Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Acyclovir given intravenously , orally or applied directly at the site of infection can accelerate healing and restrict the spread and recurrence of many herpes infections ( British Medical Journal , 1982 , vol 285 , p 1223 . ) . |
| 2 | Hormone replacement therapy consists of the hormones oestrogen and progesterone taken daily to help replace those lost or produced erratically at the menopause . |
| 3 | Although probably built as a row by some Victorian property magnate , all the houses were slightly different from the front and all had been built on to or extended differently at the back . |
| 4 | The healthy stayed away , or hovered sceptically at the back of the crowd , talking as they waited for the first miracle . |
| 5 | But on Monday night the audience at the Queen Elizabeth Hall appeared neatly divided — between those who were willing to prolong the applause indefinitely and those who either disappeared discreetly halfway through or scarpered quickly at the end . |
| 6 | He went back , took a hoe from inside the door of his house and stabbed furiously at the cabbage patch , trying to rearrange the furrows in neat order . |
| 7 | " Sit here , near me , and let's be cosy … oh , well , perhaps just a touch , " she turned her eyes away from the bottle and gazed absently at the passing crowd until her glass was quite full . |
| 8 | He stopped , confused , by the bus stop opposite the Protestant Truth Society , and gazed unseeingly at the list of routes . |
| 9 | He puffed furiously on his pipe and gazed dreamily at the ceiling . |
| 10 | A man climbed to the top and gazed helplessly at the curved expanse of the copper-sheathed dome . |
| 11 | The Bishop sighed and gazed wearily at the opposite wall . |
| 12 | With some deliberation , he withdrew his arms from under the bedclothes and gazed tiredly at the backs of his hands . |
| 13 | Katherine lay on the bed which had become hers and gazed blankly at the ceiling . |
| 14 | He took another sip of whisky and gazed thoughtfully at the ceiling . |
| 15 | They righted the boat , however , and got away at the second attempt . |
| 16 | He stood at the urinal and peed fiercely at the white ceramic wall , streaked with rusty tear-stains from the corroding pipes . |
| 17 | We could have come over to Bruges in the evening and dined together at the Duc de Bourgogne . ’ |
| 18 | With mounting excitement which neither betrayed they moved over to the desk and peered intently at the blotter . |
| 19 | He put on his glasses , walked over to the windows , and peered closely at the titles of the books . |
| 20 | One or two of the braver spirits moved closer to the road and peered across at the grass . |
| 21 | The latter 's delight and enthusiasm were such that he insisted that Nicholas should be sent to study at Oxford University and maintained there at the royal charge ; but a month later the youth died , on his twentieth birthday . |
| 22 | The six steel sheets were inserted into the two widest sides of the trench and bolted together at the top , forming a curved tunnel . |
| 23 | He drew the sword out and prodded again at the wizard , who was rigid with terror and guilt . |
| 24 | This one was thick and protuberant , and bent unexpectedly at the top : it looked like a cross between a penis and a corkscrew , and the little group looked at it as if wondering who would dare be first to point this out . |
| 25 | Doyle put his foot down and drove straight at the men . |
| 26 | It was virulent and hate-filled and directed entirely at the people beneath them . |
| 27 | How he must have stared through the grid at freedom , and squinted hopelessly at the waxed wingnuts securing the gate of his oubliette . |
| 28 | And then — ’ he ran a harsh finger along the gash in his nose , and gestured impatiently at the paper in her hand ‘ — the rug gets pulled out from underneath me . ’ |
| 29 | Lacuna interrupted him , and gestured wildly at the screens . |
| 30 | A crow perched on it while they watched , and poked hopefully at the sockets . |