Example sentences of "and [vb pp] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there were those who said that Douglas had known of it and connived at it . |
| 2 | She felt infantilised by them , but also felt bitterly that they were not fair , and she was bored and frightened at the thought of remaining bored all her life . |
| 3 | They are kindly , educated people many of whom have spent their lives helping others and to whom fate has dealt a cruel , unexpected blow , leaving them bereaved and frightened at a time of approaching frailty . |
| 4 | She was staring wide-eyed and frightened at the supper room 's open doorway which , like a proscenium arch , framed the Highland dancers and , quite suddenly , now also framed her lover . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Gabriel , both excited and frightened at the prospect . |
| 6 | He had almost resolved to make his escape — it would not be noticed — when a young woman with dark hair and a plain , wise face came up to him , followed by the bewhiskered precentor he had seen and heard at Savill 's . |
| 7 | If the application is urgent , eg for a non-molestation injunction under the Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976 and there is no judge sitting , the court office will say at what court there is a judge and the application may be made and heard at that court , but the more usual practice is for the application itself to be made in the court which would otherwise have been appropriate , with the papers and order being sent back to that court after the hearing . |
| 8 | Spiked cages surround baroque colonial villas ; apartment doors are reinforced and guarded at gunpoint . |
| 9 | These are wrapped around the ball and fastened at the top with a collar through which passed a wire ring for suspension or to pass round the wrist . |
| 10 | An arm was slipped under her shoulders , lifting her ; then something was wrapped round her and fastened at the throat . |
| 11 | Another design that was to remain a firm favourite was the waterproof snow boot — fur-lined , with suede on the outside and fastened at the front or side with a zip . |
| 12 | On the lawn , the cat arched its back and spat at Gaily through the glass . |
| 13 | And all because of … ’ he half-turned and spat at Luke , ‘ that fuckin' informer there ! ’ |
| 14 | They elbowed and fought and gave each other tongue-sandwiches , and spat at passers-by and in each other 's faces , there in the cold and rain of decaying London , with the indifferent police looking on . |
| 15 | Jitters leaned close and spat at the cowboy . |
| 16 | Lexandro coughed and spat at the partly crippled Titan on his target-screen . |
| 17 | ‘ Jane , if all those fine guests of mine came and spat at me , what would you do ? ’ he asked . |
| 18 | Upon closure of Woodhead , the class 76's were simply shut down one by one and congregated at Guide Bridge for many months afterwards , eventually departing for scrapyards in Sheffield or Leicester . |
| 19 | Status of all rooms , including those ready for use , can be displayed and adjusted at the Hotel Manager workstation . |
| 20 | Downpipes should be clean and placed at frequent intervals so as to avoid long gutter runs and changes of direction . |
| 21 | She was admitted , now , to the feasting-hall of the King , and placed at the long women 's table presided over by Marietta of Patras , the King 's serene and excellent mother . |
| 22 | For his pains , he was treated disrespectfully by guest players and placed at the centre of the most distasteful charade ever seen on an English first-class cricket field . |
| 23 | Immediately before , and at appropriate intervals after the addition of ATP , 5ml aliquots were mixed with 1.5ml of stop solution ( 0.1M EDTA , 5% SDS ) and placed at 65°C for 5 min . |
| 24 | Briefly , 1 ml of 50–100 fold diluted bile was added to 1ml of trichloroacetic acid solution ( final concentration 10% ) and placed at 4°C for 30 minutes . |
| 25 | Many opponents of the measures fear that small farmers and others in developing countries will be restricted from using traditional seed varieties and placed at a disadvantage as a result . |
| 26 | The -300 Sal 5'ESV and -300 Sal 3'ESV constructs contain a 220bp NcoI-PvuII fragment from the SV40 enhancer which was modified by addition of linkers to either a BamHI fragment or a SalI fragment and placed at the 5' and 3' end of the -300 Sal construct , respectively . |
| 27 | All components on and below the solebar were fitted and riveted at this stage , for example , spring shoes . |
| 28 | He 'd worked and taught at the Magic Theater in San Francisco ; had therapy at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur with Fritz Perls ; worked in New York with Chaikin and La Mama . |
| 29 | She had always regarded her purely as a teacher , a person who turned up out of nowhere and taught at school and then went away again . |
| 30 | Although Aldo Ciccolini is Neapolitan by birth , he has lived in France since 1949 and taught at the Paris Conservatoire , and has made fine recordings of French piano music including works by Saint-Saëns and Satie . |