Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] [vb past] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I relished the moment during a rehearsal once when Mel Brooks suddenly boomed at the researcher , ‘ Judith — go to my dressing-room and put on that thing I bought you ! ’ |
| 2 | Scott merely glared at the DI . |
| 3 | Jorge suddenly appeared at the door and Maggie did not wait to hear any answer ; she walked out of the room , scooping up her bag and swinging it over her shoulder , quite satisfied that this time Felipe de Santis had come off worst . |
| 4 | Donna just stared at the box . |
| 5 | Benstede and Corbett then sat at the edge of a table directly beneath the great dais just as a chorus of trumpets brayed . |
| 6 | While I was waiting in the car ( I thought the men would only be a few moments ) , Alan suddenly appeared at the window . |
| 7 | Trent hardly looked at the compass . |
| 8 | Chairman Garry Gibson yesterday laughed at the prospect not merely of promotion , but the possibility of passing the Magpies on the way . |
| 9 | Minton repeatedly jibed at the art business . |
| 10 | Lydia put a mug of tea in front of her master and then took herself off to the dairy , where she and Martha unashamedly listened at the door . |
| 11 | Intentionally or not he seems to suggest , as Lord Caithness also did at the Committee stage in the House of Commons , that the homosexual literature should pass the test of artistic and literary merit — characteristics which are necessary as a defence against a charge of obscenity under the Obscene Publications Act 1959 . |
| 12 | Liz just winked at the girl . |
| 13 | Ada Gaily stared at the spilling-out white shirt and the maroon-bordered handkerchief . |
| 14 | At this point Sally also appeared at the door and was able to intervene between the two bristling males . |
| 15 | Havel also disclosed at the press conference that Czechoslovakia had exported over 1,000 tonnes of Semtex explosive to Libya in recent years under the previous regime ; by his reckoning , this meant that " world terrorism " would have enough Semtex " to last 150 years " . |
| 16 | Johnnie also excelled at the job and adapted at the same rate as his friend . |
| 17 | Baldwin finally arrived at the Palace at 3.00 p.m . |
| 18 | PEKING yesterday bristled at a decision by Hong Kong to allow a top Chinese swimmer , Yang Yang , who sought political asylum in the West , to travel to the United States . |
| 19 | Ashley now tugged at the belt which cinched the waist of her amber-coloured silk shift dress . |
| 20 | Alice rather wondered at the choice of Bert ; why had Andrew changed his mind about him ? |
| 21 | Wasteland , half-hidden behind hoardings , came into view and Tony soon arrived at the site which had held the theatre . |
| 22 | Thus , as Rickie feebly dabbed at the deck and as his sister ate , our happy ship sailed on . |
| 23 | He made films like Sanders of the River ( 1935 ) and The Four Feathers ( 1939 ) , featuring courageous British aristocrats going off to fight for the British empire , not out of a sentimental admiration for those times , but because the Empire provided good stories , as Hollywood also found at the time . |
| 24 | Herbie never drank at the pub . |