the sound of wood splitting as the wind tore at the planks and ripped the front door off its hinges . |
| 14 | Then she had the severest strain put on the control of her newly awakened ear-boxing predilection when his mouth twitched at the corners and it seemed , for a moment , that her sarcasm had amused him . |
| 15 | Indeed the Department of the Environment issued in 1976 a code of practice aimed at the prevention and abatement of smells from animal wastes which states that ‘ in any proceedings brought because of an alleged odour nuisance it may be a relevant consideration if the company has adhered to the code of practice to the best of its ability ’ . |
| 16 | I wander round the park a bit looking at the trees and stuff . |
| 17 | That there is some common ground is shown by the welcome that the hon. Gentleman gave to the concept of the Public Accounts Committee looking at the regulators and to our slightly wider suggestion that there should be a Select Committee to deal with the matter . |
| 18 | Never mind I 'll go and see Tony A drink of wine sit by the window looking at the moon and watch the shadows of the trees dancing on the wallpaper . |
| 19 | But the Venezuelan turned at the door and ordered us to come downstairs and drink with them . |
| 20 | She came to visit Streatlam to look at the horses and I thought what a very handsome woman she was . |
| 21 | She was walking up the Mound to do the lunch shift at the Right and Wrong . |
| 22 | She even started making other arrangements so she would n't just end up sitting at home staring at the phone and forcing herself not to ring him and say her plans had changed and she was free after all . |
| 23 | The boy stared at the notches and gnarls in the trunk of the oak , afraid to face the voice , terrified at the prospect of looking upon the Almighty . |
| 24 | The important thing to aim for is a good match ; when the bud sits in its little step and is ready for binding in , you want to see scarcely any stem wood showing at the sides and top . |
| 25 | The death of Monsieur Klein was , as the médecin légiste maintained at the outset and , ’ he coughed in some embarrassment , evidently recalling his earlier insinuations , ‘ as subsequent enquiries proved , a most tragic accident . |
| 26 | The only two traffic wardens in the village married at the weekend and are on honeymoon in Wales — The Guardian . |
| 27 | He looked very fresh and smart in a crisp white shirt open at the throat and charcoal-grey trousers , exquisitely cut . |
| 28 | Footsteps , then the door opened : a man , fortyish , glasses , slim , dark , meticulously groomed ; tailored slacks , a silk shirt open at the neck and patent leather house shoes . |
| 29 | what was not described was the atmosphere generated by the prophetic posters with the heroic blackshirted leader depicted at the salute and the promise of ‘ Mosley is Coming ! ’ as the Fascists ' motorised cavalcade entered town after town . |
| 30 | If you are working in a classroom with a network , is there one workstation which the teacher uses at the start and end of the lesson , but which is otherwise unused ? |