Example sentences of "that [vb past] at [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I was a union official , most — if not most , a good part — of the serious or fatal accidents that occurred at my pit involved men who were working excessive hours . |
| 2 | Most , it seemed , were in the Rorim itself or its environs — crowding the inns that squatted at its foot , making merry to mark Bragad 's visit . |
| 3 | He brushed aside new-bursting buds that slapped at his face , until he stood by the rust-eaten iron gates , watching the hearse accelerate down the road . |
| 4 | More than ever it seemed that Doreen wanted to discuss matters that niggled at her mind , even with a stranger , so she turned in her chair to face the other woman and said frankly , ‘ I do n't see how you can blame my aunt . |
| 5 | Ah , leave fretting , man ! ’ he said impatiently , feeling the fingers that clutched at his sleeve tighten in suspicious anger . |
| 6 | She began to scream , high , sharp screams that tore at her chest and hurt her throat . |
| 7 | And , just for a moment , in spite of the pain that brought her , it was the thought of his hurt that tore at her heart . |
| 8 | She looked down , swallowing , a sudden bleakness in her face that tore at his heart . |
| 9 | The sound of the explosion melded into a terrible noise that was like an animal dying in awful , bellowing pain , but beneath that sound of agony was a harsh metallic scrape and clash that punched at my belly and eardrums . |
| 10 | Could anything be serious that had at its centre this lovable , rogueish , bumbling figure ( ’ That 's another fine mess you 've got us into , Ollie ’ ) ? |