Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] [noun] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | He paused and stabbed his match at me . |
| 2 | Only three weeks ago Clough launched a scathing attack on the way he was treated at the European championship finals in Sweden this summer and voiced his disapproval at manager Taylor 's long-ball style . |
| 3 | Ivy had her hands full with the driving , and although Zen soon gave up trying to follow their route on the maps he had brought with him , which proved to bear only a partial and rather disturbing resemblance to the landscape , like a mild hallucination , he kept up a show of poring over them to try and assuage his guilt at being a mere passenger , unable to share her burden . |
| 4 | Here well-dressed factory representatives show up once a week and sell their goods at 30 per cent discount to wholesalers who then sell them to people like Marta — but not before a hard haggle for the best deal . |
| 5 | Their opponents have been through the mangle recently , going out of two cup competitions courtesy of Bangor and seeing their lead at the top of the table cut to a slender one point . |
| 6 | I moved back in with my Grandfather , changing schools once again and seeing my Mom at week-ends . |
| 7 | I found it very difficult for the first few hours , but after watching the robots and using my skill at cheating I was able to watch somebody else to find out how to complete each screen , of which there are lots . |
| 8 | Before retiring , had worked for 40 years at , mainly in the office and completing his time at Eagle Mill . |
| 9 | And raise your profile at the same time . |
| 10 | They married , on April 1 , 1986 , and made their home at Lyneham Walk . |
| 11 | He told Elizabeth of the meal in the dining room , with the butler and maids serving on and made her giggle at his father 's summing up of the Dowager Lady Lassiter . |
| 12 | I got up before dawn and made my mooring at Fambridge while there was still water to row ashore . |
| 13 | Player ( ) has a one period life and receives its payoff at the end of its period of existence . |
| 14 | Following the award of Magna Carta in 1215 Elias helped distribute the charter around the shires , becoming an enthusiastic adherent of the rebel barons and preaching their cause at St Paul 's cross in London . |
| 15 | She smiled at me as the lift doors opened , then mouthed a silent farewell and fluttered her fingers at me till the lift doors closed . |
| 16 | ‘ That silly old bugger , ’ Zylpha the beauty said , jangling her coral and amber beads and flashing her eyes at Otley . |
| 17 | Two more of the creatures hovered around the craft , walking over the wings and flashing their teeth at the hysterical passengers . |
| 18 | He leant forward and wagged his finger at her again . |
| 19 | The Prince of Wales , he claimed , wanted money to support his horse racing ; the Duke of York to pay his bets and preserve his credit at Mucklow 's Tennis Court where he spent much of his time and lost a great deal of money estimated at £200,000 . |
| 20 | The Faculty offers courses on all four campuses of the University and has its headquarters at Jordanstown . |
| 21 | The church authorities decided to play safe and built its replacement at Rimswell , one and a half miles from the sea , the sturdy , unpretentious but pleasing little church of St Mary . |
| 22 | In his rage he declared war on the whole animal tribe , swearing that he would exterminate the lot of them , and recapture his daughter at the same time . |
| 23 | Stok leaned towards the mirror and bared his teeth at his reflection . |
| 24 | It moved to the then co-ordinator of security and intelligence in the Cabinet Office , Sir Antony Duff , who was given the right of direct access to Mrs Thatcher and encouraged to override the JIC 's supporting machinery and voice his concerns at the highest level when a potential emergency was sensed . |
| 25 | Wh what I 'd like to suggest , without going through it all again , is that perhaps we could agree to ask the Town Clerk to write to Planning Department and voice our concern at the way this matter is being handled . |
| 26 | Albert stood up and jerked his head at Carrie . |
| 27 | It went pop , and Signe leaned forward into the candlelight so that all the customers could see her , and sipped at the champagne and narrowed her eyes at me in a gesture of passion that she had seen in some bad film . |
| 28 | Shiona sat back in her seat and narrowed her eyes at him . |
| 29 | Cashman leaned forward and narrowed his eyes at Matt . |
| 30 | As he spoke , with forced patience , he stabbed his fingers through his hair and narrowed his eyes at her in irritation . |