Example sentences of "[verb] at the old [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're very kind , ’ said Conway , laughing at the old man . |
| 2 | His plan was based on the marine lieutenant landing at the Old Quay slipway in the North Harbour and creating a diversion there , while Jones himself landed , undetected it was hoped , on the south foreshore , put the battery there out of action and then , passing round the town , knocked out the North Battery , before joining up with the other party to burn the shipping in both harbours . |
| 3 | Along with the name came the Servite Fathers who had officiated at the old church . |
| 4 | Elisabeth stopped at the old peat barge , the single landmark on an otherwise featureless wilderness . |
| 5 | EMMA PEARCE looks at the old master of mediums and examines the products available for the discerning painter . |
| 6 | EMMA PEARCE looks at the old master of mediums and examines the products available for the discerning painter . |
| 7 | In reminding himself that his responsibilities were for the President , he recalled the way that Mariana had looked at the old man that first day when he had met them out on the dock , the President casting for bonefish . |
| 8 | Eight of their first 10 concerts were in Leeds but a rare excursion saw them appear at the Old Bell pub in Derby . |
| 9 | ‘ Hello , ’ she said , looking at the old man . |
| 10 | And in a whisper , ‘ Perhaps she ’ , looking at the old lady , ‘ would like one too ? ’ |
| 11 | " We should n't need to ask it anything , not if that 's the right answer , " Quiss said , looking at the old woman . |
| 12 | We somehow got on to the subject of detective stories , for it had been with some surprise that I learnt at the Old Parsonage meeting that at one time he had read them with avidity . |
| 13 | It was one of the biggest trials seen at the Old Bailey . |
| 14 | THE Court of Appeal has the power to increase Dr Courtney 's seven-year sentence if it feels the term imposed at the Old Bailey is ‘ unduly lenient ’ . |
| 15 | Well look at the old lady that walks past here at ninety one ! |
| 16 | Look at the old oak walls of this room , sir . |
| 17 | There are three further surprises for us as we look at the Old Testament teaching about the Spirit of God . |
| 18 | Prime 's Natick , Massachusetts headquarters has been sold and it is now headquartered at the old Computervision base in Bedford , Massachusetts . |
| 19 | I do n't know , you can look at the old Telegraph and see if it 's , the Telegraph I got on Thursday night or Friday night |
| 20 | She did not look at the old man , so she failed to see the shrewd yet kindly glance he gave her . |
| 21 | In the daytime you can come back and look at the Old State House we 're coming up to and see the cobblestones which mark the place where blood was shed in the great Boston Massacre . |
| 22 | Walkers meet at the Old Quay pub car park at 7pm . |
| 23 | He shook his head and continued to stare at the old man , but there was pleading in his voice now . |
| 24 | ‘ It is n't the weather for sightseeing , but he might care to look at the old Adlon hotel . ’ |
| 25 | The Light Blues had a half-length lead at the Old Ship but with Gardiner setting an excellent rhythm , and with Davy , Maclennan and Bridge backing magnificently , Oxford were holding on in flat water . |
| 26 | The BX 4x4 Estate , yesterday a safari vehicle , became today a Grand Tourer as we made our farewell circuit through picturesque villages and bustling market towns until we arrived at the old spa resort of Buxton , said to be the highest town in England , where we had , reluctantly , to admit that it was time to head for home . |
| 27 | The BX 4×4 Estate , yesterday a safari vehicle , became today a Grand Tourer as we made our farewell circuit through picturesque villages and bustling market towns until we arrived at the old spa resort of Buxton , said to be the highest town in England , where we had reluctantly to admit that it was time to head for home . |
| 28 | It was late when they arrived at the old house and by tacit consent they went straight to bed . |
| 29 | Also , he had kept her waiting at the Old Mitre and she would have preferred him to say everything then , or telephone now , rather than trail after her . |
| 30 | I think I should have stayed at the old school where they had confidence in me . |