Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fair-haired Jews from Moscow and Leningrad mingled with olive-skinned Georgians to read the Cyrillic slogans welcoming them and then sank down in rows of plastic chairs or gazed at the panoramic photograph of Jerusalem covering an entire wall . |
| 2 | In May 1990 the privatization of 28 heavily indebted industrial companies was announced ; another 21 would be liquidated and 200 industrial companies controlled by Greek banks would be sold or liquidated at the next stage of privatization . |
| 3 | Overall , almost three-quarters of the participants either reduced their intake ( 61 per cent ) or remained at the same level ( 11 per cent ) between the first and the last three weeks of the course . |
| 4 | She sat there , her feet on tiptoe , just reaching the black and white floor , and gazed at the glazed bumps of the linen towel hanging from a hook on the back of the door , the little wash-basin shaped like a scallop shell , the black and white edging of the tiles above . |
| 5 | He walked into the lobby without a word , entered the kitchen and gazed at the four prisoners . |
| 6 | When I made no response he turned and gazed at the far line of coral reef that was marked by a fret of white breaking water . |
| 7 | Five years ago , the cabinetmaker John Nethercott and his wife Annie stood in the drizzle and gazed at the leprous grey hulk of Upper House , Discoed . |
| 8 | Victoria , oddly quenched , sat at Aunt Margaret 's feet and gazed at the shifting patterns in the fire , singing to herself a wordless , keening song . |
| 9 | Helen leaned over my shoulder and gazed at the long lines of boy scouts , girl guides , ex-servicemen , with half the population of the town packed on the pavements , watching . |
| 10 | Joseph fingered his rifle and gazed at the pretty little muntjac . |
| 11 | She went up to the bedroom and gazed at the old four-poster , hardly noticing the faded splendour of its blue and gold canopy as she scrutinised the decorated wooden frieze that ran along the top . |
| 12 | We all worked and lived at the same place and it seemed pretty cool to me at the time , but it started to become more and more negative until it got to the point where I wanted to leave … and I realised that they would n't let me ! |
| 13 | The main problem with MI6 at the time was that all the senior people were amateurs who had joined MI6 only because they had gone to the right school , wore the right sort of tie and dined at the right clubs . |
| 14 | She ran her lithe tongue over the helmet of his quivering rod , and sucked at the trembling shaft like an angel from heaven . |
| 15 | He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress in 1885 and presided at the 1886 and 1893 sessions . |
| 16 | He dipped the cotton wool in the water and dabbed at the livid puffy eyes . |
| 17 | Springing up , he took two steps across to it and peered at the glazed array of schoolboy faces . |
| 18 | He tore open the cupboard door and peered at the tiny porthole of glass on the front of the central heating boiler . |
| 19 | Sims took out a jeweller 's eyeglass and peered at the tiny negatives . |
| 20 | He frowned deeply and peered at the narrow line of black and white spaces hanging in the air in front of him . |
| 21 | They both knelt on the carpet and peered at the large magazine , turning the pages . |
| 22 | The Weasel stepped up to the horse and peered at the dishevelled figure . |
| 23 | Finally the iron pin would be attached to the hinge fitting , pointed at the catch-plate and coiled at the other end to form a spring hinge . |
| 24 | He sat and thought somberly about Kegan , keeping his chin tucked into his neck and his eyes on the toes of his outstretched feet , as people clutching clipboards bustled about , and men wearing earphones and pulling the attached wires behind them moved importantly from place to place and shouted at the invisible listeners who spoke to them through the earphones . |
| 25 | The Archon ignored him , stood up and shouted at the disappearing figure . |
| 26 | He let go the clutch , lifted the front wheel and drove at the far bank , sand-spit dead ahead . |
| 27 | And his heart sang as he settled his lance in rest again , and drove at the first and readiest knight who caught his eye . |
| 28 | ‘ No , your Grace , for when he mustered what force he had left and drove at the Welsh knights , he could both ride and fight , and so did , and well . |
| 29 | Frankie narrowed his eyes and squinted at the bloody object lying between her powerful front paws . |
| 30 | I enjoyed and suffered at the same time . ’ |