Example sentences of "he [vb past] it [adv] at [art] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | Instinctively anxious for its welfare ( he had not needed Jack 's admonition ) he drove it carefully at a modest pace , resisting the temptation to press hard upon the accelerator . |
2 | He threw it hard at the Dodger , but missed and hit Charley Bates , who started to shout with fear . |
3 | He handed it over at a rendezvous — but Elizabeth was kept in her captor 's car boot for another two hours before being dumped . |
4 | He opened it up at the last minute , came flying over and it was a terrific shot . |
5 | He was a small man and it looked as if his rifle was much too heavy for him as he waved it threateningly at the crowd inside the camp . |
6 | It still ran away from him but he grabbed it again at the second attempt before it went over the line and the chance had gone . |
7 | He then only needed a pitching-wedge and he hit it straight at the pin to about 18 feet or so . |
8 | He said it straight at the senior officer , who looked for a moment as if someone had cracked a whip in his face . |
9 | Well I promise I wo n't keep them more than that , but this coming from a party that 's brought about that , and then being critical of others and the lack of intent , I think the he said it right at the beginning we have a very good education system , and I 'm saying we 've got one despite this Government . |