Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Constantly looking back , Richmann hurried inside and waved at the sentries . |
| 2 | Lady followed her example rather than suffer at the hands of her infuriated master . |
| 3 | We need to look , then , for the specific practices that produce gender roles rather than stopping at the roles themselves . |
| 4 | In 797 Barcelona , the main Catalonian city , fell to the Franks and the Saracen governor , Zeid , rebelling against his master in Cordova , sought vassalage with the Christians rather than defeat at the hands of a fellow Moslem . |
| 5 | ‘ I owe you an apology , ’ Donna said , pushing her plate away and dabbing at the corners of her mouth with a napkin . |
| 6 | He drove off slowly and stopped at the lights . |
| 7 | There was another commotion going on down on the slip ; the BMW people were gesticulating wildly and pointing at the tyres on one side of the trailer holding the big ski boat , which appeared to be listing slightly in that direction now . |
| 8 | Erm , I 'm not sure whether it would be appropriate for me to go through the the table now and look at the constraints , or whether it might be better to leave that until after I 've finished my overall remarks . |
| 9 | Do you want to stay here and look at the books ? |
| 10 | Okay before we go on then and look at the roles of channels in biology , let's look at how channels are classified briefly . |
| 11 | As the dragoons beside the cannon prepared to advance , the Highlanders dashed forward and slashed at the horses ' noses , which sent the unfortunate animals , maddened with pain , into headlong retreat , scattering the supporting line behind them . |