Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Acyclovir given intravenously , orally or applied directly at the site of infection can accelerate healing and restrict the spread and recurrence of many herpes infections ( British Medical Journal , 1982 , vol 285 , p 1223 . ) . |
| 2 | Hormone replacement therapy consists of the hormones oestrogen and progesterone taken daily to help replace those lost or produced erratically at the menopause . |
| 3 | Although probably built as a row by some Victorian property magnate , all the houses were slightly different from the front and all had been built on to or extended differently at the back . |
| 4 | The healthy stayed away , or hovered sceptically at the back of the crowd , talking as they waited for the first miracle . |
| 5 | But on Monday night the audience at the Queen Elizabeth Hall appeared neatly divided — between those who were willing to prolong the applause indefinitely and those who either disappeared discreetly halfway through or scarpered quickly at the end . |
| 6 | I.C.B. was interested in our neighbours — particularly a large family that lived upstairs at the time . |
| 7 | Even nationalists such as myself began to tire of it , until the modern British revival that came unexpectedly at the Sydney Football stadium in the Third Test 1988 . |
| 8 | It roared over the deck , detonating against the stacked containers , bursting upwards in geysers that reached hungrily at the armoured plate glass of the bridge . |
| 9 | Think of how surprised the well-heeled audience beyond the velvet curtain would be if it could see what was going on back here , the last-minute mayhem that came of packing a dozen models and heaven only knew how many assistants , hairdressers , make-up people , and general , all-purpose ‘ gofers ’ into the cramped space that lay backstage at the Sala dell'Arte . |
| 10 | In the narrow field that sloped upwards at the back between scrubby thickets Donald 's rake lay with its teeth in a swathe . |
| 11 | Setting aside the exact figures chair , I think Leeds position is that left late at the goalposts set down by R P G two , erm our members are the City Council 's grasped the mettle of accommodating the level of accommodation that that implies . |
| 12 | Various people answered , and no one knew where anyone was , and only three or four times was Alistair successfully connected to the apparently permanent coughing fit that crackled away at the other end of Smith 's extension . |
| 13 | He went back , took a hoe from inside the door of his house and stabbed furiously at the cabbage patch , trying to rearrange the furrows in neat order . |
| 14 | " Sit here , near me , and let's be cosy … oh , well , perhaps just a touch , " she turned her eyes away from the bottle and gazed absently at the passing crowd until her glass was quite full . |
| 15 | He stopped , confused , by the bus stop opposite the Protestant Truth Society , and gazed unseeingly at the list of routes . |
| 16 | He puffed furiously on his pipe and gazed dreamily at the ceiling . |
| 17 | A man climbed to the top and gazed helplessly at the curved expanse of the copper-sheathed dome . |
| 18 | The Bishop sighed and gazed wearily at the opposite wall . |
| 19 | With some deliberation , he withdrew his arms from under the bedclothes and gazed tiredly at the backs of his hands . |
| 20 | Katherine lay on the bed which had become hers and gazed blankly at the ceiling . |
| 21 | He took another sip of whisky and gazed thoughtfully at the ceiling . |
| 22 | They righted the boat , however , and got away at the second attempt . |
| 23 | He stood at the urinal and peed fiercely at the white ceramic wall , streaked with rusty tear-stains from the corroding pipes . |
| 24 | We could have come over to Bruges in the evening and dined together at the Duc de Bourgogne . ’ |
| 25 | With mounting excitement which neither betrayed they moved over to the desk and peered intently at the blotter . |
| 26 | He put on his glasses , walked over to the windows , and peered closely at the titles of the books . |
| 27 | One or two of the braver spirits moved closer to the road and peered across at the grass . |
| 28 | The latter 's delight and enthusiasm were such that he insisted that Nicholas should be sent to study at Oxford University and maintained there at the royal charge ; but a month later the youth died , on his twentieth birthday . |
| 29 | The six steel sheets were inserted into the two widest sides of the trench and bolted together at the top , forming a curved tunnel . |
| 30 | He drew the sword out and prodded again at the wizard , who was rigid with terror and guilt . |