Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [adv] at a " in BNC.

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1 Still they waited , as the Scots came on at a canter .
2 As the Cheshires sped away , soldiers in one of the Land Rovers leaped out at a road block to take up positions in a ditch and provide covering fire with their SA80 automatic rifles .
3 The steel tracks ground along at a steady rate , flattening glorious highly-finned autos , scattering pedestrians and levelling lampposts .
4 The generator revved up and down , providing power to the automatic launcher ; it had some sort of randomly set variation built into where it was aiming because the clays came out at a different angle and heading each time .
5 DOZENS of rock fans were arrested when fights broke out at a Guns N' Roses US concert .
6 The profits averaged out at a quarter of a million pounds per partner .
7 In Banstead , the black Jaguars stopped abruptly at a zebra crossing to allow three rastas and their large mother to cross the road .
8 Her maids stood off at a slight distance , amongst the trees , talking quietly amongst themselves and pretending not to watch her , but she knew they were as inquisitive as she .
9 Dorcas prodded vaguely at a wire .
10 FIREMEN and police turned up at a house in Bracknell , Herts , with sirens blaring after Nibbles the hamster became trapped under the bath .
11 ‘ How do you do ? ’ she said shyly , since both women seemed momentarily at a loss for words .
12 When talks broke down at a Leeds hotel last week , Wilkinson told both players to go home and think over his offer , but Andersson 's later outburst left the Leeds manager fuming .
13 When dealings opened on June 18 , shares traded initally at a premium of up to 23 per cent .
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