Example sentences of "[unc] [noun pl] and [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | He put a supporting arm round Farquhar 's shoulders and grinned at the men rowing only hard enough to hold the ship steady . |
| 2 | Cranston caught the touch of menace in the duke 's words and glanced at Athelstan . |
| 3 | Victoria , oddly quenched , sat at Aunt Margaret 's feet and gazed at the shifting patterns in the fire , singing to herself a wordless , keening song . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't think I could face Dr Wyn 's nudges and winks at the moment . ’ |
| 5 | At the age of twenty-one he became a captain of his father 's ships and remained at sea until 1818 , acquiring a worldwide knowledge of shipping and navigation . |
| 6 | We felt , or at least I did , intensely happy , and I found myself looking straight into people 's faces and smiling at them . |
| 7 | " Borrowing " leads or bargain books , so as to copy out clients ' names and addresses at home , is another last minute activity considered profitable . |