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Example sentences of "[vb past] it at the " in BNC.

No	Sentence
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	I needed to come up with a solution which avoided this overly defined focal point and used it at the same time .
6	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 .
7	and then er they they found it at the polic , the police station
8	She was about to shake her head , but changed it at the last moment to a nod .
9	Setting the blaster to low power , he directed it at the indentation , melting the rock slowly and gently .
10	After sorely abusing the corpse , they buried it at the foot of the gallows , intending the burial as a final disgrace .
11	He took the kettle from its hook above the fire and filled it at the sink .
12	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 .
13	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 .
14	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 .
15	He took the grenade from his pocket , unleased the pin and threw it at the base of the double gates .
16	He tore it off and threw it at the wastepaper basket .
17	Georgina picked up a letter from her desk , screwed it up and threw it at the waste-paper basket .
18	Slowly and carefully he picked up a stone and threw it at the window .
19	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 .
20	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 .
21	It started finally at the third attempt , and Sabine was almost weeping as she threw it at the hill .
22	Not that the organs of perception apprehended it at the time .
23	As Kopyion walked towards him , Carlson ordered him to stop , aimed his weapon and fired it at the general 's shoulder .
24	John found a torch and shone it at the engine cowling .
25	He opened it at the relevant page .
26	Taking the ledger from under his arm , he opened it at the relevant page and slid it on to the desk .
27	He picked up his book again , opened it at the marker and settled himself in his seat .
28	Somehow she managed to keep her self-control , opened it at the right page and began reading it slowly , as though she had never seen it before , although she knew every word by heart — because it was written from the heart .
29	I sensed it at the funeral .
30	Once again a very enjoyable evening , erm , I pushed into something that er , I do n't think she really wanted to do initially , but she thoroughly enjoyed it at the end .