Example sentences of "[adv prt] in [noun sg] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Around fifty support troops are about to touch down in Split at the start of a six-month tour of duty in the former Yugoslavia . |
| 2 | He looked down in surprise at his hands , and consciously straightened them , flexing the fingers to ease the tension . |
| 3 | Caroline stared down in dismay at the drink she 'd begun pouring for herself . |
| 4 | She went over to the shelf where she had left her drink , and stared down in dismay at the overturned glass , the shards of crystal glinting wickedly up at her in the dim light . |
| 5 | He tottered away across the bath to Jazz and Bean , leaving Hoomey clinging to the rail , gazing down in amazement at the distance he had swum . |
| 6 | Grimsby 's Tom Watson was booked for throwing the ball down in anger at the award of a corner for Middlesbrough . |
| 7 | A subsequent call , also noted down in detail at the time , established that before the disaster Connelly had attended a meeting in Frankfurt between various agencies monitoring a drug-trafficking operation through the airport which involved the switching of baggage . |
| 8 | Choking , he shifted one hand from his enemy to claw at his own throat , and instantly the fist that was strangling him heaved him roughly back from the edge and flung him down in safety at the foot of the wall . |
| 9 | Foster , a former coach at Leicester , originally stood down in protest at what he regarded as off-field interference . |
| 10 | Charlie leaned forward and stared down in disbelief at a painting of the Virgin Mary and Child . |
| 11 | Her face clouded over in confusion at his curt tone , and another set of emotions rioted through him . |
| 12 | This can be financially successful particularly if a parent or friend can persuade a printer to run them off in colour at a discount . |
| 13 | A buffet lunch was organised to send her off in style at which was presented with a variety of gifts for her new arrival . |
| 14 | Rock bottom : Ex-con strips off in protest at benefit refusal . |
| 15 | It was notable that butyrate metabolism was greatest at a concentration of 1 mM with a fall off in metabolism at higher concentrations . |
| 16 | He failed to turn up in court at Milton Keynes , Bucks , charged with taking a car before a police chase . |
| 17 | They 'd been caught up in gunfire at home in Beirut , which left them paralysed . |
| 18 | I looked up in amazement at the abrupt shift . |
| 19 | McClair arrived in Switzerland with the Scottish squad for tomorrow 's World Cup qualifying match insisting ‘ I feel fine , ’ despite fears by his Manchester United manager that he may have ended up in bed at home . |
| 20 | Next day John is tucked up in bed at his flat in Tufnell Park . |
| 21 | The beginning , a long time ago , was quite clear : sitting up in bed at home , swinging her feet round to the floor , standing up — and a warm flood spilling down her legs so that she cried out in fright . |
| 22 | The opening ceremony , set for last May , was cancelled , and local activists had to remain on the original walls while gazing up in wonder at the spectacular treat they were being denied . |
| 23 | ‘ For all at once there was a rumble and a roaring along the road in the mist , and the hooded crows rose up in alarm at the sound of it . |
| 24 | Historically the transport business has always been a male dominated area therefore it may have been expected that the drivers would bite hard on their Yorkie bars and throw their hands up in horror at the prospect of not only having a lady boss , but one who had n't even got a driving licence for a Mini let alone a 38-tonne artic . |
| 25 | Melissa looked up in surprise at the earnest ring in Sybil 's voice . |
| 26 | While the rhythm of the dancers speeded up in pleasure at their revival , he told them : |
| 27 | Any public which did not rise up in protest at the expense and ugliness of the Ministry of War edifice is corrupt . ’ |
| 28 | In 1868 he moved back to London , where he set up in practice at 46 Queen Anne 's Gate as a consulting civil engineer , in association with his son Sydney William Yockney . |
| 29 | And then the moment when the cupboard door opened and he looked up in terror at the German soldier staring down at him . |
| 30 | In view of the disadvantages of the husband having a fixed sum tied up in property at a time of depreciating money values , practitioners might be advised to consider including in the mortgage a provision to the effect that any capital sum received by the wife during the currency of the mortgage ( for example , by way of inheritance or pools win ) should be paid to the husband by way of reduction of the mortgage debt . |