Example sentences of "[vb past] at my [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my child 's brain he crashed at my feet as I walked through a strange city . |
| 2 | I peered at my watch : 05.47 . |
| 3 | I went over and he caught at my tunic with one hand . |
| 4 | But then it turned to mud — horrible stuff that sucked at my feet , and stank . |
| 5 | When I was a union official , most — if not most , a good part — of the serious or fatal accidents that occurred at my pit involved men who were working excessive hours . |
| 6 | I gestured at my litre of fizzy red wine . |
| 7 | It was what they used to call a " banger " and it exploded at my feet as I hurried along the dark passage in answer to the door bell 's ring , making me leap into the air in terror . |
| 8 | I NEVER did find Mr Wright although , following the instructions I received at my briefing , I spent some time looking for him . |
| 9 | This brilliant and disturbing book shows how little we understood what really happened at My Lai and how we failed to appreciate its significance . |
| 10 | The roar of the water coming down the gully drummed at my ears as I inched the Toyota into the bend . |
| 11 | I arrived at my quarter at what time I do not know due to me being very intoxicated and when I awoke some hours later I discovered the following ’ . |
| 12 | When we arrived at my friend 's house , a young man hurried past us , and said : ‘ Good night , Mr Sherlock Holmes . ’ |
| 13 | I had been at St Andrew 's House barely a week , when a telegram arrived at my parents ' home : |
| 14 | He arrived at my home and in the course of the evening he buttonholed me . |
| 15 | ‘ I was depressed , and when they arrived at my house and said , ‘ We 're very sorry to hear about your husband ’ , I believed they were genuine and let them in . |
| 16 | ‘ He went back to France then six months later he arrived at my house on a Harley Davidson , dressed head to toe in leathers . |
| 17 | When visitors arrived at my house , I used to bring the coaches and horses inside , and put them carefully on my table . |
| 18 | Before I could dig much out , the guy arrived at my house . |
| 19 | He arrived at my house with his wife and a pile of photographs of African men . |
| 20 | A week before Moroti called a girl arrived at my office after making an appointment . |
| 21 | I caught sight of myself in the peeling mirror : long thin legs , blue from the cold , clashing with the bright pink mini-dress which began at my neck and finished at my knickers . |
| 22 | I caught sight of myself in the peeling mirror : long thin legs , blue from the cold clashing with the bright pink mini-dress which began at my neck and finished at my knicker legs … |
| 23 | With a gasp , I swiped at my face and neck and plunged forward , shuddering , flailing my arms wildly in front , feeling the drapes of web building on me , dragging me down . |
| 24 | Benjamin grinned at my puzzlement . |
| 25 | I glanced at my reflection to admire the effect and then I got my second shock that evening . |
| 26 | I glanced at my watch : one-thirty . |
| 27 | I glanced at my watch , and set off walking . |
| 28 | I glanced at my watch . |
| 29 | I glanced at my watch as we headed for the stairs . |
| 30 | I glanced at my watch , found I had forgotten to adjust it and read the time for him from the digital clock at the base of the instrument panel . |