Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pron] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fear gripped her at the demoniacal glint in his dark eyes . |
| 2 | The boy found me at the sweet shop across the street , and told me of the drama . |
| 3 | A ragged laugh escaped him at the startled look in her eyes . |
| 4 | It had been uppermost in her mind to ask about Marc , but her courage failed her at the last . |
| 5 | The Careys were also in attendance : Lady Carey glowered whilst her husband busied himself at the far end of the room , totally ignoring our existence . |
| 6 | Friday evening saw me at the National Gallery with her boyfriend and , quite literally , hundreds of other people , to the opening of the annual exhibition , sponsored this year by BP , of the Scottish Artists and Craftsmen . |
| 7 | There is still a skid mark from one end of the runway to where the ‘ Fury left it at the other end . |
| 8 | He was almost on the point of signing before his better judgement saved him at the last moment from the emetic flower-child rompings of this 1972 Paramount flop . |
| 9 | His mother met him at the back door . |
| 10 | My mother grabbed me at the very edge of the roof , just before I toppled the two storeys to the street . |