Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [conj] [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chain joining the handcuffs chinked and pulled at her wrist as he moved , and resentment won . |
| 2 | Piers shrugged and looked at her . |
| 3 | Shopkeepers bawled and yelled at him . |
| 4 | A charm of eight goldfinches hovered and pecked at parachuting thistle seeds and a yellow hammer perched close , wheezing its summer song . |
| 5 | Managers came and went at an alarming rate ; there was Board Room take-over ; gates began to dwindle and the Palace were candidates for relegation from well before Christmas . |
| 6 | Monks hesitated and looked at the old man , but Mr Brownlow 's expression was so serious and determined that the younger man realized it was pointless to protest . |
| 7 | And there , a mile apart , the two armies sat and looked at each other . |
| 8 | Where characters appeared and disappeared at random , and the plot was therefore ever-changing and never got anywhere . |
| 9 | A jazz band played on a little stage at the end of the wide , luxurious room , and diners sat and listened at tables covered in white linen and silver . |
| 10 | All evening , great men came and went at Downing Street and at the Palace of Westminster . |
| 11 | As a leading historian of medieval technology has remarked , ‘ No European community felt able to hold up its head unless in its midst the planets wheeled in cycles and epicycles , whilst angels trumpeted and countermarched at the booming of the hours . ’ |
| 12 | The men stood and stared at the abandoned Glory for what seemed like hours . |
| 13 | The scullions sweated and ducked at the spits and bake-ovens built around the exercise ground for the clan to feast . |
| 14 | As the Queen led her broken family into church at Sandringham yesterday , the two young princes smiled and waved at the crowd of 600 well-wishers . |
| 15 | Myeloski shrugged and sat at one of the desks . |
| 16 | Diamonds , emeralds , rubies and sapphires as well as a mixture of semi-precious stones glinted and sparkled at her from all directions . |