Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [adv] at [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had businesses in the North and used regularly at this time of year at the end of the summer sales , to go the rounds of his shops , take stock , examine the books , and so on . |
| 2 | So I gave myself just half an hour to get to the theatre and prepare for curtain up — and phoned home at each interval . |
| 3 | She grimaced a smile at each of them , and nodded hurriedly at any remark directed at her . |
| 4 | Oliver lay on the ground , covered with mud and dust and bleeding from the mouth , and looked wildly at all the faces surrounding him . |
| 5 | The French couple at the next table heard the scurrilous word and stared reproachfully at this affront to their palates . |
| 6 | I went down to the lakeside and stared across at that mysterious island . |
| 7 | He enquired about where we were from , why we had come here , and where we were going , and laughed uproariously at all our answers . |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , I know him , ’ Theda said quietly , and smiled sympathetically at both of them . |