Example sentences of "'s [noun] and [vb past] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He laid the rule on the girl 's chest and peered at the calibrations . |
| 2 | They stopped beside Mrs McAllister 's resting-place and looked at the ground in silence . |
| 3 | He put a supporting arm round Farquhar 's shoulders and grinned at the men rowing only hard enough to hold the ship steady . |
| 4 | When Edward III of England invaded France , John went to Philip 's aid and fought at the battle of Crecy where , as R.W. Seton-Watson describes it : ‘ giving the reins of his horse to two of his companions , and shouting the battle-cry of ‘ Prague' ’ , he charged into the thick of the fray and , blind as he was , soon went down fighting ( 26th August , 1346 ) . |
| 5 | Victoria , oddly quenched , sat at Aunt Margaret 's feet and gazed at the shifting patterns in the fire , singing to herself a wordless , keening song . |
| 6 | Lake perched on the arm of Morris 's chair and stared at the screen . |
| 7 | Bodie stood by Doyle 's bed and stared at the pale face of his friend , the eyes closed but moving restlessly beneath the lids . |
| 8 | Panic seized him and with a sudden curse he turned away from the wicket-gate of Clark 's Wharf and gestured at the others to get away . |
| 9 | Sims took out a jeweller 's eyeglass and peered at the tiny negatives . |
| 10 | Later that day he parked his car outside Emma 's house and knocked at the door . |