Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ducks gazed thoughtfully at the sky and flapped their wings , but not so much as a peep was uttered by any of them . |
| 2 | BBC English plans a revised edition of the BBC English Dictionary every year but first the paperback edition ( itself revised ) , appears this month with the encyclopedic entries listed separately at the back . |
| 3 | His eyes narrowed dangerously at the undisguised sarcasm in her voice |
| 4 | His lips sucked eagerly at the golden liquid . |
| 5 | At the top a glass cocktail bar slowly revolved , and drinkers exclaimed gaily at the changing spectacle of industrial buildings under construction . |
| 6 | A man who was vaguely familiar was seated at the desk , his hair was grey and his eyes peered short-sightedly at the books before him . |
| 7 | Professor Connor , in a fascinating paper on computers in classical studies , claims that computers came just at the wrong time , at a time when scholar 's interests were moving from textual studies to critical theory , women 's studies and the like . |
| 8 | Nor is it simply a matter of politics that most of the democratic dissident-led parties fared poorly at the polls . |
| 9 | Candy 's cornflower-blue eyes widened incredulously at the sacrilege . |
| 10 | I like that Harrow School Song the kids sang yesterday at the breaking-up stunt , do n't you ? ’ |
| 11 | The Chelonian 's eyes stared vacantly at the roof of the tent . |
| 12 | Lloyd beamed and a couple of the Dennison brothers laughed dutifully at the in-joke which went over me . |
| 13 | CANDIDATES gathered anxiously at the Guildhall on Thursday to await the results of the Derry City Council election . |
| 14 | Following several crocodile attacks on the Zambezi , Erdnow Fantasy Products have now designed crocodile eyes aimed specifically at the intrepid paddler . |
| 15 | Fierce repression failed to eliminate the growing strength of the Social Democrats , and in 1887 , after decades of faction fighting , the groups came together at the Hainfeld Congress to form a single multinational party under the foremost Social Democrat , Victor Adler . |
| 16 | Macrovision Inc , Mountain View , and Philips Electronics NV 's Philips Semiconductors came together at the National Association of Broadcasters trade show this week to announce that Philips ' new NTSC and PAL colour encoder chips will include Macrovision 's patented pay-per-view anti-copy system . |
| 17 | According to Presswatch , Scottish companies fared better at the hands of the London press than their English counterparts , with an average score of 198 among the 27 companies monitored . |
| 18 | Prenton Park 's biggest crowd of the season saw the Republic of Ireland international grab a hat-trick and take his tally for the season to 17 goals , as Rovers struck twice at the death to clinch the points . |
| 19 | ‘ Absolutely , ’ said Jean , whose lips and fingers tingled slightly at the opportunity to say as much . |
| 20 | Her cheeks flamed even at the thought . |
| 21 | Should they be making low-budget films pitched largely at the local market and emphasizing their Britishness , as the critics demand , or big films on the Hollywood model for the world ? |
| 22 | Ben 's cheeks reddened slightly at the warm , deeply sincere note in Ross 's voice . |
| 23 | French firms arrived late at the foreign-investment auction and paid high prices as a result . |
| 24 | As well as the 150MHz Alpha AXP machines designed to run Microsoft Corp 's Windows NT , Digital Equipment Corp has begun developing a new line of Alpha microprocessors addressed specifically at the personal computer market , according to US PC Week . |
| 25 | The new provisions hit hardest at the exploration stages of minerals projects , where there is the greatest risk . |
| 26 | Post mortem examinations are being carried out on the two bodies found yesterday at the foot of a mountain ridge on the Isle of Skye . |
| 27 | Post mortem examinations are being carried out on the two bodies found yesterday at the foot of a mountain ridge on the Isle of Skye . |
| 28 | SPECIAL interpreters assisted yesterday at the opening of a unique trial at Cardiff Crown Court , where a deaf man was accused of murdering a deaf woman who had speech difficulties . |
| 29 | Jackdaws flocked noisily at the back of the wood ; only occasionally did their silhouettes show black against the sky . |
| 30 | The OP-104 is one of the growing number of low priced 4ppm ( pages per minute ) laser printers aimed mainly at the home and small business markets . |