Example sentences of "[vb past] at [art] [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almost the only thing he could think of coherently as he peered at the Dutch tiles and crazy paving was that according to his last statement of account he had 67 12s. 9d. in the bank . |
| 2 | On her way , out of shame that she would mess up the arrangements , she stopped at a small shop and got some fresh rolls and ham , some butter and some tins of Smithwicks bitter . |
| 3 | Rory sucked at the tiny wound and spat , trying to remove any dirt . |
| 4 | They gaped at the massive columns and passed on . |
| 5 | Vern wandered slowly in front taking not a blind bit of notice of me , not even when I shouted at the long-beaked birds and made them flap up into the air crying like out-of-tune seagulls . |
| 6 | Old Jimbo can still roll back the years and reach into his glorious past , and how he loved it as the crowd roared at every winning shot and then sang Happy Birthday as a giant cake was rolled on to court for him afterwards . |
| 7 | He gestured at the dog-eaten hoofs and roots of buffalo horn which stretched before us . |
| 8 | And er we played at a high tempo and we passed it and really dominated the rest of the game but our finishing could have been better . |
| 9 | Now she came at the bitter end and she never did anything . |
| 10 | Say you were too tired this morning to remember to ask for permission to get up early to meet me and then woke at the right time and did n't want to let me down . |
| 11 | It was late when they arrived at the old house and by tacit consent they went straight to bed . |
| 12 | Which is more than can be said of the successors of the first Labour government , elected just when the Elmhirsts arrived at the bankrupt farms and derelict buildings of Dartington . |
| 13 | and the furry monster was there and the church bells rang unceasingly , my muse was red with righteous anger , o my love , and her hound barked at the furry monster and her frankfurter but i did not let them see me for worshipping in silence is the artist 's choice , that is the way for growth . |
| 14 | He gave me a look which made me wonder if the leather riding gear was knife-proof , then he sprang at the internal phone and pressed two buttons . |
| 15 | The fourth-round replay began at a frantic pace and burst into life after 12 minutes . |
| 16 | Occupation outside the main fort at Ilchester clearly began at an early date and probably included native elements . |
| 17 | MOLLY SCRUTTON 's interest in movement began at an early age and led her to join a junior dance group and later a gymnastics club . |
| 18 | ‘ Fly , ’ he yelled at the Golden Girl and let the spinnaker halyard go . |
| 19 | Tense muscles played around his jaw ; he scowled at the stubborn laces and tugged . |
| 20 | Just as Jos glanced at the incessant downpour and said . |
| 21 | She glanced at the book-laden table and at the general disarray . |
| 22 | She glanced at the blistered woodwork and peeling paint , and noticed in a desultory fashion that the first shelter had had its windows broken , and the railings between the parade and the beach looked in need of repair . |
| 23 | Joan blushed at the unexpected compliment and told herself that , despite first impressions , Richard of York had changed . |
| 24 | She always felt unnerved when she researched at the august Victoria and Albert Museum and became only too conscious of her lack of formal training . |
| 25 | But she pulled at the pink blanket and did n't say anything . |
| 26 | Whether it was Millie 's infuriated strength that caused the woman 's grasp on the scissors to slacken , or that she changed her tactics and meant to direct the scissors towards the child 's face , could n't be known , but Millie grabbed at the open blades and , managing to twist them round , consciously or by accident drove one of the blades into the nun 's arm . |
| 27 | Robyn worked at the pained expression and tried to decide what limb she should choose . |
| 28 | The diagonal constructions employed in the paintings she selected at the National Gallery and their use as a formal agent aiding and abetting the organisation of colour is what Riley emphasises and announces in her own work of this period . |
| 29 | We just hit at the right moment and from that week onwards , at least 90 people turned up every week . |
| 30 | Forcing open the door against the wind , he waved at the advancing policeman and stepped clear of the cabin so that they would see he was unarmed . |