Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That I have much more of this world 's goods than Garry will ever have could n't help you to that decision , could it ? ’ he said , and her heart sank at the cynical twist to his mouth and his bitter tone . |
| 2 | The superintendent gazed at the blank TV screen before suddenly turning to Franks , her eyes drained of laughter . |
| 3 | Ronni was still fizzing with indignation — how dared he make fun of her ? — when , sure enough , a car arrived at the front door , laden with dishes dovered in tin foil . |
| 4 | The 5-2 fav had drawn upsides The Vatman Cometh when that rival capsized at the final obstacle . |
| 5 | This retrospective casenote study looked at the early course of schizophrenia in Asians , Afro-Caribbeans , and Whites presenting for admission with a first psychotic episode , to All Saints Hospital , Birmingham ( n= 137 ) over a 24 month period . |
| 6 | After a few minutes a little flame blossomed at the far corner . |
| 7 | Old Den stood at the opposite side of the grave with Tommy Drennan , each with a cord ready to help lay Celia and Dermot Murphy to rest . |
| 8 | Similarly , the child fixated at the anal stage will develop an ‘ anal character ’ , whose most marked traits are said to be orderliness , parsimony and obstinacy . |
| 9 | and the furry monster was there and the church bells rang unceasingly , my muse was red with righteous anger , o my love , and her hound barked at the furry monster and her frankfurter but i did not let them see me for worshipping in silence is the artist 's choice , that is the way for growth . |
| 10 | The other girl giggled at the threatening note in Rory 's voice . |
| 11 | Late one night the telephone rang at the 24-hour office of a business travel company in London . |
| 12 | A hound spoke at the far end of the wood . |
| 13 | ‘ Indeed … ’ began Wu Shih , then stopped , turning as his Chancellor appeared at the far end of the gallery . |
| 14 | A large man and a small boy appeared at the other end of the platform : she hobbled on her heels , humping her heavy suitcase , towards them . |
| 15 | Roscarrock Hall stood at the southern end of the village of Polruan , occupying several acres of terraced fields , outbuildings and woodland . |
| 16 | The Upper Mill stood at the western end of the village , and was always a corn mill . |
| 17 | It required but a single coincidence , whereby an apparent answer to a prayer arrived at the appropriate time , to make him believe that his objects of supplication had powers beyond himself , and had brought him relief . |
| 18 | They were still evacuating the area when a device exploded at the Northern Bank . |
| 19 | On May 14 an IRA bomb exploded at the Royal Army Education Corps headquarters in Eltham in London , injuring seven civilians . |
| 20 | The PKK claimed responsibility for two incidents in Istanbul on Aug. 28 in which a ferry was set on fire , damaging a bridge , and a bomb exploded at the British consulate-general . |
| 21 | Emma Butler , 12 , was at a sports day with her family in May when the accident happened at the European School for children of nuclear scientists near Abingdon in Oxon . |
| 22 | An official inquiry indicates that her body arrived at the Military Hospital at 16:20 the same day and came from the Military School . |
| 23 | Hampshire captured its first ever county title when its men 's team triumphed at the recent LTA Winter Indoor County Closed Championships at Telford . |
| 24 | The art director stared at the glossy double-spread in Harper 's Bazaar enviously ; he knew , just knew , that it was going to sweep every goddamn award . |
| 25 | In order to separate a lunar effect the team looked at the lunar day , the position of the Moon . |
| 26 | His room lay at the very end of the corridor , beyond the locked doors of closets and bedrooms and attic steps . |
| 27 | There is talk of a billion dollar stabilisation fund for Poland and a large bridging loan for Hungary , to be organised jointly by Western banks , the EC and the IMF , together with aid of other kinds — all this on top of the billion dollar package inaugurated at the economic summit in Paris in July . |
| 28 | A major exhibition of Tibetan art opened at the Royal Academy on 18 September as reports are coming out of Tibet that the Chinese have recently completed the ‘ restoration ’ of the Dalai Lama 's Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa . |
| 29 | The phone rang at the other end , and was answered immediately , as though she had been sitting beside it , waiting . |
| 30 | He had just reached the box when a man on a bicycle appeared at the far end of the street . |