Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] at the [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beringed hands waved in a frenzy around Miranda 's own boldly streaked , mane-like hair , and Belinda quickly paid and left , realising she had been very lucky to get squeezed in at the salon when so many women wanted to look special for Christmas . |
| 2 | The way the ground just curled up at the edges until you lost sight of it , we could n't have crept up on a hunk of soya . ’ |
| 3 | The attacks started after building work began on the biggest improvement scheme carried out at the centre since it first opened in 1982 . |
| 4 | ‘ Oldham like to attack but then naturally there is a chance they can be caught out at the back so it is up to us to exploit that . ’ |
| 5 | The judge was told that although the girl 's father was due to appear in court as a witness , he had not turned up at the hearing because the couple now planned to marry . |
| 6 | The Government treat Scotland as an afterthought and something to be tacked on at the end when the serious business has already been dealt with . |