Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | IBM Corp , Hewlett-Packard Co and DEC got together at the Open Software Foundation 's Challenge'93 shindig in Boston last week to demonstrate their implementations of the Distributed Computing Environment . |
| 2 | The ducks gazed thoughtfully at the sky and flapped their wings , but not so much as a peep was uttered by any of them . |
| 3 | Ingrid Heseltine , an EC civil servant , found the vacancies tucked away at the back of Euro documents , printed in French . |
| 4 | Friends and colleagues past and present got together at the Brunswick Arms in Stamford Street to give him a big send off . |
| 5 | Do n't these people realise that dozens of reviewers are likely to spend several hours gazing blankly at the album sleeve as they try to come up with some natty simile to describe the musical contents therein ? |
| 6 | Preston and London East are already there ( CONGRATULATIONS ! ) and I know you have all been working hard to ensure the National Assessment goes well at the end of November . |
| 7 | The mare plunged gallantly at the hillside , but even the long rest in the dark cool wood had not restored her full strength . |
| 8 | On the 20th of March Katherine and Beatrice dined together at the Closerie des Lilas . |
| 9 | Adomnan recalls in his biography of Columba , written a century after the saint 's death , that one day the monks became aware of a strange presence in one of their pastures ; this experience occurred again at the same time every evening . |
| 10 | Ushered in at last , passing through a spotless surgery agleam with modern equipment , and offered seats in an equally efficient-looking office , Sophie 's heart jerked suddenly at the sight of the man who was holding out his hand . |
| 11 | Nutty shouted imperiously at the pony , and then encouraged him in a sing-song voice , ‘ Trot on , trot on , one two , one two . ’ |
| 12 | Nails screeched and popped , and the board juddered away at the bottom as something outside slammed against the wood . |
| 13 | His long hair stopped neatly at the level where it curved most attractively , but his shave was indifferent . |
| 14 | Iain looked up when Andrew came in but quickly returned his attention to the screen when he heard the volley of shots and his lips parted slightly at the crescendo of violence and glamour . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's my fault , ’ he said later when she was sitting up , her eyes gazing blankly at the opposite wall . |
| 16 | Bernice gazed stupidly at the engineer . |
| 17 | The President gazed thoughtfully at the two dispatches lying on his desk . |
| 18 | England 's bid succeeded yesterday at the European Table Tennis Union Congress in Stuttgart , beating off a strong challenge from Croatia . |
| 19 | The depressing news for the Iron Lady who ruled Britain for 11 years is that nine out of ten can not recall the day she quit , according to research revealed yesterday at the British Psychological Society 's London conference . |
| 20 | BBC English plans a revised edition of the BBC English Dictionary every year but first the paperback edition ( itself revised ) , appears this month with the encyclopedic entries listed separately at the back . |
| 21 | His eyes narrowed dangerously at the undisguised sarcasm in her voice |
| 22 | Together they formed the Jewish Comedy Club appearing Upstairs At The Picket in Hardman Street as part of the Liverpool Festival of Comedy . |
| 23 | His lips sucked eagerly at the golden liquid . |
| 24 | At the top a glass cocktail bar slowly revolved , and drinkers exclaimed gaily at the changing spectacle of industrial buildings under construction . |
| 25 | A man who was vaguely familiar was seated at the desk , his hair was grey and his eyes peered short-sightedly at the books before him . |
| 26 | Bernice peered questioningly at the Doctor . |
| 27 | The Liberal Democrat vote sagged badly at the general election and they 'll be pleased still to hold seven council wards after this vote . |
| 28 | While a Western eye is familiar with the process of looking , as it were , through an image to what it represents or means , an Eastern critic looks also at the surface of a painting or a drawing , in which a poem or other calligraphic element may form an integral part of the work . |
| 29 | This study looks only at the latter two groups . |
| 30 | Once you have all your lists of goals written somewhere at the front of your diary , you are ready to start . |