Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [to-vb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bernice turned to rage at the woman . |
| 2 | A period of teacher training followed , after which Blamey returned to teach at the Regent Street Polytechnic where he remained , apart from a brief period during the war , until it combined with the Chelsea Polytechnic . |
| 3 | When they had gone , Maisie started to pick at the grass with her fingers . |
| 4 | After Martin 's death his son Jean continued to reside at the rue de Harlay , and presumably became the master maker of the workshop . |
| 5 | They are said to have disagreed on the ceremony of ordination for a bishop , Rome requiring at least three other bishops to be present while the Celtic Church required only one — a plausible enough position , given the difficulties Ireland posed to travel at the time and the small number of bishops in the country anyway . |
| 6 | This was the moment when Melody chose to knock at the door and Anna 's head jerked back , away from him . |
| 7 | Last night parents in the North of Scotland gathered to protest at the decision by Dornoch Academy to opt out of local authority control . |
| 8 | Last night parents in the North of Scotland gathered to protest at the decision by Dornoch Academy to opt out of local authority control . |
| 9 | Nell continued to stare at the sea for a very long time . |
| 10 | Morse turned to look at the waters once more before he left , then sat silently in the passenger-seat of the police car as Lewis had a final word with Sergeant Dixon . |
| 11 | Patrick turned to look at the street , wondering what had brought Collins here ; but it seemed just another poor tenement side street . |
| 12 | Willie continued to gaze at the materials . |
| 13 | Dr Hunter came to look at the neck and shoulders . |
| 14 | The Doctor and Lacuna turned to look at the screens . |
| 15 | Christina had to yell at the top of her voice to be heard above the wind , her long hair whipping across her face . |
| 16 | He says : ‘ SCL asked to look at the deal I was putting together and straight away they said the biggest problem is conflict of interests . |
| 17 | That of course is exactly what Akhenaten tried to do at the beginning another example the return of the repressed its original religious intolerance . |
| 18 | Blake turned to look at the Doctor . |
| 19 | Molly and George needed to work at the adjustment . |
| 20 | But Larry declined to look at the tapestry and turned his head up towards her instead . |
| 21 | In return , the Hendersons agreed to open the new ‘ Laura Ashley ’ shop and Bernard and Laura went to stay at the Embassy for the occasion , sleeping in what had become known as the ‘ Laura Ashley ’ room at the Embassy . |
| 22 | When they were in the woods Tess turned to look at the house . |