Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adv] at a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He nodded , then turned and rode away at a canter . |
| 2 | Presently the old lady came towards him , entered the shed and sniffed knowledgeably at a tin of weedkiller . |
| 3 | He lost , and lost again at a by-election in February 1936 in Ross and Cromarty against Malcolm MacDonald [ q.v. ] , the National Government candidate and dominions secretary — another embarrassment for his father who was then angling for a cabinet post . |
| 4 | Briant ignored that and looked instead at a man waving his notebook eagerly from the back row . |
| 5 | She scratched , the itch coming with the thought , and looked across at a brig that was still low on the incoming tide . |
| 6 | She turned Midnight on his hocks and went away at a canter . |
| 7 | Then he opened them and kicked savagely at a lump of dried mud , sending it sailing across the yard to explode against the side of the stable . |
| 8 | ‘ We went to Nice and stayed overnight at a hotel . |