Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] at [art] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stopped at a stationer 's and ordered two reams of Devon Valley Thin , two black ribbons to fit Toby 's portable , and a box of the best carbon papers . |
| 2 | All of which explained that when I arrived at the BMC 's International Meet halfway through the week , the climbers that drifted into breakfast that morning looked like they 'd been on the receiving end of a very nasty artillery barrage . |
| 3 | I looked at the woman 's eyes ; they had n't the usual fish-like pallor of Modigliani eyes . |
| 4 | I looked at the passengers ' faces . |
| 5 | I laughed at the girl 's pun on Mandeville 's name . |
| 6 | Well , I cringed at the fellow 's stupidity ; my neck went right into my shoulders . |
| 7 | As I waited at the King 's Stairs for my boat back to Venturous I was approached by two very splendidly attired and heavily braided Merchant Service Officers whom I had noticed staring at me curiously during the reception . |
| 8 | I jumped at the horse 's head , and saw the man 's face above me . |
| 9 | She gazed at the girl 's wild-rose cheeks and half-closed eyes . |
| 10 | In the village she stopped at the blacksmith 's . |
| 11 | She glanced at the winners ' enclosure . |
| 12 | It was ten minutes before she returned at a snail 's pace with four rum punches . |
| 13 | Later she knocked at the star 's dressing room door , and her stomach turned over when she saw who was with her . |
| 14 | After graduating from the Harbin Military Technology Institute , she worked at the People 's Liberation Army General Staff headquarters . |
| 15 | If you looked at the Trees ' upper halves ; at the streaming leaf-hair and the mischievous faces of the Silver Birches and the wise , implacable solemnity of the Oaks and the cool , wanton beauty of the Beeches , you could very nearly see similarities to Human features and Human characteristics . |
| 16 | She clutched at the boy 's arm . |
| 17 | She looked at the birds ' eggs on her table , the books on the desk near the bed . |
| 18 | If the conviction is upheld , the hotel queen 's new palace could be a women 's prison in Connecticut , about 20 miles from the $11 million mansion she refurbished at the taxpayers ' expense by charging repairs to her business . |
| 19 | She wondered at the composer 's power . |
| 20 | We stopped at the farmers ' market for cheese and grapes . |
| 21 | When we started rehearsing , we arrived at the cello 's first entry and he came in with a dreadful slow grumbling noise . |
| 22 | That was when I met you for the first time , last week , at the consciousness-raising group that we started at the women 's centre a few weeks ago . |
| 23 | We then drove inland , through the Buller Gorge and Murchison and up to St. Arnaud , a village at the head of Lake Rotoiti in the Nelson Lakes National Park , where we stayed at the backpackers ' , the only accommodation available . |
| 24 | They checked at the girl 's school and whether the man was known to police . |
| 25 | how they roared at the chairman 's address , |
| 26 | It was mid-afternoon when they arrived at the compound 's rear gate . |
| 27 | The local communities had to pay for the equipment of the men selected and their expenses until they reached the county boundary , after which they served at the king 's wages . |
| 28 | Retired teacher Geri Hazelby , and his wife Rowena , showed the champion Charollaisa ewe lamb , bred by near neighbour and former Welsh Agricultural College principal Dr Dai Davies which they bought at the society 's Banbury show and sale . |
| 29 | They halted at a blacksmith 's . |
| 30 | They stayed at a friend 's beach house and enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion . |