Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [noun sg] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Special Forces men burst through the front door of The Anabaptist Reform Church , and gaped in horror at the unholy tableau spread out before them . |
| 2 | Laidlaw trailed off when a car suddenly came into view at the other end of the dimly lit street . |
| 3 | The Wootton and Widgery proposals came to hand at the right time ; there were pressures from bodies such as the Magistrates ' Association and the Justices ' Clerks ; while the prospect of legislation prompted a clearing out of the pigeon holes of Whitehall . |
| 4 | The two senior residents frowned in unison at the rising temperature chart . |
| 5 | The major slick , and the only one posing a serious threat to wildlife , had emanated from the Mina al-Ahmadi terminal in Kuwait , and from oil storage tanks ruptured in combat at the Saudi border town of Khafji ; smaller slicks came from Iraq 's Mina al-Bakr terminal and facilities around Bubiyan Island . |
| 6 | She sighed in delight at the delicious possibilities for revenge … |
| 7 | Momper 's " red-green " alliance had collapsed on Nov. 15 when the AL withdrew in protest at the violent eviction by 3,000 police of several hundred ( mainly west Berliner ) squatters from 13 apartment buildings in the Friedrichshain district of east Berlin the previous day ; 300 people were arrested and over 100 injured in the clashes . |
| 8 | The troll was out to lunch , the sky did not fall in and the three pals arrived without mishap at the Gruff 's house . |
| 9 | She watched with amazement as goats were pushed into guards ' vans ; she gazed with awe at the rough , dark faces that loomed in front of her out of the steam . |
| 10 | He returned for work at the normal hour without it . ’ |
| 11 | Asik gazed in wonder at the strange contraption . |
| 12 | We gazed in wonderment at the fantastic shape of the small island of Tindholmur as we passed . |
| 13 | I gazed in admiration at the splendid mellow brick Tudor gatehouses of Trinity and St John 's with their painted coats of arms and their octagonal towers ; at the oriel windows , and the fantastically-patterned corkscrew chimneys ; at the playful Gothic-revival fantasy of the Bridge of Sighs . |
| 14 | They visited the huge Gothic cathedral and gazed in awe at the beautiful Murillos — Saint Anthony and the Immaculate Conception — the stained-glass windows and the many other treasures the centuries had gifted the cathedral with . |
| 15 | It was nearly two in the afternoon when , having watched the changing of the Guard at the Amalienborg Palace , admired the copper spire of the old Stock Exchange formed by the twisted tails of four dragons , gazed in appreciation at the magnificent Gefion 's Fountain and paid the customary respects to the statue of the Little Mermaid at the entrance to the harbour , she caught a bus back to the canal district . |
| 16 | Topaz blushed with pleasure at the unexpected praise , but she still went on driving herself to , and beyond , her limits . |
| 17 | For eighteen months Steel-Maitland worked with Law at the Colonial Office , a useful liaison that kept the leader and Chairman in close touch . |
| 18 | The cruel vengeance which Basil exacted from the thousands of prisoners taken at Kleidon — he blinded all save one in every hundred , and compelled the sighted ones to lead their blind comrades back to Prilep , where Samuilo died of shock at the piteous sight — earned him the name of Bulgaroctonos ( Slayer of the Bulgars ) . |
| 19 | He looked with distaste at the rotting timbers above them . |
| 20 | She opened the case and looked with dismay at the flimsy green silk nightdress lying on top of the matching gown . |
| 21 | Charity looked with disapproval at the solid wireless set in the corner of Mona 's otherwise Edwardian sitting-room . |
| 22 | Anyway , he added to himself , as he looked with pity at the little boy , it was asking for trouble , giving him such a daft name . |
| 23 | Ell looked with horror at the makeshift glider . |
| 24 | Bernice looked with dread at the far end of the passage . |
| 25 | He looked with relief at the pale yellow liquid frosting in the generous Julian glass . |
| 26 | He looked with displeasure at the frantic figure of his wife and said tersely to the housekeeper , ‘ Mrs McDougal , have you no smelling salts ? |
| 27 | Although younger peasants stared with curiosity at the little band of visitors , the old ones made deep bows — ‘ the legacy of the age of serfdom ’ , as Yikovlev commented . |
| 28 | Stroudley died from pneumonia at the Grand Hotel , St Lazare , Paris , 20 December 1889 , following a severe chill after the testing of his locomotive . |
| 29 | Simon Cormack stared in amazement at the tall man near the door , his raincoat half-open , holding up a clothes-peg in his left hand . |
| 30 | " In that case I 'll accompany you , " he said abruptly , and offered her his arm like the gentleman he wanted to be , so that the women and old men who sat at their doorways in West Street stared in amazement at the unprecedented sight of Harry Pascoe on an errand of mercy with his wife . |