Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb past] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour fingers jabbed at the Liberal Democrats , while Tory order papers were waved in the air . |
| 2 | Mandeville sneered as his strong teeth tore at the coarse rye bread . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | SCOTTISH fencers excelled at the British Age Group Championships , Croydon . |
| 5 | Foreign investors looked at the higher yield of gilts over German government bonds without worrying about exchange risk . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 4 I had a terrible dream — I was being chased round the Tower of London by a gyre frabjous. 5 Seventeen whiffling Jabberwocks burbled at the vorpal dagger brandished under the Tumtum tree by our brave hero . |
| 8 | Ten cooperative candidates ran at the 1918 general election , only one of whom was successful . |
| 9 | Nearly a third of the principal carers complained at the first interview about the adverse effects of looking after the dementia sufferer upon their own physical or mental health . |
| 10 | Like Gronberg , she had only one bogey and her two remaining birdies came at the 10th and 18th holes . |
| 11 | After a few minutes a little flame blossomed at the far corner . |
| 12 | For a moment unguarded amusement tugged at the stern line of that mouth , and lit something in the haunting depth of those eyes . |
| 13 | A white sink shone at the far end , some sort of covered porcelain bucket underneath it . |
| 14 | In the dark of the year the little penguin gazed at the wild lights of Aurora 's Dancers whirling above her . |
| 15 | Parallel procedural changes occurred at the same time in the Senate , but other factors were at work there too . |
| 16 | A sneering face gazed at the caged men . |
| 17 | The fat Nubian nodded at the little girl from the south , who primped and giggled . |
| 18 | Alice sought out Mary and they watched appreciatively as the two strong , tall , graceful , beautifully built young men whirled each other about , endured two dog falls — draws — and only after several lengthy spasms of athletic tussling arrived at the deciding fall . |
| 19 | But the most dramatic moments came at the special ‘ informal ’ sessions held to allow ordinary people their say . |
| 20 | ‘ As the sexy songbird marvelled at the underwater wildlife , the huge maneater moved in to make a meal of the talented star , ’ reported the Sport . |
| 21 | A tall man waited at the stable entrance of the lodging house where Lucille Castineau had rented two attic rooms . |
| 22 | In other words , the real cost of employing labour rose at the same rate as productivity — over 3 per cent a year ( figure 8.3 ) . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Stewart 's only birdie came at the short fourth , where her ball agonisingly finished on the lip of the hole . |
| 25 | A pack of stray dogs on the far bank tore at the sodden carcase of a dead sheep . |
| 26 | Indeed it had and the Nonconformist minister stood at the very centre of the Nonconformist world we are discussing . |
| 27 | But the previously all-conquering pack creaked at the set pieces , where the much-improved Irish achieved parity . |
| 28 | Two fierce eyes glared at the terror-stricken sailors . |
| 29 | At eleven o'clock the big Volvo appeared at the far end of the hangar and drove slowly towards him , coming to a stop with its engine running forty feet away . |
| 30 | As most of the leading American challengers arrived at the tough , par-70 lay-out to begin their preparation , Faldo had already been through a punishing schedule since Thursday . |