Example sentences of "they [verb] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Young men and women , not so young men and women , wended their way across Cambridge to sit for an hour with Esther Breuer , sipping coffee , tea , or , if they were favoured , vermouth or wine , as they gazed at the red-draped walls , the crowded bookshelves , the umbrella stand , the hatstand , the cabin trunk , the medley of different-patterned fabrics , the little figurines that marched along the shelves in front of the books , the carefully assembled strip of photographed Roman frieze , the little glass doves in front of the tiny mosaic fountain . |
| 2 | They stopped at the modern bungalow that was the home and office of the local police constable . |
| 3 | They stopped at the balustraded terrace overlooking the small lake , and leaned over ; below , enormous golden fish lay around in the green water . |
| 4 | At weekends it makes for a good day 's outing to take the family for a picnic , after which they can gather as many strawberries as they want at the various fruit farms dotted around . |
| 5 | So , we 're in a pretty strong position to make acquisitions if they appear at the right price and they fit our strategic framework . |
| 6 | They gaped at the massive columns and passed on . |
| 7 | Did n't they look at the real man ? ’ |
| 8 | When they arrived at the temporary mortuary they halted outside . |
| 9 | When they arrived at the temporary mortuary they halted outside . |
| 10 | Later , dozens of people were waiting to greet the couple when they arrived at the new £4m British Embassy building . |
| 11 | They arrived at the sliding door entrance to the bridge . |
| 12 | It was late when they arrived at the old house and by tacit consent they went straight to bed . |
| 13 | So we er , schools can approach us as the Engineering Council and say , we 'd like some help , and quite obviously , they all want some help when they look at the actual syllabus of a design and technology itself ! |
| 14 | I see ( and Summerchild sees ) the young provincial historian becoming even more silent and preoccupied than Summerchild himself as they look at the worn carpets and unoccupied chairs . |
| 15 | This fruitful distinction is possible because here as elsewhere Marx and Engels are not bound in their analysis simply by legal forms ; they look at the social system as a whole . |
| 16 | They look at the social causes — economic , political and cultural — which affect fertility and choices about reproduction . |
| 17 | Ricci , that 's bleeding horses — I 've never even seen a horse , dear , except with a policeman underneath or on My Friend Flicka , and I do n't care WHAT they wear at the wretched Olympics . ’ |
| 18 | When they meet at the final masking , the atmosphere is again one of ceremony and solemnity , and they speak verse to each other ( V.iv.72–83 ) . |
| 19 | Enabling self-expression allows counsellees to explain to us where they stand at the present time . |
| 20 | The goals must be debated and discussed until their true implications are appreciated , then their application worked out in terms of the curriculum planning and development decisions they imply at the various stages of the educational process . |
| 21 | Barriers had to be put around their pictures when they exhibited at the Royal Academy to protect them from the crowds of ardent devotees ; reproductions of their works were sold in their tens of thousands . |
| 22 | Finally , they arrive at the Central Studios in Nottingham where they make five episodes of ’ Blockbusters ’ a day . |
| 23 | They arrive at the empty basement flat just after one . |
| 24 | They go at the senior school |
| 25 | They stared at the flat blade of rock jutting out of the turf-clad flank of the hill . |
| 26 | They stared at the wrecked car . |
| 27 | They stared at the dead sheep for a few seconds longer , then went back to the van . |
| 28 | It is possible that none of the top three will take the honours , for Edinburgh Civil Service are once again coming with a tremendous run , reminiscent of last season , when they fell at the final hurdle . |
| 29 | The first Americans she observed were on the boat and she wrote , ‘ they laughed at the poor immigrants lying on the deck in their wretched clothes … without the least sign of sympathy . ’ |
| 30 | The other factor we should also bear in mind is the great majority of the people are not only not interested , they 're basically hostile the whole business and I think that members may not have really noticed if they looked at the European newspaper , the highest ever figure , fifty three percent of all the people of Britain are now totally and completely opposed to the whole business of the E C , they do n't think it 's a good idea . |