Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I plucked one of the torches from the wall and crouched down , wrinkling my nose at the mild sour odour . |
| 2 | It is because of that commitment and my understanding of the values and decent opinions of the Province that I have placed my resignation at the Prime Minister 's disposal . |
| 3 | It 's time to try my hand at the settled life . |
| 4 | ‘ I changed my mind at the last minute . ’ |
| 5 | The modern veterinary surgeon does not see nearly as many cases of distemper as we used to , simply because most people immunize their puppies at the earliest possible moment . |
| 6 | After Adelaide , Bodyline was not exploited with quite the same intensity , but the crowds retained their fury at the mere sight of a ‘ bumper ’ . |
| 7 | They did n't appear to mind me playing a double game , allying with each in turn , then becoming their opponent at the next round . |
| 8 | The shadow social security secretary , Donald Dewar , and Labour 's Scottish affairs spokesman , Henry McLeish , described their anger at the worsening situation when unveiling a rolling campaign aimed at highlighting the rising level of poverty across Scotland . |
| 9 | Everything I 've said about the training of Dawn might lead you to think it 's just a question of patience and keeping her weight at the right level , but there really is much more to it than that . |
| 10 | Your mam 's so good with them — she 'll make sure Danny does n't get into mischief and see that Lilian has her bottle at the right time . ’ |
| 11 | They include a party of German businessmen , keen to try their hand at the traditional Highland Games sports of shot-putting and caber-tossing , and a group of Australians . |
| 12 | Viola Machin , nevertheless , seemed impervious to it : she stood in bosomy grief , in a becoming coat of umber shade , dabbing her eyes at the pathetic bits of the service ; Desmond , in a heavy black coat , managed only an insurance agent 's decorous grief ; and Hilary looked as if cheerfulness might keep breaking through — which would probably , after all , be what Hilda would have liked most . |
| 13 | Group fixed ( above ) concentrated its search at the correct feeder location ( intersection of uninterrupted lines in the lower left region ) , while group varied searched randomly around the L+ landmark ( intersection of uninterrupted and dotted lines ) . |
| 14 | Maggie was stabbing her finger at the different plates on the table , and her aunt wagged her head and pursed her lips before she said , flatly , ‘ I 'm courting one of the airmen ; he comes to Donald 's farm . ’ |
| 15 | Thresher insiders believe the company changed its decision at the last minute after TODAY 's revelations yesterday . |
| 16 | The couple worked at the same tasks as their staff , they dressed in the same way , educated their children at the same schools and ate in the same canteen . |
| 17 | No word had come from Rose , and surely she would have cancelled their arrangements at the least hint of scandal ? |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , she changed her mind at the last moment . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Although Billing retained his seat at the 1918 general election , ill health forced his retirement in 1921 . |
| 21 | So , too , was runner-up Chris Platts , who shot a fine final round 68 to finish two shots clear of David Jones , Roger Winchester — who did win his card at the Qualifying School — and local player S. Okpe . |
| 22 | ‘ Kick me again , ’ said Georgiades , keeping his voice at the gentle , conversational level , ‘ and I will kick your balls so hard that they will fly out of your backside . ’ |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Failing to hide his irascibility at the belligerent critic , Lord Ridley adopted a tactic other directors may be well advised to follow to silence unruly shareholders . |
| 25 | Another bogus defector was code-named Fedora , possibly in reality Viktor Lessiovski , who used his work at the United Nations as a cover . |
| 26 | Mr Redwood used his debut at the Welsh Tory Conference in Llangollen at the weekend to ram home this message , which will have special meaning for Welsh-speaking communities in North Wales . |
| 27 | Guinness tried his hand at the new Porter with rather more success than his fellow Dublin brewers . |
| 28 | THE former chairman of the GLC 's Police Committee and member of Ken Livingstone 's municipal revolutionary guard , Boateng , 40 , has risen rapidly since gaining his seat at the last election . |
| 29 | The appellant was anxious for the matter to be dealt with in the magistrates ' court , but his accomplice elected to be tried in the Crown Court , but changed his plea at the last minute . |
| 30 | Paul 's unease on the back nine was critical , and there were other points : Nick changed his putter at the last minute . |