Example sentences of "[adv prt] at [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looks up at the grey clouds scudding across the sky , down at a vista of narrow back gardens , some neat and trim with goldfish ponds and brightly painted play equipment , others tatty and neglected , cluttered with broken appliances and discarded furniture . |
| 2 | He looked across , smiled , winked at her , and said ‘ Hi there … er = ’ He glanced down at a sheet in front of him . |
| 3 | And they go down at a bit at a time or it 'll go all the way down . |
| 4 | The Spanish reporter , Alfonso Roja , describes a woman in Baghdad , her eyes smouldering , shouting down at a crowd of Western journalists : ‘ Is this what you call Western civilisation ? ’ |
| 5 | She looked down at a letter on the table in front of her , collecting her thoughts . |
| 6 | By the time he felt able to add sound effects , Jenny was sitting down at a table with two girls and three youths . |
| 7 | He sat down at a table of one of the outdoor cafés in the square and ordered a glass of wine . |
| 8 | The canteen at TV London was largely deserted at half past ten the next morning when Dexter and Blanche sat down at a table in the corner of the self-service section . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , I hope we are going to find a bit more life than this , ’ grunted Billy , as they sat down at a table near the gas fire . |
| 10 | Last night , two Catholics were gunned down at a shop on the Stewartstown Road , west Belfast and one is believed to have been seriously wounded . |
| 11 | To drain the works in the soles of Fleming 's Level , a pumping and winding sump was put down at the intersection with the cross-cut and it is believed that power for this was by hand . |
| 12 | Carrie leaned back in her chair and rubbed the tips of her fingers across her forehead as she stared down at the mass of papers on the kitchen table . |
| 13 | ‘ If you do n't keep in that fall , I 'm stopping your sweets , ’ he said , and then looked down at the mass of Arthur on the ground . |
| 14 | Leaving bridle line ‘ C ’ slack , pull on the connector ring ( sometimes a snap and swivel is fitted instead ) so that lines ‘ A ’ and ‘ B ’ are taut and the ring is held down at the level of the rear cross-spar . |
| 15 | The buskers were at Leicester Square , deep down at the level of the Piccadilly Line . |
| 16 | Constance spent all her time down at the village of Santa Barbara . |
| 17 | Brushing a shaky , tired hand through her tangled blonde hair , she squinted down at the watch on her wrist . |
| 18 | ‘ We 've all got to share , ’ she said , as they passed through the swing doors and found themselves looking down at the courtyard of the Museum . |
| 19 | Half in and half out of the window , Jack looked down at the scene below him in disappointment . |
| 20 | She was down at the scene of the picket . |
| 21 | Craig Grenfell stood on the hilltop looking down at the scene in the graveyard below . |
| 22 | She looked down at the sheet of paper on her desk . |
| 23 | Tallis stared down at the shard of the ruined statue and with a thrill of pleasure realized that she did : an image of the female in the land . |
| 24 | He wiped the sweat from his eyes and looked down at the automatic in his hand . |
| 25 | By the time the two week World Film Festival winds down at the beginning of September most of the cinephiles standing in the long queues at the box office have no idea what they 're waiting for ; they 'll watch anything that moves . |
| 26 | If you follow the principles laid down at the beginning of this feature then you should have no problem . |
| 27 | That proof showed that general relativity is only an incomplete theory : it can not tell us how the universe started off , because it predicts that all physical theories , including itself , break down at the beginning of the universe . |
| 28 | At Peking we were met by quite a delegation of people , and sat down at the airport for some formal introductions and speeches . |
| 29 | There are few more pathetic sights than aggrieved bowlers staring down at the popping-crease after being no-balled , craning neck insinuating that the umpire was in error . |
| 30 | To its horror it will find itself slipping and sliding , tumbling down at the mercy of its foes . |