Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] at the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Upon recovery from the overdose , Charles said he had not cared whether he lived or died at the time of taking the tablets , but wanted to show Ann how desperate he was feeling .
2 He lit a cigarette and gazed at the page of his book until the printed words ceased to dance about .
3 She tripped , and tottered at the edge of the kerb .
4 The final element in the change of eighty four thousand pounds between years is the reduction in the committee 's budget four thousand pounds for efficiency savings , which we discussed and agreed at the meeting in September .
5 When Edward III of England invaded France , John went to Philip 's aid and fought at the battle of Crecy where , as R.W. Seton-Watson describes it : ‘ giving the reins of his horse to two of his companions , and shouting the battle-cry of ‘ Prague' ’ , he charged into the thick of the fray and , blind as he was , soon went down fighting ( 26th August , 1346 ) .
6 I was in charge of weekly wages and organized shifts and hours , as well as keeping a check on the quantities of tomatoes brought in and weighed at the entrance of the factory .
7 Once away from the railhead , however , the army was back in the age of Napoleon and moved at the pace of horse and man .
8 So uncovered their eyes again and peered at the sun-god through their lashes .
9 Isabel raised her left hand and peered at the ring in the dim light cast by the clock-candle burning near the bed .
10 Her hair had been plaited and coiled at the back of her head , but there was no mistaking her for Han .
11 Shreds of rubber twisted and coiled at the edge of the highway .
12 James nodded to him as though for confirmation and then said loudly , ‘ Let us go to the Castle — ’ He became aware that the further reaches of the crowd were out of hearing and shouted at the top of his voice , ‘ Let us go — along to the Castle — and let us see — what John Menzies — will do about the Act ! ’
13 As he put her back on her feet , George threw back his head and shouted at the top of his voice — ‘ Ya — ha !
14 She immediately sprang to her feet and shouted at the top of her voice : ‘ HEY HAL .
15 ‘ No ! ’ the Doctor stood up , and shouted at the top of his voice .
16 And then we went on to and parked at the start of and walked up one side and back down the other side and that 's as much as I saw of it .
17 He lifted the boy 's hand into his rough dry palm and poked at the pattern of bruises on both sides , scowling as he prodded each mark in turn .
18 As a leading historian of medieval technology has remarked , ‘ No European community felt able to hold up its head unless in its midst the planets wheeled in cycles and epicycles , whilst angels trumpeted and countermarched at the booming of the hours . ’
19 At this school all pupils are assessed and graded at the end of their first term , according to a normal curve of distribution , to enable pupils to be placed in high or mixed ability groupings for all subjects , as described by the Head of Art :
20 The team specializes in work with the elderly , and consisted at the time of five full-time equivalent ( FTE ) qualified social workers .
21 He did n't have long to wait because Newley was a man of habit and arrived at the office at much the same time , day after day .
22 She raised an arm and slashed at the dog with it ; it howled , and slunk away .
23 Frustrated , he pulled books down from the shelf and knocked at the wall behind them .
24 He opened his eyes and glanced at the clock beside his bed .
25 Aggie drew in a long breath and glanced at the child before answering Ben .
26 Christine half-turned then , and glanced at the room as if some ironic comment had presented itself in her mind ; but instead she said , ‘ Anyone can do anything .
27 Totally unprepared for an unexpected 5g demonstration loop , I realised I had been caught napping , and glanced at the g-meter in time for it to disappear as my sight blacked out .
28 He quit the booth and had just turned the corner when the plain-clothes policeman emerged from an alley and glanced at the bank of kiosks .
29 She made fresh tapes to play in the car , and grinned at the luxury of traffic jams in the company of Louis Prima and Sidney Bechet .
30 She opened the door and jumped — and landed at the bottom of the stairs .
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