Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [adv prt] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gascoigne enjoyed good support from Batty , who had another busy game in midfield and rarely allowed the opposition to establish the sort of rhythm they tried to set up at the start , when Boban and Suker tested Woods with low shots after some swift exchanges of passes had succeeded in outmanoeuvring England 's defence . |
| 2 | She seemed to light up at the idea . |
| 3 | Whichever way you looked at it , that name seemed to come up at every turn : Rose Hilaire mother of Steve , employer of Lily , and niece of a body under Coffin 's floorboards . |
| 4 | Alexei seemed to look down at the folder in his hand . |
| 5 | The final example is perhaps an unexpected mathematical experience as there is no discussion of the tower itself but rather the child has been carried to the top of the high tower in his imagination and asked to look down at the people below . |
| 6 | A few lengths were produced and these amateurish efforts were seen by a director of Coles who was passing through Braintree and happened to look in at an art exhibition in the Institute . |
| 7 | The leaves on the thorn trees were almost open , and when we turned to look back at the distance we 'd climbed , there were clusters of vivid green that trailed down the hillside and encompassed the village like waterweed . |
| 8 | All turned to look back at the door as the footsteps approached on the flagstones . |
| 9 | He covered seventy yards to gain the partial cover of the shrubbery , flung himself amongst the undergrowth , and turned to look back at the chateau . |
| 10 | They turned to look back at the emptiness they had crossed . |
| 11 | Involuntarily Wycliffe turned to look back at the house on stilts , but it was hidden by a bulge in the slope of the hill … |
| 12 | When he craned to stare down at the crowds in the great square below the palace , his head moved so that it rested upon the parapet like a decoration . |
| 13 | Finally the tram got underway and as it started to pull up at the end of the track by the foot of Duke Street Hill Carrie was already out of her seat and waiting on the platform at the rear of the vehicle , with Fred at her side gripping her arm for fear that she would fall off before it actually stopped . |
| 14 | Remembering Philippe Bonard 's invitation to use the pool whenever she wished , she decided to call in at the Auberge de la Fontaine and pick up her swimming costume . |
| 15 | Goldner toyed with the offer , but decided to stay on at the Getty after negotiating a new contract that allowed him to remain in his hometown of New York most of the year ( with short stays in Malibu ) , in effect managing and adding to the Getty 's collection in absentia . |
| 16 | A GRIEVING family has hit out at witnesses who failed to turn up at the trial of a man accused of the attempted murder of their son . |
| 17 | The singer failed to turn up at the gig at London 's Finsbury Park after he faced a barrage of missiles thrown by fans during Saturday 's performance . |
| 18 | I managed to glare back at the boy , who went on chewing . |
| 19 | The top 10 packages youngsters queued to try out at the show were : |
| 20 | That 's why she would sometimes sign the order over to me so that I could put it through my account — otherwise she had to queue up at the post office , as I said . ’ |
| 21 | As happens in any new venture , I discovered that the hours I had to put in at the beginning seemed to outnumber those available in any day . |
| 22 | I just had to sign on at the police station once a week — no surety , unopposed bail , no problem at all . |
| 23 | Matilda and Lavender shook their heads and continued to gaze up at the giant . |
| 24 | Fleck failed to show up at the Scotland camp when expected . |
| 25 | The Old Bailey was told he was ‘ desperately in love and wanted to get back at the woman ’ for ending their relationship . |
| 26 | When I saw her crying , with her neck all swollen , I wanted to lash out at the doctor who 'd done this to her . |