Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] at [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , ’ she admitted slowly at last , ‘ I suppose I was shocked … the truth was very different from what I 'd imagined . ’ |
| 2 | As he moved slowly at first his mouth sought first her breasts and then her lips , his breathing ragged as the pulsating , rhythmic movement quickened , echoing the rising heat in her blood , both of them caught up in a swirling vortex of emotions . |
| 3 | She did n't catch on at first . |
| 4 | I see , I mean it 's good to see really that er test match has been dom well almost dominated at the moment , by , by a slow bowler , it 's an ideal situation for in England , batsmen done their job , England are in command , got lots of runs to play with , but it 's definitely the left arm spinner who 's causing the , the greatest problem out there , he 's , he 's landing it in the right place , he likes variation in that over , confident enough looks very tempted , always very difficult to come in at first twenty minutes as a batsman , when you 've come in on a turning wicket , a very , very , difficult . |
| 5 | He wondered what he would do if he could n't get into the house … well , he supposed he could go back to Joseph 's place , spend the night there and then hurry home at first light , when the servants would be up . |
| 6 | Despite his reputation , Modi behaved impeccably at first . |
| 7 | Lord Halifax and the other grand residents got us booted out at last . |
| 8 | He drew back at last . |
| 9 | It is not advisable to give the dog free run of the car , however , simply because it could damage the interior , by scratching the upholstery , for example , if it wants to come out at first light before you are awake . |
| 10 | This enables the Bureau to find out at first hand how authorities are tackling the issue and what they need form the centre . |
| 11 | Restrictions on silviculture in the tropics are most striking in the area of soil properties ; for example , the pisolites of parts of West Africa are some 10 m deep with no obvious horizons and , although trees grow well at first , they later collapse and the removal of the forest leads to desolation resembling a gravel pit . |
| 12 | The coppers used to come around at first every time somebody stole a dame 's purse but finally they gave it up . |
| 13 | In chartered helicopters they hovered over the empty stretch of road between Fenny Stratford and Buckingham to photograph the bare tarmac and the last few barriers and police cars parked there at first light . |
| 14 | When the patient returns to work , he will probably have to work part-time at first , as he gets used to the discipline and pressures of working again . |
| 15 | Concerning masks in the drama , he writes how at first the characters who wore them took part in ‘ A certain unvarying ritual action , … a religious mystery ’ which became ‘ grotesque ’ . |
| 16 | When they drew apart at last Travis carried her to the nearest armchair , cradling her across his lap . |
| 17 | ‘ Well at least you got through at last , ’ said Carrington . |
| 18 | The top-placed battery car came in at eighth place . |
| 19 | He says only at first it was all new to me . |
| 20 | ‘ You are to set off at first light tomorrow . |
| 21 | At present we 're spending much of our time at the hospital , as a visitor — because our mother 's turned up at last . |
| 22 | As he pulled out of the gas station exit onto the highway , he drove carefully at first , getting the feel of the big powerful car . |
| 23 | Things seemed to be looking up at last , ’ she says . |
| 24 | ‘ This is profanation , ’ he said harshly , looking up at last . |
| 25 | It may be difficult to open up at first , but when you do you 'll be on the way to overcoming the traumas of the past and rebuilding your self-esteem . |
| 26 | This road climbs moderately at first to Marbach , a well regarded unsophisticated winter sports resort with cablecar and skilifts to the Marbachegg sun-terrace ( Timetable No 1500 ) . |
| 27 | But Jim really hurt her because erm when she was going out with him he was a virgin and then erm they came back , you notice things were a bit sort of sort of on the rocks when they came back at first ? |
| 28 | But when Fleury came back at last and told him how they were faring in the Residency , Harry knew he would have to take the risk . |
| 29 | For days Grom lay moaning and groaning as at first the Troll 's regenerative abilities outpaced his own ability to digest it and then his stomach gradually gained ground . |
| 30 | They came out at last and Haile Selassie went forward under a crimson canopy to show himself to his people . |