Example sentences of "and [verb] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It means instead the end of childhood and freedom , the beginning of a new life as a slave and chattel at the bottom of a hierarchy in someone else 's family . |
| 2 | Design Standards for this section will be similar to those for the Colinton Section consisting of dual two-lane carriageways with a central reservation and verges at the shoulders . |
| 3 | In spite of being well fed and cared for , some dogs will steal food and scavenge at every opportunity . |
| 4 | They are kindly , educated people many of whom have spent their lives helping others and to whom fate has dealt a cruel , unexpected blow , leaving them bereaved and frightened at a time of approaching frailty . |
| 5 | She felt infantilised by them , but also felt bitterly that they were not fair , and she was bored and frightened at the thought of remaining bored all her life . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Gabriel , both excited and frightened at the prospect . |
| 7 | She was staring wide-eyed and frightened at the supper room 's open doorway which , like a proscenium arch , framed the Highland dancers and , quite suddenly , now also framed her lover . |
| 8 | Owen Glendower , lord of Glyndyfrdwy and Cynllaith , and master of most of North Wales , came south that June into central Wales , his raiding parties materialising like shapes of flashing , thundery sunlight out of the rains and mists of the hills , and eating at the borders of the Mortimer lordships in Radnorshire . |
| 9 | These are wrapped around the ball and fastened at the top with a collar through which passed a wire ring for suspension or to pass round the wrist . |
| 10 | Another design that was to remain a firm favourite was the waterproof snow boot — fur-lined , with suede on the outside and fastened at the front or side with a zip . |
| 11 | An arm was slipped under her shoulders , lifting her ; then something was wrapped round her and fastened at the throat . |
| 12 | Corbett and Ranulf , riding abreast , stopped and gazed at the chaos . |
| 13 | That night , they sat on the ice together and gazed at the sky . |
| 14 | She bent closer to the painting and gazed at the master 's signature . |
| 15 | Bragg looked up angrily , then walked to the window and gazed at the church tower beyond . |
| 16 | She braced herself and gazed at the compass , silently begging the needle to stop wavering to and fro . |
| 17 | He sighed and gazed at the cello . |
| 18 | Carol Jackson rolled onto her back and gazed at the ceiling , aware of the movement from the adjacent room and also of the perspiration that sheathed her body . |
| 19 | He stuck the candle upright in a socket then sat and gazed at the flame , letting it mesmerize him into memory . |
| 20 | There were three or four cinemas round here — I stood and gazed at the pictures outside and thought , ‘ Space , cowboys and sex . |
| 21 | A low drone of talk hummed in the hut , and Holly lay on his back on his bunk and gazed at the roof rafters and counted the time between each fall of a water drop to his feet . |
| 22 | He lit a cigarette and gazed at the page of his book until the printed words ceased to dance about . |
| 23 | And gazed at the cross |
| 24 | Jitters leaned close and spat at the cowboy . |
| 25 | I 'll go and stay at a hotel in some quite other place , somewhere I 've never been before . |
| 26 | It is a relief to me to take up this pen and sit at a table and endeavour to sort out what I feel pressing in upon me and to know that if sense can be made of it you will make it . |
| 27 | ‘ Go and sit at the table . |
| 28 | come and sit at the table and wait , come on , put those away |
| 29 | Look we have got special bread now come on and sit at the table with us , |
| 30 | into the library and go up and sit at the C D ROM terminal . |