Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [verb] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prevention of purprestures was his responsibility : he threw down houses , sheepfolds and other buildings and enclosures erected without licence in his bailiwick , and attached those who made them to appear at the next Forest Eyre . |
| 2 | Secondly , and most serious , are allegations of ‘ Clever Hans ’ errors ; named after the German horse early in the century that gave correct answers to arithmetical problems shown it on a blackboard ( by tapping with its hoof ) until it was unmasked as reacting to unwitting symptoms of tension in its trainer which caused it to stop at the right moment . |
| 3 | When the firemen finally arrived I pointed at the sacrificial pyre still burning and burbled something about my priceless slide-collection . |
| 4 | The holistic approach of phrenology taught them to look at the body-mind dichotomy and to think in terms of prevention rather than quick cures that were often spurious . |
| 5 | She heard him gasp at the sheer beauty of her superb feminine body . |
| 6 | Eight of their first 10 concerts were in Leeds but a rare excursion saw them appear at the Old Bell pub in Derby . |
| 7 | Examining patients with and without uraemia enabled us to look at the gastric mucosal damage over a very wide range ( 43 fold ) of in vivo ammonia production making it unlikely that any association was missed . |
| 8 | Er did you stay at the same school ? |
| 9 | And did you stay at the same school through primary and secondary ? |
| 10 | ‘ Why did you look at the two letters together ? ’ he asked . |
| 11 | I had them processed at the one-hour place , cost me a fortune but … |
| 12 | He said I waved at the poor man like a loony . |
| 13 | Had she looked at the living Rachaela as now Rachaela looked at Ruth ? |
| 14 | What had they said at the last ? |
| 15 | Yes , Mar Mark wanted you to look at the third line of the third verse where there is a reference to no eyes and wondered whether you have any ideas about that . |
| 16 | You did n't see it at first , but you saw if you held you head at the right angle . |
| 17 | Sherek recalled how nervous and agitated he seemed at the first reading with the actors — just as he had been when he had first shown the play to Sherek . |