Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [vb pp] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The breeze rattled Eochaid 's springing black hair over his ears and pulled at the ends of his lashes . |
| 2 | Ruth lowered her eyes and clutched at the banister of the stairs . |
| 3 | She rocked back on her heels and clutched at the bureau for support . |
| 4 | Donna licked her tongue across her dry lips and stopped at the bottom of the stairs . |
| 5 | She walked a few feet and stabbed at the earth with the fork . |
| 6 | The two other residential courses , both ‘ Working in Teams ’ were weekend events based around outdoor activities and held at the Dounans Outdoor Centre , Aberfoyle . |
| 7 | But Llewellyn denied his players had grabbed testicles or spat at the world champions . |
| 8 | His skin had an olive hue , signifying foreign blood , and his indecently long hair was very black , worn in a multitude of thin braids and confined at the back of his neck . |
| 9 | THE 50th anniversary show organised by Essex Young Farmers and held at the Great Leighs Showground yesterday , displayed every aspect of the world of agriculture . |
| 10 | The cat was white , a Suristani with a prehensile tail , and it hung from the lower branch of one of the trees and slashed at the dogs which were clustered below . |
| 11 | For his pains , he was treated disrespectfully by guest players and placed at the centre of the most distasteful charade ever seen on an English first-class cricket field . |
| 12 | Favourite backers had few anxious moments about the narrow margins involved in their investment , however , as Pencader was always up with the leaders and quickened at the furlong pole to score by two lengths . |
| 13 | He accompanied his words with a defiant glare from beneath his brows and chewed at the corner of his lip . |
| 14 | All these are inconsistent with ‘ living life ’ , the two words which are placed between inverted commas and imposed at the level of mere idea upon Notes from Underground , but which truly drive Raskolnikov , which are his need to become a man again . |
| 15 | But here there is no minimum price specified and stock is sold to the highest bidders and sold at the price that each has bid . |
| 16 | Surrounded by hills and set at the mouth of the lush Foglia Valley , this is an attractive resort and an interesting town in its own right . |
| 17 | Each wheel was made in sections and assembled at the mill , paddles made of wood being retained . |