Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [vb past] it at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tom unbuttoned his overcoat , fished in the pocket of the dark suit which he scathingly referred to as his ‘ city uniform ’ for his identity card and flashed it at the uniformed security man . |
| 2 | Deliberately , he lifted the photograph and flung it at the fireplace . |
| 3 | Like someone in a trance , she gazed at the clasp that fastened it at the throat . |
| 4 | ‘ Anybody could have driven it to Exeter and dumped it at the station without leaving traces that would be discovered by anything short of a pukka forensic examination . ’ |
| 5 | And now she did what she had promised herself she would do , and lifted her foot and aimed it at the nun 's shin . |
| 6 | As Kopyion walked towards him , Carlson ordered him to stop , aimed his weapon and fired it at the general 's shoulder . |
| 7 | I needed to come up with a solution which avoided this overly defined focal point and used it at the same time . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ Listen , friend , ’ the Campbell produced a pistol and pointed it at the tall boy , ‘ do you see this ? ’ |
| 11 | But as she bent to cuddle them a small boy , brushing down a pony , picked up a lump of mud and hurled it at the dogs to drive them off . |
| 12 | The assistant then ushered them through the doorway behind the counter , removed a sonic transmitter from his pocket and pointed it at the empty bookcase against the opposite wall . |
| 13 | Downstairs she made herself a cup of coffee and carried it out onto the patio and drank it at the table , smoked a loose-rolled sweet Italian cigarette , and watched the coming of the dawn . |
| 14 | She took his suitcase and placed it at the bottom of the stairs . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Quiss stumbled out of his seat , almost falling , scooped a flat piece of slate from the floor and threw it at the red crow , which screamed and jumped out of the way , spreading its wings and dropping away , flying into the cold clear space below the balcony , its final call echoing briefly , like laughter . |
| 17 | When the teenager refused , the man pulled out a knife and brandished it at the youngster . |
| 18 | He sat on the top step , raised the automatic with both hands and aimed it at the arm that was writhing in the aperture below . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | He picked up a book and aimed it at the rat . |
| 21 | He took the grenade from his pocket , unleased the pin and threw it at the base of the double gates . |
| 22 | John found a torch and shone it at the engine cowling . |
| 23 | Serving and former guardsmen stood to attention as Princess Diana , dressed in black , took the wreath from two old soldiers and placed it at the foot of the memorial in Horseguards Parade . |
| 24 | Each girl lit a candle and placed it at the altar , symbolic of the light of Christ which burns throughout the world . |
| 25 | Slowly and carefully he picked up a stone and threw it at the window . |
| 26 | Colin picked up his coffee and drank it at a gulp . |
| 27 | He took the kettle from its hook above the fire and filled it at the sink . |
| 28 | One of them stepped from the Sierra with the Kalashnikov and aimed it at the police car . |