Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pers pn] at the " in BNC.

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1 Then he took the stones from their pouch and laid them at the bottom of the Bowl .
2 There was not a needy person among them , for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them , and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles ’ feet ; and distribution was made to each as any had need' ( Acts 4:32 , 34–5 ) .
3 When he got there , he pulled an enormous bell-mouthed gun — I imagine it was a blunder-buss — from his belt and levelled it at the monster .
4 We jumped out and met him at the rear of the vehicle and tried to show him a letter of introduction from the Algerian Ambassador to Britain , Lakhdar Brahimi .
5 In short , the consumer called the tune and the operators who prospered were those who best identified the needs of the consumers and met them at the right price .
6 A stout butler led Alexandra across a hall floored in gleaming yellow wood and lined with large dark paintings , and announced her at the drawing-room door .
7 I rang Prentice as I could n't think how to put it off any longer , and got him at the second number he 'd left .
8 Deliberately , he lifted the photograph and flung it at the fireplace .
9 She had drawn her fair hair high into an elaborate plait down the back of her head and fastened it at the bottom with a wide tortoiseshell clasp : it looked distinguished and competent , but nowhere near cuddly .
10 I needed to come up with a solution which avoided this overly defined focal point and used it at the same time .
11 They followed Fiver up the run and overtook him at the entrance .
12 They were watching her intently , with a look that disconcerted her and excited her at the same time .
13 He took the kettle from its hook above the fire and filled it at the sink .
14 The tide had n't covered the pebbles yet , so I took up a handful and lobbed them at the bottle .
15 So I went on into the town , and told them at the castle , and the lord Beringar has set a guard on the place now until daylight .
16 She' took sandwiches and ate them at the school .
17 And finally two Ayr police officers said that a shelved 1969 report showed they had picked up a man ‘ of slight build and a Glasgow accent who said his name was McGuigan or McGuinness ’ some 600 yards from the Ross bungalow in the early hours of the morning of the murder and dropped him at the bus station ; and they now declared from photographs recently shown to them that the man was William McGuinness .
18 As Kopyion walked towards him , Carlson ordered him to stop , aimed his weapon and fired it at the general 's shoulder .
19 John found a torch and shone it at the engine cowling .
20 Willie climbed out of bed and joined him at the window .
21 She walked over and joined him at the table .
22 In 1809 William Bullock moved to London and in 1812 George sold up and joined him at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly .
23 He crawled out of the trench and joined me at the gun .
24 Aunt Margaret hastily took a bunch of paper roses from a bag she carried and threw them at the stage .
25 ‘ So what I did was , I got some stones and threw them at the driver . ’
26 Stein came along , smelt the drink , refused to listen to Rough 's explanation , picked up the glass and threw it at the keeper and marched off .
27 Then Nour turned and saw us , and he leapt from his chair and took a cup of coffee ready-poured and threw it at the cat , who was near my foot , so that my foot was covered in coffee and the cat fled .
28 He took the grenade from his pocket , unleased the pin and threw it at the base of the double gates .
29 He tore it off and threw it at the wastepaper basket .
30 Georgina picked up a letter from her desk , screwed it up and threw it at the waste-paper basket .
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