Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] at [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Hun Sen initially refused to attend unless Sihanouk did , and only relented at the last moment . |
2 | Certificates were awarded to the 63 girls who all passed at a variety of levels in the recent exams . |
3 | He did not seem to like it very much either , but he was perfectly good-natured and only jibbed at the dressing up . |
4 | The Germans naturally excelled at a style developed by themselves ; most commonly this was a simplification of Gothic features . |
5 | Charles complained of ‘ astigmatism ’ , and exaggeratedly squinted at the matrices , removing and putting back his glasses continually . |
6 | In general , though , it was considered taboo — a place scientists should not tread — until the tide apparently turned at the 1986 international conference of human geneticists in Berlin , where participants openly discussed the possibilities . |
7 | On his way down to take part in an official inspection , Wycliffe had monitored reports on his car radio and so arrived at the scene of crime before his headquarters had got a team together . |
8 | While the kettle was boiling , she idly glanced at the letters . |
9 | He often only glanced at the reports . |
10 | Now they claim they only signed at the suggestion of Attorney-General Sir Nicholas Lyell — and the buck passes on . |
11 | Though Bebeto and Mauro Silva are the biggest stars , the whole team , the president and the trainer , are all gently mobbed at every public appearance . |
12 | I apparently walked at an unusually early age but was slow learning to speak . |
13 | .. When , at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon we rounded the last promontory which separated us from what was once the magnificent panorama of St Pierre , we suddenly perceived at the opposite extremity of the roadstead the Riviere Blanche with its crest of vapour , rushing madly into the sea . |
14 | Shopwatch only started at the beginning of the year but is already proving effective deterring some casual shoplifters . |
15 | Set above an aquiline nose , they only hinted at the sensuality which was clearly evident in the curved line of his mouth and his hard , determined chin . |
16 | The USSR won decisively against all their serious rivals , Yugoslavia , the US and England , in the first five rounds and only slackened at the end when the gold medals were assured . |
17 | I relished the moment during a rehearsal once when Mel Brooks suddenly boomed at the researcher , ‘ Judith — go to my dressing-room and put on that thing I bought you ! ’ |
18 | The Marshal only stared at the warrant , his great eyes bulging more than ever . |
19 | And then , when she only stared at the car without responding , he added , ‘ I said it was a matter of timing . |
20 | As exemplified by the year two data shown in Table III , fewer patients with ileal and caecal inflammation or ileal inflammation alone grew at a subnormal velocity . |
21 | In our model experiments , 29% of approaching females and 20% of approaching males performed a sexual display , other individuals merely looked at the model before departing . |
22 | Unlike Onofre Marimon ( ARG ) , Peter Collins ( GB ) , Carel Godin de Beaufort ( HOL ) and John Taylor ( GB ) , who all died at the Nurburgring , Lauda was spared his life , but was badly scared . |
23 | He was 64 — and too late : Boswell had already told Lady Macleod , therefore Johnson could not avoid the embarrassment he obviously felt at the prospect of congratulations . |
24 | And also we think they sensibly looked at the actual provision of sites in areas which have proved popular for employment and which do not compromise environmental objectives . |
25 | Her eyes grew warm , and she sniffed fiercely ; she usually only cried at the pictures , or on royal occasions . |
26 | While I was waiting in the car ( I thought the men would only be a few moments ) , Alan suddenly appeared at the window . |
27 | Jorge suddenly appeared at the door and Maggie did not wait to hear any answer ; she walked out of the room , scooping up her bag and swinging it over her shoulder , quite satisfied that this time Felipe de Santis had come off worst . |
28 | Scott merely glared at the DI . |
29 | ‘ There 's altogether too much said at the Black Lion , ’ Mrs Yardley said darkly . |
30 | The prevalence of a state is defined as the proportion of a population so categorized at a given point of time regardless of when those affected entered the state . |