Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] at the [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | we went to Trafalgar Square and we stopped to look at the pigeons and we 'd moved on and I , I suddenly realised I had n't got Vicky with me , so I looked all round , could n't see him , had to go right back to Trafalgar Square and he was still looking at the pigeons |
| 2 | He stopped to look at the house and saw below it , on the shore , a large rectangular basin which seemed to have been blasted out of the rock at the foot of the cliff . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Through the crowd round the barrels William saw the priest who 'd officiated at the funeral and who 'd asked him about the hymns . |
| 5 | Dr Hunter came to look at the neck and shoulders . |
| 6 | He 'd fucking had his dinner at six o'clock , I do n't even know what I rang the club later , I tell you like , twenty past he 'd arrived at the club and he was early , where 'd you go ? |
| 7 | He had stuck to his story , that they 'd quarrelled at the dance and he had left early . |
| 8 | Anyway she 'd knocked at the door and er , I said to her oh I do n't have to buy anything and she said no , no and erm |
| 9 | The BRDC directors , urgently seeking to fund improvements at Silverstone , asked to look at the deal and went ahead without consulting their members . |
| 10 | Then she turned to look at the Frenchman and spoke softly in his language . |
| 11 | And they forgot to knock at the door and make themselves known to the people inside . |
| 12 | For the sake of appearances , he picked up another brush and began swatting at the sleeves and lapels of his suit . |
| 13 | But Larry declined to look at the tapestry and turned his head up towards her instead . |
| 14 | One after another I picked up other stones and began to marvel at the diversity and beauty of them , that I had never noticed before . |
| 15 | But the second time round he became restless and began biting at the rope and making playful snaps at Angela 's heels , then at her basket . |
| 16 | Now the big man finished gnawing at the bone and tossed it into the grass , smiling ruefully . |
| 17 | He then started frothing at the mouth and had a fit . |
| 18 | We called at Penndon museum which was closed , but looks good , and then went to look at the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway which has plenty of rolling stock . |
| 19 | This was the moment when Melody chose to knock at the door and Anna 's head jerked back , away from him . |
| 20 | He was respectful but unalarmed when the King appeared and after a moment 's silence he chose to laugh at the likeness and the revelation that they were distant cousins ; indeed , so little was Rassendyll impressed that he noted that the King 's mouth lacked ‘ something of the firmness ( or obstinacy ) which was to be gathered from my close-shutting lips ’ . |
| 21 | And , the children were in there erm doing their P E and er he went stood at the door and watched them and he was quite happy . |
| 22 | I think you just got thrown at the beginning and I think he you off and |
| 23 | Erm , immediately as we went in it was er a very poorly furnished room erm I 'm going in there 's a window on the far side and there was a small single bed erm which to all intents and purposes appeared un-made at the time and there was a duvet covering it |
| 24 | One question I did ask at the Fire and Public Protection Committees what happens when you do n't , when we bring in a unity authority status . |
| 25 | In a recent incident a vehicle failed to stop at the junction and damaged Curwen House the building on Gubberford Lane almost opposite the end of Tithe Barn Lane . |
| 26 | In many cases the actual amount of information given in the recalls was minimal , limited to whether a subject had to wait at the junction and whether there was other traffic around at the time . |
| 27 | Nor is the subject referred to again until nearly two years later , when he surprised everyone by suddenly disclosing what he had heard at the Council and proposed to carry out fully in future . |
| 28 | There , under the protective umbrella of the Honecker regime , Kaas had excelled at the intimidation and torture that was the mainstay of the Stasi method . |
| 29 | There were so many mourners at the funeral that some had to stand at the back and listen to the service relayed by loudspeakers . |
| 30 | Just as I was writing this book I received a beautiful card from Sue Fuller whom I had met at the Town and Country Festival last year . |