Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was not a needy person among them , for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them , and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles ’ feet ; and distribution was made to each as any had need' ( Acts 4:32 , 34–5 ) . |
| 2 | And er I remembering Dad , once he bought a cherry tree , and went up to get all these here cherries off the trees , and when we got them we used to wipe them and put them in a bag , and sell them at the fairs . |
| 3 | Before this age parents can be given ideas about encouraging children to go to the lavatory before going to bed , and waking them at the parents ' bedtime so providing another chance to empty their bladder . |
| 4 | ‘ I gave 'em the price of a pint or two , in hopes they might come and spend it at the Watermen ! |
| 5 | We treat older people as a group and set them at the margins of society . |
| 6 | He stretched out his long legs and crossed them at the ankles . |
| 7 | One of them stepped from the Sierra with the Kalashnikov and aimed it at the police car . |
| 8 | The little pulls of wind playing with the leaves were getting stronger now , shaking the petals from the wild roses and throwing them at the diners as if they were confetti . |
| 9 | But as she bent to cuddle them a small boy , brushing down a pony , picked up a lump of mud and hurled it at the dogs to drive them off . |
| 10 | Odd-Knut has given him a hunting knife , and pointed him at the trees . |