Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nutty shouted imperiously at the pony , and then encouraged him in a sing-song voice , ‘ Trot on , trot on , one two , one two . ’ |
| 2 | Bernice gazed stupidly at the engineer . |
| 3 | Bernice peered questioningly at the Doctor . |
| 4 | 3605/1732 , Photographs by Tim Edgar look closely at the area of Bristol defined by the Ordnance survey reference of the title ( until 1 Feb ) . |
| 5 | Bernice stared distastefully at the physicist , recumbent on the floor . |
| 6 | Grimma looked helplessly at the crowd . |
| 7 | Grimma looked vaguely at the stick . |
| 8 | Hari smiled ruefully at the thought of Craig marrying her and yet there was a sadness deep inside her , a longing that she knew would never be fulfilled . |
| 9 | Guitarist Simon Walker left right at the end of recording and so , as of a few weeks ago , we have a brand-new House Of Love guitarist — ex-Woodentop Simon Mawby , fresh from playing funky Chic-style stuff behind Jimmy Somerville , and now in the unenviable position of trying to learn the new album while compressing three guitar parts into one in order to play it live . |
| 10 | Diana Spencer sat quietly at the bottom of the cold stone stairs at her Norfolk home , clutching the wrought-iron banisters while all around her there was a determined bustle . |
| 11 | Marcus poked silently at the tablecloth with his fork . |
| 12 | Without a glance at one another the two adults followed , Jake stepping aside at the sitting-room door to allow Shiona to pass into the hall ahead of him . |
| 13 | Pooley gazed fixedly at the table . |
| 14 | The home side were almost level just before the break , but after cleverly creating room on the edge of the box Gaughan fired straight at the keeper . |
| 15 | The home side were almost level just before the break , but after cleverly creating room on the edge of the box Gaughan fired straight at the keeper . |
| 16 | Maggie glanced sideways at the river , having been concentrating on the fairly heavy traffic . |
| 17 | Catesby glanced despairingly at the ceiling ; still , the old steward was summoned and questioned . |
| 18 | Nathaniel Sherman stumbled slightly at the entrance of his hut , and his wife heard him cursing and fumbling for a long time with the flap fastenings . |
| 19 | Rincewind looked again at the dragon before him . |
| 20 | Hope looked keenly at the man , held his gaze a moment — a glance which could have ruled a line straight from eye to eye — and then snapped to attention . |
| 21 | Mena Iskander looked bashfully at the ground . |
| 22 | He rang off and Maggie looked ruefully at the phone . |
| 23 | Maggie looked blankly at the face grinning at her from the queue , and as she pushed a cup of tea across the counter she said , ‘ You were saying ? ’ |
| 24 | Through a swell of tears Ruth stared incredulously at the bundle and felt such despair that she feared she would drop the child . |
| 25 | Coningham spoke again at the end of the debate . |
| 26 | Rincewind smiled politely at the stranger and tried a few words of Chimeran . |
| 27 | Zen shred hard at the pad . |
| 28 | Unfortunatly Stach shot straight at the Keeper . |
| 29 | Maggie sipped cautiously at the wine , aware all the time of dark , sardonic eyes watching her . |
| 30 | Before deciding to stock any wine , Winemark look extensively at the quality and reliability of the winery , but when it comes down to it , it 's the taste that makes the difference . |