Example sentences of "'s [noun] [conj] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He laid the rule on the girl 's chest and peered at the calibrations . |
| 2 | They stopped beside Mrs McAllister 's resting-place and looked at the ground in silence . |
| 3 | He put a supporting arm round Farquhar 's shoulders and grinned at the men rowing only hard enough to hold the ship steady . |
| 4 | Double check with supplier 's data and look at the part itself to confirm the pinouts . |
| 5 | When Edward III of England invaded France , John went to Philip 's aid and fought at the battle of Crecy where , as R.W. Seton-Watson describes it : ‘ giving the reins of his horse to two of his companions , and shouting the battle-cry of ‘ Prague' ’ , he charged into the thick of the fray and , blind as he was , soon went down fighting ( 26th August , 1346 ) . |
| 6 | Chrissie leaned down , placing the school lunches on Linda 's lap and wiping at the girl 's eyes with a handkerchief . |
| 7 | Victoria , oddly quenched , sat at Aunt Margaret 's feet and gazed at the shifting patterns in the fire , singing to herself a wordless , keening song . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't think I could face Dr Wyn 's nudges and winks at the moment . ’ |
| 9 | Lake perched on the arm of Morris 's chair and stared at the screen . |
| 10 | 16,315,227 Income Shares in Waterford Wedgwood U.K. plc were issued during 1992 to form Stock Units under the procedures enacted to simplify trading in the Group 's securities as approved at the Extraordinary General Meetings of the Company and Waterford Wedgwood U.K. plc both held on 28 March 1990 . |
| 11 | Bodie stood by Doyle 's bed and stared at the pale face of his friend , the eyes closed but moving restlessly beneath the lids . |
| 12 | Outside , Goldman was looking down at Schmidt as if he were standing on a cliff 's edge and peering at the drop . |
| 13 | Panic seized him and with a sudden curse he turned away from the wicket-gate of Clark 's Wharf and gestured at the others to get away . |
| 14 | ‘ You 're putting on weight , ’ said the manager , picking up Arthur 's belt and looking at the notches . |
| 15 | Protestantism 's strength and influence at the end of the nineteenth century is even harder to assess than that of Roman Catholicism , because of its diversity . |
| 16 | After using the probe on the sheep 's belly and looking at the monitor screen , Derek can tell within seconds if a ewe is pregnant . |
| 17 | Sims took out a jeweller 's eyeglass and peered at the tiny negatives . |
| 18 | … For the purpose of these proceedings it is to be assumed that the plaintiff 's injuries as subsisting at the time of her birth were caused by the act or omission of the defendant in the driving of his car . |
| 19 | The most awkward of these are the manager 's expenses when travelling at the request and on behalf of the artist . |
| 20 | Where there were only a few birds they were carried in the guard 's van and released at the time and place stated on the label . |
| 21 | Sonia refused the party presidency , not surprisingly ; and the stock markets , which had plunged at the news of Rajiv 's death and risen at the news of her election , plunged again . |
| 22 | Later that day he parked his car outside Emma 's house and knocked at the door . |