Example sentences of "[vb past] at the [adj] [noun sg] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stopped at the modern bungalow that was the home and office of the local police constable . |
| 2 | A pair of researchers arrived at the extraordinary conclusion that fusion of deuterons could be achieved without the application of massive external energy , which had previously been thought to be an indispensable condition . |
| 3 | It was from this starting-point that the structuralists arrived at the radical view that all meaning in every sphere of human activity consists of closed systems wholly independent of the material world . |
| 4 | For example , he arrived at the contentious conclusion that the dramatic increase in recorded crime during the period of post-war economic growth in the United States had ruled out poverty and deprivation as being causes of crime . |
| 5 | Attempting to distinguish the two forms , Frances Berry arrived at the strange result that Thou in the Sonnets is ‘ remote ’ and ‘ betokens distant admiration ’ , while You is ‘ more intimate ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ Our King John ? ’ she asked in surprise as she stared at the ruined fort that overlooked the lough . |
| 7 | Mala and I stared at the enlarging disc that appeared on other screens after Posi revolved the ship to bring the lateral ceptors to bear . |
| 8 | She laughed at the speculative tone that her mother could n't quite hide . |
| 9 | When I raised it as Chairman at the General Management Committee , I was disgusted to find that people laughed at the very subject that was so important to women who 've come up here today to let us know the consequences of what was happening . |
| 10 | Maggie gazed at the twenty-foot-long boat that was her father 's main source of livelihood . |
| 11 | Alan Cherry , chairman , said at the annual meeting that inquiries and reservations were , respectively , 70 per cent and 40 per cent ahead of last year 's for his company . |
| 12 | Charlie Francis said at the Canadian Enquiry that all the world 's top athletes were on drugs — that was his excuse for encouraging Ben to go on steroids . |
| 13 | With the milled edge of the coin he chipped at the red-brown crust that had formed between the lower lip of the cap of the bolt and the metal sheet plate of the carriage flooring . |
| 14 | The letter on the mantelpiece irked her and she eyed Mrs Rae over the steaming cup and wondered at the impulsive gesture that had made her invite the woman in for tea . |