Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] at [noun] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | As well as being close to so much North European prosperity , Brussels offers the boon of a 6% rate of VAT on objects sold at auction as against the crippling 18.6% imposed on all but ‘ original works of art ’ in Paris . |
| 2 | They stopped walking and Miranda gazed at Miles as he broke into full song . |
| 3 | The latest issue of the Microprocessor Report takes a deserved pot shot at Unix as still being insufficiently standardised that it may have missed its opportunity to make any credible dent on the desktop — Solaris and Destiny notwithstanding . |
| 4 | When Meg arrived at Uppark as its first chatelaine in many a year she found all the original fabrics in place , but hanging , through neglect , ‘ like grey seaweed ’ . |
| 5 | Blocking sunlight but allowing long-wave radiation to escape reduces daytime heating of the surface but allows the surface to cool at night as usual . |
| 6 | Dr Ali smirked at Robert as Mr Mafouz went through to join the other parents . |
| 7 | Derek looked at Charlotte as he sat down , but all she could manage was the faintest of smiles . |
| 8 | Koti works at night as well , and so we both get home late — but we always have a natter before going to bed , no matter how late . |
| 9 | However , from Blair 's letter it is clear that there was another Mr Miller working at Chelsea as Isaac Rand 's assistant ( acknowledged in the Preface of his Essays ) , hence the resulting confusion . |
| 10 | When a man looks at nature as Thoreau did , he is moved by some invisible influence . |
| 11 | Caroline glanced at Nicolo as they strolled from vendor to vendor . |
| 12 | When Bradley died in July 1762 , Green remained at Greenwich as assistant to Nathaniel Bliss [ q.v. ] , |
| 13 | One woman juror winked at Liberace as she returned for the verdict . |
| 14 | A hundred years later George Orwell described the stagnant pools of the Ince flashes at Wigan as ‘ covered with ice the colour of raw umber … nothing existed except smoke , shale , ice , mud , ashes and foul water . ’ |
| 15 | Former engineering group Sunleigh held at 8p as the company announced a take-up level of just 11½ p.c. for its recent open offer . |
| 16 | Until the age restrictions were introduced in secondary schools , it was not uncommon for boys to continue at school as long as it took — even until twenty-two or so . |
| 17 | From floor to ceiling , along its entire length , tens of thousands of expressionless faces stared at Bernice as she hurried away from the circular chamber . |
| 18 | Nina looked at Rachel as Louise hurried from the room . |
| 19 | Let the unit step function for which the step occurs at time as depicted in figure 11.4(a) be denoted by U(t) . |
| 20 | KILMARNOCK arrived at Ibrox as sacrificial lambs , but left bursting with pride after recording a sensational victory . |
| 21 | KILMARNOCK arrived at Ibrox as sacrificial lambs , but left bursting with pride after recording a sensational victory . |
| 22 | The Test series began at Edgbaston as it was to continue — with a thumping . |
| 23 | I have waited hours here , usually on the north side , until called forward to the ferry boat and never regretted the delay ; anyone with an eye for impressive beauty will not regard time spent at Kylesku as wasted . |
| 24 | Cashman stared at Matthew as though he had suddenly levitated . |