Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [conj] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll hang myself , ’ I used to mutter over and over again , or for a change I would stare at my shotgun and wonder at the sort of mess I could make of myself . |
| 2 | He went up on the left of me , sliced back in front of my car and dived at the inside of Niki from way too far back … |
| 3 | I sat with my head between my legs and looked at the dirt-encrusted toenails of the silent Yugoslavian on my left until-'Jennings ' was called from the next room . |
| 4 | ‘ Just a case of first-night nerves , ’ I mutter , unlocking my legs and grasping at the steaming mug.Ruthie Henshall opens tonight in Crazy For You at the Prince Edward Theatre , London . |
| 5 | I felt at the torn threads in my blouse and looked at the grazed skin underneath and shuddered , but I was all right and so was the tree . |
| 6 | I jumped up on to my bunk and looked at the others sitting around playing cards , arguing with each other or lying on their beds staring at the ceiling . |
| 7 | I sat in my flat and looked at the latest one . |
| 8 | I lie in my bed and stare at the cracked plaster in the ceiling , the smudges of handprints ( how in the hell did they get there ? ) , and I wonder why I am so afraid . |
| 9 | Helen leaned over my shoulder and gazed at the long lines of boy scouts , girl guides , ex-servicemen , with half the population of the town packed on the pavements , watching . |
| 10 | I sat smoking my cigar and looked at the people around me . |
| 11 | I pick up my coffee and stare at the cold dregs . |
| 12 | The wind ruffled their fur and tugged at the grass , which smelt of thyme and self-heal . |
| 13 | She finished her notes and looked at the list of suspects . |
| 14 | The human growled behind its gag and strained at the wires . |
| 15 | She moved away a little , patting her petticoats and looking at the dog . |
| 16 | Children abandoned their play and pointed at the Farangs . |
| 17 | I see its loss as lying at the root of many current social problems . ’ |
| 18 | Then she got the photographs out of her handbag and looked at the view of the swimming-pool . |
| 19 | ‘ The O'Malleys left their horse and trap at the crossroads , ’ Johnny said . |
| 20 | ‘ They still could not make the dogs let go and so they got in their car and drove at the dogs with headlights flashing , ’ said a Scotland Yard spokesman . |
| 21 | She shut her eyes and tugged at the rope , sending the boat soaring high up over the scruffy , stinking little fair and the bare-headed people and the wide , comfortable , pleasure-loving river . |
| 22 | Nell raised her eyes and looked at the rest of the body ; and caught her breath . |
| 23 | Ronni opened her eyes and stared at the moon , feeling her poor heart quiver inside her . |
| 24 | Ruth lowered her eyes and clutched at the banister of the stairs . |
| 25 | Carefully , she slid her left leg off the table , and over to the tray , the leg almost on its side and bent at the knee to reach the tray , which was almost level with her hip . |
| 26 | She sat in her study and stared at the telephone . |
| 27 | The dominant cultures have very often not understood their ways , have gaped at their nakedness and laughed at the rituals they do not understand . |
| 28 | She rocked back on her heels and clutched at the bureau for support . |
| 29 | To illustrate the conceptual basis of her thinking when arriving at a public relations platform on which to build a campaign for a consumer client , no better example could be found than her approach to the problem of one international manufacturing giant . |
| 30 | In her parent 's garden in Brentwood , little Marisa Leicester stood beside her Optimist and smiled at the 30 cameramen . |