Example sentences of "[vb past] at a small " in BNC.

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1 Six hours into the journey , and several thousand feet higher , we stopped at a small village to quench our thirst and refuel the jeep from rusty milk-cans .
2 He stopped at a small , quiet pub and bought a meal , then went on again .
3 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 .
4 On her way , out of shame that she would mess up the arrangements , she stopped at a small shop and got some fresh rolls and ham , some butter and some tins of Smithwicks bitter .
5 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 .
6 The first major accident in an American nuclear reactor occurred at a small prototype military plant in Idaho in 1961 .
7 During the mela a slight outbreak of cholera occurred at a small station called Manickpore on the Jubbulpore line .
8 Eventually , we arrived at a small , damp valley , peat and heather-filled , where insects hummed in the still air .
9 Something on the ground caught his eye and he bent down and looked at a small print in the soft earth .
10 That night the King and Wallis met at a small restaurant in Piccadilly .
11 I stood up and gazed at a small pile of my toys which had been thrown to one side of my cupboard .
12 They lunched at a small eating-house near the Brass Bridge , with the Luggage nestling under the table .
13 This gives one the chance to focus and shoot , taking care to keep the camera pointed at a small angle to the aquarium glass .
14 I followed the Sergeant out to the office ; we both sat at a small table , and after a very enjoyable supper of cheese rolls we played the chanters until 1 a.m. , pausing from time to time to drink a mug of tea .
15 They sat at a small table by the window .
16 An MP sat at a small table beside it .
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