Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Domesticated buffaloes lumbered through the flooded fields , too , hauling tiny wooden plows , or wallowed at rest in deeper hollows with only their scimitar-shaped horns and noses showing above the water . |
| 2 | Slaves , as property , were under the absolute power of their owners ; they could be bought , sold or traded at the whim of the master , and were occasionally awarded as prizes in lotteries , or wagered at gaming tables . |
| 3 | Meals were enlivened by readings or poetry recited or chanted at Charles ' command . |
| 4 | A video showing the alleged IRA safe house at 17 Campbell Road , asked people viewing it to try to remember whether they had seen , inadvertedly had drinks with , or queued at shops with members of the IRA unit . |
| 5 | In the afternoons she paid the calls she could not escape from , visited the Rectory regularly , or sat at home on Wednesdays devising domestic plans for the future in between visitors . |
| 6 | ‘ I spend my time in the bookies or sat at home in front of the telly . |
| 7 | After the war , Unionist candidates with commissions , good war records and decorations made the most of their advantages , especially when they could be set against opponents who had opposed the war or stayed at home . |
| 8 | Elsewhere rail passengers either found other means of transport , or stayed at home . |
| 9 | Although traditional attitudes towards women were changing gradually , a new sex equality act was needed to allow women to choose whether they worked full time , part time or stayed at home with their children . |
| 10 | And so Inchbad sat down and beamed at Fenella and said they would be interested to hear her stories and , at the same time , nodded to the waiting Fiachra Broadcrown to get the Fidchell squares ready for the Gnomes . |
| 11 | At the bottom Cranston immediately felt better , turned and beamed at Athelstan . |
| 12 | She kissed Jake 's cheek and beamed at Shiona . |
| 13 | ‘ But your father — ’ she leaned forward and whispered at Ellie . |
| 14 | Having performed my duty and wandered around the coronation hall of the fourteenth century Rathaus with its dreadful nineteenth-century frescoes on the life of Charlemagne , and gazed at Charlemagne 's marble throne in the Cathedral , it was time to sit in the sun for a while and eat an ice-cream . |
| 15 | As the campaign progressed , his rallies became increasingly visionary and evangelical as he narrowed his eyes and gazed at horizons no one else could see . |
| 16 | Dyson stopped and gazed at Jannie seriously . |
| 17 | They opened for a moment , then closed , then opened again and gazed at Marcus 's face . |
| 18 | Although mistrusting children , he showed an absorbed interest as he took the photographs and gazed at Henrietta ( fourteen ) , Samantha ( just ten ) and the baby Jacqueline ( now three and born after a long period during which Hugh had displayed a lack of interest in physical contact ) . |
| 19 | When at last he placed the phone down he turned and gazed at Joe , saying in a bewildered tone , ‘ It 's Harry ; they … they want me to go at once . ’ |
| 20 | With the continued growth of non-governmental services and initiatives in the 1970s and 1980s , not just of the ‘ established ’ kind but also of self-help and ‘ alternative ’ projects , the complexity of the task of coordination exceeded the potential of the legislation and became at times messy . |
| 21 | We must have the Doltons ’ — Martin nodded and winked at Harry — ‘ especially Rachel … |
| 22 | ‘ My goodness , so it is , ’ he said and winked at Pete . |
| 23 | Bernie laughed and winked at Ralph . |
| 24 | She smiled and winked at Marco — all this in an instant after the flare exploded and before she threw herself down , arms and legs spread wide , at the shrieking Perks below . |
| 25 | And Ranald grinned and winked at Luch . |
| 26 | Athelstan grinned and winked at Sir John . |
| 27 | ‘ Quite , ’ said Dotty , and winked at Grace in the mirror . |
| 28 | Conversely , the artist 's large ‘ Allegory of Honesty ’ , of a laurel-crowned female nude clutching a staff and two serpents and holding a hand-mirror aloft ( est. $250–350,000 ) had not the same appeal , and failed at $200,000 ( £133,333 ) . |
| 29 | I remember being with him when a drunken drug addict , brought to his door by Sgt. Hendry , broke away and lunged at Chief Fyvie bringing up his hand-cuffed wrists to strike the chief in the face . |
| 30 | When they got to the edge of the grass , Aziz turned and leered at Maisie and Robert . |