Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] at the [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | A police car finally arrived at the scene and officers spoke to the motorist . |
3 | They just knocked at the door and said how would you care to take part ? |
4 | Thus , as Rickie feebly dabbed at the deck and as his sister ate , our happy ship sailed on . |
5 | She hardly glanced at the plate and did n't ask about the spinach . |
6 | Jesus was busy , but he still looked at the crowd and saw them . |
7 | Jaq still reeled at the grandeur and abomination of the enterprise … |
8 | Johnnie also excelled at the job and adapted at the same rate as his friend . |
9 | ( The court also looked at the methodology and decided that the expert had been right about it anyway . ) |
10 | He probably smiled at the dogs and kids and kites the exact same way . |
11 | At this point Sally also appeared at the door and was able to intervene between the two bristling males . |
12 | When Nan rushed in , pulling her hat and coat off as she came in , she laughingly looked at the clock and said , ‘ Made it all but a minute , miss . |
13 | He blinked at Herr Nordern , then peered at the document and began to read aloud , in a hoarse voice : ‘ By Order of the Minister of Justice , I , the Chief of Police of the City of Berlin … ’ |
14 | She took a deep and steadying breath , then looked at the house and mentally squared her shoulders . |
15 | After a successful return the crowd again got at the youth and Chapman decided to let him go , ‘ though it meant sacrificing a player who , I was convinced , had exceptional possibilities of development ’ . |
16 | In the next attack Toman again ran at the defence and laid the ball off for the supporting Les McJannet ten yards out , but the full back was denied by a last ditch tackle . |
17 | Other painters would complain if a model did not please them , but Modigliani never swore at the girls or reproached them . |
18 | Frederica too looked at the motorbike and remembered her sanguinary defloration . |
19 | McCrum had his eye on a century when he cruelly slipped at the crease and was run out , but his stand of for the second wicket with John Gilliland , who made 32 , put his side firmly in the driving seat . |