Example sentences of "catch at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She lifted her arm to catch at a branch and , as she held it down , rainwater fell on her face her eyes were shut ; it was as if she was drinking the scent of lilac . |
| 2 | His suicide , in protest at the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the forces of the Warsaw Pact — only Romania declined to participate - seemed to catch at the Western conscience as somehow symbolic of those dreadful days , though it produced no result other than a further deepening of the Cold War . |
| 3 | The girl was quick to catch at the hint , drawing breath gratefully . |
| 4 | He arranged parties and expeditions for inspecting churches and old buildings both in London and in the country ; he became one of the public advocates of the Gothic style for modern buildings ; he caught at every opportunity of designing a lodge or a farmhouse or any other building . |
| 5 | I caught at the word , as I was right to do . |
| 6 | Ambrose , with the wind at his back at the southern end from which he had terminated England 's dogged resistance on the last afternoon of the 1990 Test , also had four wickets on the day , completing the latest West Indian triumph at Kensington by having David Richardson caught at the wicket and bowling Allan Donald with successive balls 20 minutes from lunch . |
| 7 | Theodora caught at the name . |
| 8 | He rose then as if to go but impulsively Robyn caught at the sleeve of his robe . |
| 9 | Graham Gooch won an important toss but then fell in the seventh over , clearly surprised to be given out caught at the wicket . |
| 10 | In this way there is less chance of being caught at a disadvantage or being ambushed by circumstances . |
| 11 | But the presence of a lot of barbel is not the only reason why large numbers can be caught at a sitting . |
| 12 | Already he has had offers from league and , although he has no interest in switching codes at the moment , the history of the game is littered with examples of guys who were caught at a low ebb by rugby league scouts and consequently signed . |
| 13 | This seems an apt description of the defensive strategies associated with a racism of relative affluence caught at a particular moment of its crystallization . |
| 14 | Seen , heard and felt , and caught at every turn , |
| 15 | ‘ He put his foot between the two bottom rungs of the ladder and then caught at the upright to save himself from staggering . |
| 16 | No need for a hat , but the hair must be pulled off the face to minimise distraction and caught at the nape in a black band into which she would stick a single green feather . |
| 17 | For answer , the boy caught at the rope with his other hand and tugged suddenly to break Sheila 's hold on it . |
| 18 | Her long hair , shining gold , was swept back and caught at the nape of her neck with a bow , make-up , expertly applied , accentuated the classically beautiful lines of her face , and she wore her well-cut suit with all the panache that was expected of her . |
| 19 | Anyone under that age caught at the wheel of any vehicle over 1.3 litres without a very good excuse should then face a life driving ban . |
| 20 | The Orc army destroyed a small scouting force of Dwarfs who were unlucky enough to be caught at the eastern end of the pass . |
| 21 | Ayling it was who dismissed the dangerous Taylor , caught at the wicket chasing a wide one , and Kent were some way behind the asking rate with only 43 for 2 on the board after 20 overs . |
| 22 | Wherever she looked , movements caught at the edge of her vision . |
| 23 | Dotty wore a sleeveless dress of black velvet caught at the hip with a diamanté buckle . |
| 24 | She ran in front of the animal and caught at the bridle . |
| 25 | Of 71 marked salmon caught at Issaquah Creek , 70 lacked their right pelvic fins ; all 124 marked salmon caught at the University Hatchery lacked their left pelvic fins . |
| 26 | What a pity Roman did n't take after any of them , she thought privately , smiling as Christian reached out a rather sticky little hand and tugged the poppy-flowered silk sleeve of her sheath-dress , and then caught at the heavy blonde plait at her nape . |
| 27 | Then he slipped , and caught at the grass to stop himself from going to the bottom . |
| 28 | The eerie stillness of a town asleep caught at the edges of her already stretched nerves , and she shivered with apprehension as well as from the biting wind . |
| 29 | Theda stepped back and caught at the back of her hair just as it came tumbling down over her shoulders . |
| 30 | They were caught at the sett after a member of the public spotted them on farmland , said Simon Caterall , prosecuting . |