Example sentences of "[vb past] at the [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whitlock shouted at the two policemen on the motorcycles to get the photographers back a few feet to give Mobuto a chance to get out of the limousine . |
| 2 | Left alone , the Doctor dabbed at the wet patch on his cheek with a corner of his handkerchief . |
| 3 | Petion saw her go from the corner of his eye , and fired at the crouching figures on the freighter 's deck with grim determination . |
| 4 | A major exhibition of Tibetan art opened at the Royal Academy on 18 September as reports are coming out of Tibet that the Chinese have recently completed the ‘ restoration ’ of the Dalai Lama 's Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa . |
| 5 | Primed with the good advice , but uncertain how far he could follow it , Greg went in through the hall of the cottage , artificially created by modern alterations , and knocked at the far door on the right . |
| 6 | Penry Vaughan studied her in brooding silence for a moment , then glanced at the forgotten tray on the bedside table . |
| 7 | So it was a quietly defiant Alistair who , the next morning , came plodding down the stairs , and glanced at the splayed mail on the shelf as he headed for the door . |
| 8 | Edouard glanced at the large photograph on the front page and looked away . |
| 9 | She glanced at the brief details on the card Jill handed to her before smiling at the man . |
| 10 | Carew glanced at the open ledger on the table . |
| 11 | Colonel Moore had left his card and the next morning , at a careful eleven o'clock , Colonel Hope called at the rented villa on the lakeside . |
| 12 | Lynch , who fell at the first fence on his only other Grand National ride in 1981 , had looked likely to miss the race after Auntie Dot , one of his regular mounts , had been promised to Mark Dwyer , who finished third on her in last year 's race . |
| 13 | He stared at the intricate tooling on his shoes , at the weave of the laces , at the scuff on the left toe . |
| 14 | He wiped a hand across his mouth , and stared at the scarlet smear on the back of his black glove . |
| 15 | Getting into the driving seat , she laughed at the open curiosity on Joanna 's face . |
| 16 | She looked at the small key on the table , then dropped that into the envelope with the note . |
| 17 | They sat in the car , and Juliet looked at the scribbled address on the envelope . |
| 18 | Jazzbeaux looked at the long-gone creature on the floor , and across to her son . |
| 19 | Kiah and Rilla sat down on the expensive green and black chairs and looked at the expensive flowers on the tables . |
| 20 | Turning her head slightly she looked at the cut-glass decanter on the bedside table — it was a little less than half full , which meant that she had drunk three … no , four glasses of whisky at some time during the night . |
| 21 | He looked at the other things on Philip 's wall , the pictures from the nature calendar , the photograph of Uncle Walter 's brother , his Uncle John with his platoon in the War . |
| 22 | The Indian stood in the doorway , a duffle bag looped over one shoulder , and looked at the two phones on the desk . |
| 23 | He looked at the last name on the list . |
| 24 | While she was away , Conway looked at the open book on her seat . |
| 25 | Despite the fact that representatives of both Korea and Taiwan appeared at the public hearing on the issue to argue their case , Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt is expected to grant the request for certification . |
| 26 | Emily smiled at the surprised look on Hari 's face . |
| 27 | Her eyes gazed at the yellow light on the ceiling . |
| 28 | Then he lived about half way and , and er , one or two more he lived at the top house on the right and somebody over the other side . |
| 29 | The commission 's chair , Peter Tucker , said at the first session on Nov. 13 that it would consider the issue of single- or multiparty forms of government . |
| 30 | He pointed at the green pips on the box . |