Example sentences of "was open at the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He wore a short-sleeved white shirt which was open at the collar and classic button-fly jeans .
2 The window was open at the top and I could hear the church bells ringing in the distance .
3 He wore a heavy grey-green coat , even in that heat , and one of his shoes was open at the toe , baring skin inside .
4 Even though it was open at the front and was full of gardening tools , nothing was ever stolen .
5 The striped and layered skirt was open at the front to reveal the braid-decorated robe beneath .
6 He had new clothes : loose grey trousers of a material which looked like silk and a grey tunic which was open at the front almost to the waist .
7 His white linen undershirt was open at the throat , drawing Isabel 's gaze upward .
8 He was dressed in work clothes — tailored dark grey trousers and a cream shirt — but the latter was open at the neck and he wore no tie , suggesting that he had been ready for a relaxing Friday evening drink .
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