Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] and [vb past] at the " in BNC.
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1 | He remembered the ancient and persistent belief that once any living creature has walked in the Black Fields of Sorcery and dined at the tables of the Lords of the Dark Ireland , he is for ever lost to the true Ireland . |
2 | The main problem with MI6 at the time was that all the senior people were amateurs who had joined MI6 only because they had gone to the right school , wore the right sort of tie and dined at the right clubs . |
3 | Frau Nordern blew out a voluptuous stream of smoke and looked at the man who suddenly became extremely interested in his herring Bismarck . |
4 | He did n't have long to wait because Newley was a man of habit and arrived at the office at much the same time , day after day . |
5 | James nodded to him as though for confirmation and then said loudly , ‘ Let us go to the Castle — ’ He became aware that the further reaches of the crowd were out of hearing and shouted at the top of his voice , ‘ Let us go — along to the Castle — and let us see — what John Menzies — will do about the Act ! ’ |
6 | Isabel wrenched her eyes away from fitzAlan and glared at the wall . |
7 | Horne heard a sound , jumped up in terror and stared at the apparition just next to the old wall . |
8 | Refreshed , I went up on deck and looked at the waves . |
9 | He sat and thought somberly about Kegan , keeping his chin tucked into his neck and his eyes on the toes of his outstretched feet , as people clutching clipboards bustled about , and men wearing earphones and pulling the attached wires behind them moved importantly from place to place and shouted at the invisible listeners who spoke to them through the earphones . |
10 | She went home — alone — and sat in darkness staring at the blank face of the television until eleven , and then she went to bed and stared at the ceiling instead . |
11 | The speciality of the house was fillet of reindeer with wild mushrooms , the Scandinavian equivalent of our venison but we settled for Chateaubriand , cooked to perfection and served at the table by the charming Italian head waiter , Paolo whose efficient and attentive service enhanced the evening . |