Example sentences of "[vb past] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wherry pulled in and we disembarked at the great garden gate . |
| 2 | The animal , alarmed by such rapid movement , now sprang to his full height , his great unsheathed paws beating the air as he strained at the massive steel collar around his neck . |
| 3 | The main problem with MI6 at the time was that all the senior people were amateurs who had joined MI6 only because they had gone to the right school , wore the right sort of tie and dined at the right clubs . |
| 4 | Yesterday , the management threatened to issue dismissal notices to the 300 out of the 400 workforce , and about 200 demonstrated at the locked factory gates in an attempt to return to work . |
| 5 | Constable Laurie gave evidence that on 5th August he entered at the back door of 149 Chatham Street , that he received from her 1/9d. , and that she received from him a betting slip . |
| 6 | The stage hands grumbled at the furious pace they were expected to work . |
| 7 | Black pretended not to overhear , but mused at the private world of women and the bond that had formed between the two . |
| 8 | The voice startled her but when she looked round she winced at the stale smell of alcohol on the man 's breath . |
| 9 | Slowly struggling up from the depths of deep unconsciousness , Laura flicked open her eyelids , only to shut them firmly again as she winced at the brilliant sunshine flooding in through the windows of the bedroom . |
| 10 | Mary winced at the incontinent ignition of thanks activated by the discovery of a modest twist of Joseph 's tobacco . |
| 11 | She winced at the faint trace of disgust in his voice , but managed to turn it into a careless shrug . |
| 12 | That I have much more of this world 's goods than Garry will ever have could n't help you to that decision , could it ? ’ he said , and her heart sank at the cynical twist to his mouth and his bitter tone . |
| 13 | Finally the iron pin would be attached to the hinge fitting , pointed at the catch-plate and coiled at the other end to form a spring hinge . |
| 14 | He tore open the cupboard door and peered at the tiny porthole of glass on the front of the central heating boiler . |
| 15 | Sims took out a jeweller 's eyeglass and peered at the tiny negatives . |
| 16 | Springing up , he took two steps across to it and peered at the glazed array of schoolboy faces . |
| 17 | Loretta peered at the bare facts of Puddephat 's life . |
| 18 | Almost the only thing he could think of coherently as he peered at the Dutch tiles and crazy paving was that according to his last statement of account he had 67 12s. 9d. in the bank . |
| 19 | He peered at the long list . |
| 20 | He frowned deeply and peered at the narrow line of black and white spaces hanging in the air in front of him . |
| 21 | He peered at the tangled convulsions in the Daemon card . |
| 22 | The Weasel stepped up to the horse and peered at the dishevelled figure . |
| 23 | Colonel Magrit Welland peered at the immobilized Jezrael . |
| 24 | They both knelt on the carpet and peered at the large magazine , turning the pages . |
| 25 | I could take no more but stood by the door whilst once more Benjamin peered at the blood-stained clothing . |
| 26 | Doyle peered at the crumpled figure . |
| 27 | erm At the beginning of the social services committee meeting Mr moved a resolution which he previously moved at the social services planning sub-committee which listed most of the things which are presently in the the resolution but it started the social services accept the implication of the director of social services report on the future of the department 's elderly person 's homes erm , after some minutes of debate the er Democrats asked if the Tories would remove that phrase from the resolution and then tha the Democrats , the Liberal Democrats would vote for it the Tories of course er looking gift horses in the mouth as usual , said no and the the that resolution was lost . |
| 28 | Angrily she snatched at the home-made corsage . |
| 29 | She trembled at the strange new erotic sensation of hot and cold flushes within her loins . |
| 30 | She trembled at the razor-sharp sleet of misery : losing Lucy . |