Example sentences of "they [vb past] at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The pair did n't even realise they were related when they met at a special course about the assassination at the University of Liverpool , which was held in the wake of the Oliver Stone film JFK . |
2 | Young men and women , not so young men and women , wended their way across Cambridge to sit for an hour with Esther Breuer , sipping coffee , tea , or , if they were favoured , vermouth or wine , as they gazed at the red-draped walls , the crowded bookshelves , the umbrella stand , the hatstand , the cabin trunk , the medley of different-patterned fabrics , the little figurines that marched along the shelves in front of the books , the carefully assembled strip of photographed Roman frieze , the little glass doves in front of the tiny mosaic fountain . |
3 | They lived at a low level of amenity for , even if they had had the wealth and knowledge to run a specialized judiciary or a hospital service , they resisted the organizational and constitutional consequences of such institutions . |
4 | They rode at a gentle trot . |
5 | They stopped at a small bar where everybody spoke Irish , which made Jessica feel very odd , as if she had wandered to a very foreign country , then drove out along the switchback road laid on the bog , through soil so thin and bitter that the white stone bones of Ireland protruded everywhere , mocking the tiny ancient farmsteads where generations had failed even to subsist . |
6 | Twilight had crept out of hiding and was stealthily wrapping the dying day in lavender shrouds , before they stopped at a small trattoria alongside one of the quieter canals . |
7 | At a little after one of the sunny afternoon clock they stopped at a vast motorway services area thingy . |
8 | They stopped at a red light . |
9 | They stopped at a red light . |
10 | Some while later they stopped at a large setting loom , manned by five men ‘ beating up ’ , as Natasha explained , the chenille fur . |
11 | The snow was coming down in thick flakes , adding to the unreal appearance as they chugged slowly from one bank to the other , and she was delighted that they stopped at every single stop . |
12 | They stopped at the modern bungalow that was the home and office of the local police constable . |
13 | They stopped at the balustraded terrace overlooking the small lake , and leaned over ; below , enormous golden fish lay around in the green water . |
14 | It was impossible to hurry but they moved at a steady pace , pausing seldom . |
15 | One behind the other , Grant leading , they moved at a fast walk . |
16 | Furthermore , the wages of artisans , although they moved at a different rate , followed the same general pattern of increasing real values at approximately the same dates . |
17 | They gaped at the massive columns and passed on . |
18 | He took a shuttle to the asteroid belt , he was the highest ranker there they started the race , to the belt they drove at a deadly pace no-one knows what happened that star date but we always knew poor Wes would have to wait as they pulled Will from the smoking wreck they heard him say in a terrible state bom bom bom bom tell Wesley I love him bom bom bom bom tell Wesley I need him , tell Wesley not to my love for him is never weak . |
19 | He took a shuttle to the asteroid belt , he was the highest ranker there they started the race , to the belt they drove at a deadly pace no-one knows what happened that star date but we always knew poor Wes would have to wait . |
20 | They ate at a round mahogany table with a stiff white cloth in a dining-room containing much heavy furniture . |
21 | Several banks and insurance companies explored the possibility of creating locally-based groups of older people , linked through glossy magazines , but they withdrew at an early stage . |
22 | Then , being prevented from moving into other grazing areas by groups which had developed similar ideas of ownership , and realizing that there were limits to the carrying capacity of the land , they would sell off surplus cattle until they arrived at a perfect balance between the land and the stock residing upon it . |
23 | They followed the stretcher until they arrived at a large tent which had a hastily painted sign slung across its front . |
24 | They arrived at a huge dome . |
25 | When they arrived at the temporary mortuary they halted outside . |
26 | When they arrived at the temporary mortuary they halted outside . |
27 | Later , dozens of people were waiting to greet the couple when they arrived at the new £4m British Embassy building . |
28 | They arrived at the sliding door entrance to the bridge . |
29 | It was late when they arrived at the old house and by tacit consent they went straight to bed . |
30 | Eventually they arrived at an enormous kitchen . |