Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [vb past] [pers pn] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The means by which he had got this cadetship proved the first strand in a complicated web that snared him at his trial for treason . |
| 2 | Tom unbuttoned his overcoat , fished in the pocket of the dark suit which he scathingly referred to as his ‘ city uniform ’ for his identity card and flashed it at the uniformed security man . |
| 3 | And finally two Ayr police officers said that a shelved 1969 report showed they had picked up a man ‘ of slight build and a Glasgow accent who said his name was McGuigan or McGuinness ’ some 600 yards from the Ross bungalow in the early hours of the morning of the murder and dropped him at the bus station ; and they now declared from photographs recently shown to them that the man was William McGuinness . |
| 4 | Deliberately , he lifted the photograph and flung it at the fireplace . |
| 5 | The man brought out a photograph and held it at arm 's length , walking toward them . |
| 6 | She drew in deeply and exhaled through her nose , then snapped the cigarette briskly from her mouth and pointed it at him with a flourish . |
| 7 | I made contact with Sheringham through an agent and met him at a hotel . |
| 8 | The scene that greeted her at the top was already less frightening than it had been when Phoebe arrived . |
| 9 | Like someone in a trance , she gazed at the clasp that fastened it at the throat . |
| 10 | Eva also insisted on Dad improving the service : she got him to consult esoteric library books early in the morning before work and asked him at breakfast , in a voice which must once have enquired of Charlie if he 'd done his technical-drawing homework , ‘ And what did you learn this morning ? ’ |
| 11 | In fury he scooped up the gelatinous mess and hurled it at Fairbrother , who kicked him in the balls . |
| 12 | I remember when Mike was a baby and I went home with my shopping and left him at the check-out in Sainsbury 's . |
| 13 | They followed Fiver up the run and overtook him at the entrance . |
| 14 | But as more unwanted probings prodded , she was set to seriously wonder if indeed it was good enough to have called at Vendelin Gajdusek 's home and left it at that . |
| 15 | Farouk capped his pen and pointed it at her . |
| 16 | She picked up a Biro off his desk and levelled it at him . |
| 17 | And now she did what she had promised herself she would do , and lifted her foot and aimed it at the nun 's shin . |
| 18 | He went up to the Palestinian and shot him at close range , the army said . |
| 19 | The real Susan Bishopric raised her deserved award and swung it at her head . |
| 20 | Then he took the stones from their pouch and laid them at the bottom of the Bowl . |
| 21 | It was all she had left now , so she had thanked her sister and left it at that . |
| 22 | Their education certainly suffered as the teachers did not like them interrupting the curriculum and sat them at the back of the class and told them to write home . |
| 23 | As Kopyion walked towards him , Carlson ordered him to stop , aimed his weapon and fired it at the general 's shoulder . |
| 24 | Deems raised the MPRP weapon and pointed it at Cley 's face . |
| 25 | As he dumped his case in the pleasant bedroom , lifted the lid and left it at that , he reflected . |
| 26 | I needed to come up with a solution which avoided this overly defined focal point and used it at the same time . |
| 27 | I withdrew the muzzle of the trusty Smith and Waistcoat from Johnny 's nose and pointed it at his forehead . |
| 28 | The tide had n't covered the pebbles yet , so I took up a handful and lobbed them at the bottle . |
| 29 | She had drawn her fair hair high into an elaborate plait down the back of her head and fastened it at the bottom with a wide tortoiseshell clasp : it looked distinguished and competent , but nowhere near cuddly . |
| 30 | Champion picked up his whip and waved it at his mount to encourage him over those last few yards , and Aldaniti responded gamely . |