Example sentences of "[vb past] at the [noun sg] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He jerked his head up , startled by her voice , then winced at the pain resulting from the sudden movement . |
| 2 | She simply nodded , but her heart sank at the prospect implied by his cold clipped tones . |
| 3 | He peered at the menu displayed with accompanying admiring press comment outside the Trattoria San Giorgio , and decided you 'd be lucky to get out of there under £20 a head . |
| 4 | The Corporal and I shouted at the Sergeant to step on it , as the explosions were getting closer . |
| 5 | It is striking , in fact , how much the latter idea seemed at the time to dominate as a first priority . |
| 6 | He arrived at his desk , squinted at the offering tucked into his blotter and sat down to read it properly : a short , sanctimonious newspaper piece on the temptation and pressures on the successful young , Tristram Wilson being mentioned , with many a crocodile tear , as one of the recent casualties . |
| 7 | Sir Bryan nodded at the rain beating against the window . |
| 8 | Miss T. 's mother arrived at the hospital accompanied by C. Later that night , according to information given by the hospital to Miss T. 's father , Miss T. received more pethidine . |
| 9 | He arrived at the Courthouse handcuffed to a police officer and wearing a red North Wales Police tracksuit . |
| 10 | What was the true intention of the parties when they arrived at the agreement pleaded by the defendants in para. 5 of the amended defence ? |
| 11 | ‘ We arrived at the energy required in the year 2000 by estimating the growth rates for each category of consumer , ’ says Reddy . |
| 12 | Edward took the boots and glanced at the man sitting in the chair . |
| 13 | She glanced at the woman sitting in the bed ; a long-limbed creature with gentle brown eyes and chestnut-coloured hair that was now streaked with silver . |
| 14 | As Zen turned away he glanced at the calendar hanging beside the phone , and suddenly realized what day it was . |
| 15 | I marvelled at the stone coloured like golden honey , the crockets and pinnacles , the needle-points aspiring to heaven , the bosses and badges blazoned in gules , azure , or … it was all very heady stuff . |
| 16 | I remember a man with a family of several young children who worked at the plant saying at one of the first local public meetings I addressed that it would certainly change his mind about nuclear power if the link with leukaemia was substantiated . |
| 17 | As she stared at the lorry stuck between the flashing lights and the shiny rails , the world seemed to change slightly and a horrible idea formed in her head . |
| 18 | They all stared at the needle stuck in one place while the record continued to revolve . |
| 19 | She looked at the man sitting opposite her , and was suffused with a sense of loss . |
| 20 | In response to requests from a number of Departments within the University , the Enterprise Centre looked at the provision made for students wishing to start their own businesses or with business ideas which they want to explore . |
| 21 | The Committee then looked at the approach taken in Victoria , Australia , where the relevant statute lists special factors which will convert an indecent assault into an aggravated one . |
| 22 | I looked at the line-up listed in the programme and at the stop-press late additions : Everything But The Girl , two of The Communards ; Harry Enfield ; The Oblivion Boys , the list went on . |
| 23 | Antoinette looked at the object clutched in her daughter 's hand . |
| 24 | The offices faced out on to the wolf enclosure and as he looked at the pack huddled by the iron fence in the snow he thought how right they looked for once . |
| 25 | Julie looked at the envelope lying on the worktop . |
| 26 | Julie looked at the envelope lying on the worktop . |
| 27 | Irena looked at the light fading outside the window . |
| 28 | Lying in bed that November day , Wilson looked at the baby cradled in her arms and felt dizzy at the sight of his uncanny resemblance to his brother . |
| 29 | Kopyion looked at the staser pointed at him and stood to face the major . |
| 30 | ’ Ruthven looked at the party clustered round the church door . |