Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] at [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rock jutted through the thin pelt of flowers and grass , and all at once the horizon concertinaed . |
| 2 | Even then , he had not got as far as thinking what would be the music that introduced the News and all at once the screen was filled with a picture of his own house , a picture that nearly jolted him out of his skin . |
| 3 | He turned towards the door — and all at once the room was plunged into darkness and a whine of hideous music exploded from the overhead speakers . |
| 4 | At 6.30 pm the tropical darkness descends — like a train going into a tunnel — and all at once the crickets begin their chorus . |
| 5 | And all at once the coldness that had seemed to freeze her was being swept aside by a sudden rushing warmth . |