Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [adv prt] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miguel must have rung the policía , because their car drew up at the same time as Miguel 's jeep . |
| 2 | Stacey nodded enthusiastically , then they all turned as a minibus pulled up at the main entrance . |
| 3 | The interview fell through at the last minute … |
| 4 | Talk ought to go on , even if murder went on at the same time ; at the sideboard Twomey turned his back before he smiled . |
| 5 | Brilliant light dazzled in at the left-hand window as they swept past Balnaguard , Balmacneil , Kinnaird . |
| 6 | It so happened that on one of these Sundays my CO strolled by at the same time , and the AOC asked him why he had not seen Mahaddie for a pilot 's course . |
| 7 | Ianthe was glad when the woman and her child got out at the next station , for not only did she find the conversation embarrassing but she also wanted to think about the moments before her unexpected meeting with Agnes Dalby — moments which she had so far had no chance of reliving or considering . |
| 8 | The cop peered up at the towering fire escape for several seconds , then , satisfied it was deserted , he walked across the alley to the opposite wall . |
| 9 | The sun shone in at the science-room window . |
| 10 | The Rifleman stared at his enemy just as many of the crowd in the entrance hall stared up at the blood-soaked Rifleman . |
| 11 | Ant : You do n't like school discos " cos your mum turned up at the last one at nine o'clock to take you home , and Fungus announced it over the mike . |
| 12 | The basic recipe is a reduction of white wine and brown fond de veau lié with a julienne of gherkins and mustard stirred in at the last moment . |
| 13 | Leila had planned to keep it rather a subdued affair , but another natro group happened along at the small site they were using and livened things up a little . |
| 14 | It was unfortunate that the Arab-Israeli war broke out at the same time and some overseas commentators took the presence of Canberras in this guise as proof of British participation in the war ! |
| 15 | The Collector looked down at the gaunt , upturned faces gathered at the foot of the stairs . |
| 16 | On July 2 a strike broke out at the Markushegy unit of the Oroszlany coalmines , when miners demanded a wage rise of up to 50 per cent , the dismissal of incompetent managers and a halt to privatization of the mines ; the strike was settled on July 3 when the government acceded to most of the demands . |
| 17 | The Duke looked back at the Prussian message . |
| 18 | Later the same day Douglas , Duke of Hamilton — frustrated past belief turned up at the Foreign Office in London and informed them that he was seeking an urgent audience with the King . |
| 19 | Ace glanced about at the peculiar angles that joined the walls to the floor and ceiling . |
| 20 | The Governor glanced back at the solitary warder and nodded . |
| 21 | Andrew 's background has made him a focal point for media interest this week , including an appearance on regional television filmed back at the last working tin mine , at South Crofty , near Redruth . |
| 22 | The programme entitled " Socialism , Democracy , Progress " , written by Gorbachev and his aide , Georgii Shakhnazarov , after drafting by a commission set up at the 28th Party Congress in July 1990 [ see pp. 37614-17 ] , unequivocally condemned Stalinism , and committed the party to forming a " controlled market economy " ( including the principle of private ownership ) , and to converting the Soviet Union into a " democratic federation of sovereign republics " , thereby recognizing " the principle of independence of the republican parties included in the CPSU " . |
| 23 | The clerk stared up at the clear blue sky . |
| 24 | Then the wizard looked down at the six big coins in his hand . |
| 25 | The weatherbeaten old man squinted up at the handsome young giant who stood grinning down at him . |
| 26 | In that election the candidate dropped out at the last minute and the only man who could be found to replace him was living in Zambia . |
| 27 | ’ His voice faltered off at the frightened look on Maeve 's face . |
| 28 | The French were delighted with the brave show of resistance put up at the disastrous GATT talks in December 1990 . |
| 29 | The Spencer Tracy lookalike beamed down at the Anti-Rex . |
| 30 | The sergeant gazed out at the suburban garden with a gardener 's informed eye . |