Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] at [art] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He affixed a small jewellers ' eyeglass to his eye , and peered in at the device 's workings more closely . |
| 2 | By way of diversion we stopped off at the army 's counter-intelligence headquarters . |
| 3 | Opponents of sales see them as reducing a vital social resource built up at the ratepayers ' expense , while proponents see sales to long-standing tenants as almost a recourse to ‘ natural justice ’ , although there are also the political overtones of the desire of Conservative politicians to build up a property-owning base to their vote . |
| 4 | In London in 1969 he concluded that Rolling Stone would be an extremely fashionable thing to be involved in , and dropped in at the magazine 's Maddox Street offices . |
| 5 | The singer later needed his prop when the rains came down at the band 's sell-out ‘ Finstock ’ gig . |
| 6 | But when Bridget turned up at the town 's sorting offices staff told her she was a month too late . |
| 7 | Fewer people than expected turned out at the town 's Central Gardens for the declaration of intent ceremony , the bouncy castle was late into action and British Telecom 's hot air balloon was grounded by strong winds . |
| 8 | It drew the hungry child from his bed to the landing , where he glanced nervously at the Bogeyman 's room before creeping on tip-toe along the strip of faded carpet . |
| 9 | An astonished officer found him still clinging grimly to the controls as he trundled along at a snail 's pace . |
| 10 | He glanced quickly at the hospitaller 's angry face . |
| 11 | If lots of them signed up at a creditors ' meeting in London on May 27th , that could be decided quickly . |
| 12 | He glanced irritably at the man 's corpse , still on the slab . |
| 13 | ‘ My lady , ’ he said , ‘ before Sir Brian or Sir Fulke , ’ he glanced contemptuously at the girl 's uncle who still sat slumped in his chair , ‘ challenge me to a duel , I apologise profusely . ’ |
| 14 | Holly straightened himself , shrugged at his shoulders to try to rid himself of the weariness , gazed back at the man 's face . |
| 15 | I called in at a Sainsbury 's to buy some essential items . |
| 16 | Meanwhile , police last night hit back at a lawyer 's claim that they had mishandled the arrest of a 12-year-old boy who was released and eliminated from the inquiry last Wednesday . |
| 17 | Last night , Shadow Minister for Sport , Tom Pendry , hit out at the Government 's lack of action . |
| 18 | WEST HAM stalwart Tony Gale last night hit out at the club 's decision to place him on the transfer list . |
| 19 | Jinkwa stared down at the creature 's ugly face . |
| 20 | He looked down at the boy 's grinning face . |
| 21 | Few people , I discovered , looked directly at a waiter 's eyes , even when they were talking to him . |
| 22 | George Birkitt got through with only one prompt , but his performance was spoiled by the smug smile he wore throughout at the star 's expense . |
| 23 | Went up at the doctor 's |
| 24 | This reaches to the outer limits of hardcore with Carl Cox 's ‘ Rhythm Is A Drug ’ and the Wizard Of Oz 's ‘ Drowning In Your Blood Mix ’ which cleaned up at the band 's recent Heaven gig ( also backed with an ‘ Ahhhcapella ’ version which had them climbing the walls round at my place the other week ! ) . |
| 25 | She looked up at the rook 's nest and the grey sky beyond , then bent to pick a clump of white winter aconites to take home to Josh . |
| 26 | Outside , he looked up at the ship 's funnel . |
| 27 | After the excitement died down , and I was being congratulated by my wee brother and the others , I looked up at the Edelmans ' window . |
| 28 | Huy looked carefully at the girl 's back , and found what he was seeking . |
| 29 | Quinn looked back at the President 's son . |
| 30 | The man listened intently at the Pearman 's door for some seconds before he too heard the low and feeble moan from the kitchen . |