Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Within an hour and a half , the Exxon Valdez had eluded the coastguard radar tracking system and plunged at full speed on to the rocks of Bligh Reef , rupturing eight cargo holds , each big enough to house a 15-storey building . |
| 2 | We were wined and dined at great expense and the next time I met Tommy he thanked me profusely for assisting him on that evening . |
| 3 | After his appointment in 1631 as Chief Justice of the southern forests , the Earl of Holland took over the direction of the Forest Eyre , and presided at subsequent justice Seats . |
| 4 | July 19 : Cessna 180J N9962N unable to climb out of canyon and crashed at New Castle , Wyoming . |
| 5 | In patients with heart failure , catecholamine concentrations are increased at rest and at low levels of exercise , and attenuated at maximum exercise . |
| 6 | He heard a fountain play , and marvelled at white stucco terraces ablaze with a riot of assorted bougainvillaea whilst smartly uniformed staff served a wealthy and sophisticated clientèle . |
| 7 | One afternoon she had lurked in the medical bookshop at the top of Gower Street and looked at glowing colour plates of carcinomas . |
| 8 | I mean he went off to Italy and bought at great expense a wire saw , have had a wire saw for years and that has n't proved successful . |
| 9 | Scenes using the ships were then animated and shot at high resolution on to 35mm film . |
| 10 | He continued as a civilian in GCHQ after the war and retired at assistant secretary level in 1954 . |
| 11 | He punched a volley which almost drove Chang into the court surrounds , yet the American not only reached it but responded at full stretch with a perfect lob ; quick-witted as well as fleet-footed play . |