Example sentences of "[vb past] it at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She caught it at the public baths , ’ said his mum , with another one of her sniggers . |
| 2 | She had drawn her fair hair high into an elaborate plait down the back of her head and fastened it at the bottom with a wide tortoiseshell clasp : it looked distinguished and competent , but nowhere near cuddly . |
| 3 | Like someone in a trance , she gazed at the clasp that fastened it at the throat . |
| 4 | The man came back from the bank in a van and the other men stopped it at the gate and grabbed the money . ’ |
| 5 | There was a small gap in the fence that was unaffected by the pile-up and we approached it at a forty-five degree angle . |
| 6 | The Labour administration approved the scheme wholeheartedly in 1986 , and used it at a public inquiry to try to oppose the imposition of more A-road architecture on the site approved by the previous Tory administration . |
| 7 | I needed to come up with a solution which avoided this overly defined focal point and used it at the same time . |
| 8 | Whether you choose a chateau hotel or stay in stately homes where families take in guests , splendour is the word and we found it at the majestic Chateau de Noirieux in Briollay , Anjou . |
| 9 | and then er they they found it at the polic , the police station |
| 10 | She was about to shake her head , but changed it at the last moment to a nod . |
| 11 | Setting the blaster to low power , he directed it at the indentation , melting the rock slowly and gently . |
| 12 | After sorely abusing the corpse , they buried it at the foot of the gallows , intending the burial as a final disgrace . |
| 13 | ‘ David played it at a soundcheck and when I asked him if it was about Shaun he just smiled and then denied it . |
| 14 | He took the kettle from its hook above the fire and filled it at the sink . |
| 15 | She adjusted it at a still more ludicrous angle in the mirror . |
| 16 | I mean , alright , we know you 're handling large lumps of money , but when you think of it , if you , if you , borrowed it at a different rate , you know , same rate as you could do finance , 'cos which I think the government could do it and make a profit at it . |
| 17 | Instead of bowling the ball , which bore a small silver shield , Mr Cottle threw it at a low-flying swan . |
| 18 | At first I thought he was using it to wave at people , but then he bundled it up and threw it at a police car . |
| 19 | Stein came along , smelt the drink , refused to listen to Rough 's explanation , picked up the glass and threw it at the keeper and marched off . |
| 20 | He held it up for the others to see and then threw it at the thin man contemptuously who automatically caught it in both hands . |
| 21 | Then Nour turned and saw us , and he leapt from his chair and took a cup of coffee ready-poured and threw it at the cat , who was near my foot , so that my foot was covered in coffee and the cat fled . |
| 22 | He took the grenade from his pocket , unleased the pin and threw it at the base of the double gates . |
| 23 | He tore it off and threw it at the wastepaper basket . |
| 24 | Georgina picked up a letter from her desk , screwed it up and threw it at the waste-paper basket . |
| 25 | Slowly and carefully he picked up a stone and threw it at the window . |
| 26 | Quiss stumbled out of his seat , almost falling , scooped a flat piece of slate from the floor and threw it at the red crow , which screamed and jumped out of the way , spreading its wings and dropping away , flying into the cold clear space below the balcony , its final call echoing briefly , like laughter . |
| 27 | They looked intently at him , then at each other , then executed a smart about-face ; the scullion with the loaf threw it at the other , who caught it and started to hit the other minion over the head with it as they ran back into the mist the way they had come , their figures — one crouched almost double , one striking out with the loaf of bread — and their running footsteps quickly absorbed by the rolling mists . |
| 28 | It started finally at the third attempt , and Sabine was almost weeping as she threw it at the hill . |
| 29 | Not that the organs of perception apprehended it at the time . |
| 30 | As Kopyion walked towards him , Carlson ordered him to stop , aimed his weapon and fired it at the general 's shoulder . |