Example sentences of "open at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And found your notebook on the kitchen table , conveniently open at the name of this place . |
| 2 | In 1875 Francis Seymour Haden , FRCS , advocated by means of three letters to The Times a disintegrating coffin ‘ … of some lighter permeable material , such as wicker or lattice-work , open at the top , and filled in with any fragrant herbaceous matters that happened to be most readily obtainable . |
| 3 | The Santerres were waiting for us with Bowyer who looked as if he had really settled in , shirt open at the collar , stubby feet enclosed in buskins whilst his fat face was flushed with drink and his breath smelt like a wine press . |
| 4 | From behind his back he now produced the book itself , open at the title page . |
| 5 | How we managed without all these aids — in fact by merely buying a coffin and getting on with it — I ca n't imagine , but I know that we were lucky to be living in the UK and not the US , where the open coffin , or at least one quarter open at the head end , is de rigueur . |
| 6 | The variety of their occupations gives a sense of the remarkably diverse bases for economic independence still open at the beginning of this century . |
| 7 | Were the windows open at the time ? |
| 8 | There was n't much of an airport : just a largish shed with a corrugated iron roof , open at the sides like a cattle shelter . |
| 9 | At most racetracks , horses are put in separate boxes which all open at the front when the race begins . |
| 10 | He wore a pure-white sleeveless jerkin casually open at the front , white tights that left not the slightest doubt about his gender , thigh-high white boots . |
| 11 | The project cost in the region of Forints 55 million ( £440,000 ) and the gates open at the end of this month . |
| 12 | The nautical outline will reduce its bulk , while the periscoped roof will curve over a central atrium open at the edges to the elements . |
| 13 | THE counter attraction of racing against Tatyana Dorovskikh , the world 3,000 metres champion , has persuaded Kirsty Wade not to launch her Olympic season racing schedule in the three-day NorthEastern counties championships , which open at the Cleveland County Stadium in Middlesbrough tonight . |
| 14 | He was strolling down the steep narrow street towards the sea , his hands deep in his pockets and his shirt open at the throat , very pale and Londonish , looking about him with the fond , proprietorial air of an Englishman returning to a favourite spot abroad . |
| 15 | He looked very fresh and smart in a crisp white shirt open at the throat and charcoal-grey trousers , exquisitely cut . |
| 16 | Not even the sight of Penry 's dark head , clearly visible above the crowds on the platform , had the power to raise her spirits as he forged his way towards her , looking spectacularly attractive in a lightweight grey suit with a white silk shirt striped in Cambridge blue , open at the throat . |
| 17 | The independently funded Elm Farm Research Centre is the only advice and research centre open at the moment |
| 18 | A thin-faced man , balding , in a shirt open at the neck to reveal gold chains , a woman , obviously beautiful in spite of the quality of the photograph , with her hair tied under a scarf Princess Grace style , and another man with a look of the Mediterranean about him whose face was partially obscured by sunglasses . |
| 19 | He was wearing a nylon drip-dry shirt , open at the neck , freshly pressed trousers ; he had a leather satchel of books under his arm . |
| 20 | He wore his better Jeans and a laundered shirt , open at the neck . |
| 21 | His blue shirt , open at the neck and showing a mat of black hair , was wet with sweat in the armpits and down the back . |
| 22 | Dressed in well-cut silver-grey trousers and a pale green shirt , open at the neck , a grey jacket slung casually over one shoulder , he could have stepped out of every woman 's dream . |
| 23 | He was in jeans and a white shirt open at the neck , the sleeves rolled up over powerful brown arms , and Jenna experienced an unexpected shiver as she remembered those arms holding her yesterday . |
| 24 | She wished she did n't feel quite so aware of him , aware of the bleached denims , tight against his thighs , of his cool cotton shirt , open at the neck , revealing dark curly hair on a chest that was tanned and golden , of the ice-blue eyes that were hostile and not about to make her task any easier . |
| 25 | He was sweating slightly , overheated from the bath , his shirt open at the neck . |
| 26 | Footsteps , then the door opened : a man , fortyish , glasses , slim , dark , meticulously groomed ; tailored slacks , a silk shirt open at the neck and patent leather house shoes . |
| 27 | Wearing a pair of slim , immaculately cut navy blue trousers , topped by a short-sleeved shirt of the same colour , open at the neck to display the strong column of his throat , Ross 's powerful frame exuded such an air of raw , vibrant masculinity that she felt suddenly breathless , almost unable to prevent her knees from trembling violently beneath the skirt of her pale aquamarine dress . |
| 28 | He had changed out of his business suit , and now looked relaxed and elegant in casual off-white trousers and an olive-green shirt , open at the neck , showing a strong , tanned throat . |
| 29 | He was wearing close-fitting jeans , and a loose crimson silk shirt , open at the neck , and he carried a guitar . |