Example sentences of "[vb past] at the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It beat at the stonework and screamed about projections . |
| 2 | Auguste 's eyes misted at the sound and sight of the lovely Araminta , Multhrop 's eighteen-year-old daughter , rustling down the staircase in a delightful froufrou of petticoats , her large blue eyes fixed on her father , but well aware of every male in sight . |
| 3 | ‘ As sure as hell not to see through , that 's a fact ! ’ he ripped into her flatly , and , before she could draw breath , he prodded at the folder that lay on his desk and rapped , ‘ You read perfectly well from this file — without your glasses — the night I delivered it to your apartment ! ’ |
| 4 | Flax mills and handweavers — also useful generally because they helped at the harvest and other farm-intensive moments — came to these villages which were advertised as having little plots of land , enough to sustain a cow , and enough peat to keep a family fireplace burning , and enough life in general to support those married , or intending to marry . |
| 5 | The issues of weapons shipments , attempts to achieve a ceasefire in El Salvador , and the stalled demobilisation of the contras were expected to dominate the two-day summit , which Mr Arias described at the weekend as critical to the future of the peace process . |
| 6 | The issues of weapons shipments , attempts to achieve a ceasefire in El Salvador , and the stalled demobilisation of the contras were expected to dominate the two-day summit , which Mr Arias described at the weekend as critical to the future of the peace process . |
| 7 | He winced at the memory as he hammered on the steel and then looked through the spy port . |
| 8 | She winced at the thought and concentrated on the toes of her right foot , those tireless weight-lifters and balancers , dusted with rose-scented powder and snuggled into rainbowed socks and patent leather shoes . |
| 9 | He winced at the insinuation that he was past it . |
| 10 | He winced at the sight and drew back as though she had struck him . |
| 11 | Cross the stream until you reach the path you used at the start and retrace your steps to the car park . |
| 12 | He blinked at Herr Nordern , then peered at the document and began to read aloud , in a hoarse voice : ‘ By Order of the Minister of Justice , I , the Chief of Police of the City of Berlin … ’ |
| 13 | Lok peered at the stick and the lump of bone and the small eyes in the bone things over the face . |
| 14 | She snatched at the memory but it was too obscure . |
| 15 | She snatched at the phone and pressed the buttons of her aunt 's number , but there was no reply . |
| 16 | Julie snatched at the knife as the man disappeared back into the blackness outside . |
| 17 | She snatched at the handle and as she did so the parcel slipped . |
| 18 | She smiled at the few women clustered at the counter and acknowledged their somewhat surprised greetings , and was enormously grateful to Frank Green , the owner , for treating her as if she were a regular and valued customer instead of a virtual stranger . |
| 19 | And this is the other aspect of Freud 's debt to Darwin which I mentioned at the beginning but said I would hold over for later . |
| 20 | Though I do believe Alfieri is still important for the role he plays which I mentioned at the beginning as it is clever of Miller to incorporate the ‘ narrator ’ into the play in this way although it is not an original idea as Shakespeare used it with his characters ' soliloquies . |
| 21 | Ambrose , with the wind at his back at the southern end from which he had terminated England 's dogged resistance on the last afternoon of the 1990 Test , also had four wickets on the day , completing the latest West Indian triumph at Kensington by having David Richardson caught at the wicket and bowling Allan Donald with successive balls 20 minutes from lunch . |
| 22 | He stopped at the Pâtisserie and emerged with an elegant box bearing the insignia of the French Federation of Master Bakers . |
| 23 | Charles stopped at the door as the others filed out . |
| 24 | He stopped at the door and smiled at her . |
| 25 | Athelstan stopped at the door and looked back . |
| 26 | He stopped at the door and stared in for a minute . |
| 27 | On the way , we stopped at the border and went through the immigration and customs formalities , which were very courteous though long , and we were given lunch before getting back on the train ! |
| 28 | When Mrs Hollidaye had finished her praying and they were leaving the church , she stopped at the back and showed Dot a book with writing in it . |
| 29 | We stopped at the airport and they says who wants coffee or who wants tea ? |
| 30 | They stopped at the foot and stared up at the curtain wall rising above them . |