Example sentences of "[vb past] it at the " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ She caught it at the public baths , ’ said his mum , with another one of her sniggers . |
2 | She had drawn her fair hair high into an elaborate plait down the back of her head and fastened it at the bottom with a wide tortoiseshell clasp : it looked distinguished and competent , but nowhere near cuddly . |
3 | Like someone in a trance , she gazed at the clasp that fastened it at the throat . |
4 | The man came back from the bank in a van and the other men stopped it at the gate and grabbed the money . ’ |
5 | I needed to come up with a solution which avoided this overly defined focal point and used it at the same time . |
6 | Whether you choose a chateau hotel or stay in stately homes where families take in guests , splendour is the word and we found it at the majestic Chateau de Noirieux in Briollay , Anjou . |
7 | and then er they they found it at the polic , the police station |
8 | She was about to shake her head , but changed it at the last moment to a nod . |
9 | Setting the blaster to low power , he directed it at the indentation , melting the rock slowly and gently . |
10 | After sorely abusing the corpse , they buried it at the foot of the gallows , intending the burial as a final disgrace . |
11 | He took the kettle from its hook above the fire and filled it at the sink . |
12 | Stein came along , smelt the drink , refused to listen to Rough 's explanation , picked up the glass and threw it at the keeper and marched off . |
13 | He held it up for the others to see and then threw it at the thin man contemptuously who automatically caught it in both hands . |
14 | Then Nour turned and saw us , and he leapt from his chair and took a cup of coffee ready-poured and threw it at the cat , who was near my foot , so that my foot was covered in coffee and the cat fled . |
15 | He took the grenade from his pocket , unleased the pin and threw it at the base of the double gates . |
16 | He tore it off and threw it at the wastepaper basket . |
17 | Georgina picked up a letter from her desk , screwed it up and threw it at the waste-paper basket . |
18 | Slowly and carefully he picked up a stone and threw it at the window . |
19 | Quiss stumbled out of his seat , almost falling , scooped a flat piece of slate from the floor and threw it at the red crow , which screamed and jumped out of the way , spreading its wings and dropping away , flying into the cold clear space below the balcony , its final call echoing briefly , like laughter . |
20 | They looked intently at him , then at each other , then executed a smart about-face ; the scullion with the loaf threw it at the other , who caught it and started to hit the other minion over the head with it as they ran back into the mist the way they had come , their figures — one crouched almost double , one striking out with the loaf of bread — and their running footsteps quickly absorbed by the rolling mists . |
21 | It started finally at the third attempt , and Sabine was almost weeping as she threw it at the hill . |
22 | Not that the organs of perception apprehended it at the time . |
23 | As Kopyion walked towards him , Carlson ordered him to stop , aimed his weapon and fired it at the general 's shoulder . |
24 | John found a torch and shone it at the engine cowling . |
25 | He opened it at the relevant page . |
26 | Taking the ledger from under his arm , he opened it at the relevant page and slid it on to the desk . |
27 | He picked up his book again , opened it at the marker and settled himself in his seat . |
28 | Somehow she managed to keep her self-control , opened it at the right page and began reading it slowly , as though she had never seen it before , although she knew every word by heart — because it was written from the heart . |
29 | I sensed it at the funeral . |
30 | Once again a very enjoyable evening , erm , I pushed into something that er , I do n't think she really wanted to do initially , but she thoroughly enjoyed it at the end . |