Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Friends and colleagues past and present got together at the Brunswick Arms in Stamford Street to give him a big send off . |
| 2 | Preston and London East are already there ( CONGRATULATIONS ! ) and I know you have all been working hard to ensure the National Assessment goes well at the end of November . |
| 3 | The mare plunged gallantly at the hillside , but even the long rest in the dark cool wood had not restored her full strength . |
| 4 | Adomnan recalls in his biography of Columba , written a century after the saint 's death , that one day the monks became aware of a strange presence in one of their pastures ; this experience occurred again at the same time every evening . |
| 5 | Ushered in at last , passing through a spotless surgery agleam with modern equipment , and offered seats in an equally efficient-looking office , Sophie 's heart jerked suddenly at the sight of the man who was holding out his hand . |
| 6 | Nails screeched and popped , and the board juddered away at the bottom as something outside slammed against the wood . |
| 7 | His long hair stopped neatly at the level where it curved most attractively , but his shave was indifferent . |
| 8 | The President gazed thoughtfully at the two dispatches lying on his desk . |
| 9 | England 's bid succeeded yesterday at the European Table Tennis Union Congress in Stuttgart , beating off a strong challenge from Croatia . |
| 10 | The depressing news for the Iron Lady who ruled Britain for 11 years is that nine out of ten can not recall the day she quit , according to research revealed yesterday at the British Psychological Society 's London conference . |
| 11 | Together they formed the Jewish Comedy Club appearing Upstairs At The Picket in Hardman Street as part of the Liverpool Festival of Comedy . |
| 12 | The Liberal Democrat vote sagged badly at the general election and they 'll be pleased still to hold seven council wards after this vote . |
| 13 | While a Western eye is familiar with the process of looking , as it were , through an image to what it represents or means , an Eastern critic looks also at the surface of a painting or a drawing , in which a poem or other calligraphic element may form an integral part of the work . |
| 14 | This study looks only at the latter two groups . |
| 15 | The simple end-product arrives only at the fifth attempt . |
| 16 | The club meets regularly at The Fox Covert , High Leven . |
| 17 | As the term increases rapidly at the higher interest rates , you need to insert extra values of the interest rate to produce a smooth curve . |
| 18 | It would be like the attempt to look directly at the sun that dazzles and finally blinds rather than enlightens . |
| 19 | I had a vision of the little green car waiting quietly at the roadside . |
| 20 | Blessed light showed faintly at the second-floor landing , coming from an open door . |
| 21 | A light flared briefly at the side of the furthest cart , and then a torch flew through the air over the target . |
| 22 | Waking or sleeping his mind fretted away at the case , images drifted in and out of his consciousness , words and phrases came to mind in a confusing jumble but once , in a doze , it seemed that Beryl was actually speaking to him in her clear , cracked voice . |
| 23 | The Corporal glanced sympathetically at the two figures on the floor and then he moved to the other end of the barn . |
| 24 | Masonry developed traditionally at the same time as Norman England , but most of the buildings have been altered . |
| 25 | ‘ Yeah , ’ Bonanza pulled slowly at the lobe of his left ear . |
| 26 | I have a horse running tomorrow at the Curragh . ’ |
| 27 | The old car went well at the start of the season , but attention to detail was wanting . |
| 28 | One piece of research looked specifically at the civil service and was carried out by Livingstone and Wilkie ( 1981 ) . |
| 29 | Until the early 1980s , the smallest sizes of practice increased proportionately at the expense of all other size groups . |
| 30 | Her mind gnawed away at the questions . |