Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once away from the railhead , however , the army was back in the age of Napoleon and moved at the pace of horse and man . |
| 2 | He let go the clutch , lifted the front wheel and drove at the far bank , sand-spit dead ahead . |
| 3 | She slumped in the far corner of the white Corniche and watched her mother nervously hugging the steering wheel and peering at the road ahead . |
| 4 | That would be a little bit of a problem for Frank Clarke if er Cooper has got a problem with his shoulder you know if it 's if it 's serious because looking at his people on his bench you know Neil Webb and Crosby and looking at the make-up of his team he has n't really got anybody he could slot back in there unless he put er Rozario in there . |
| 5 | The breeze rattled Eochaid 's springing black hair over his ears and pulled at the ends of his lashes . |
| 6 | But it met a lump of grief and anger at the back of her throat and came out more like a sob . |
| 7 | Today Mary Letts hid her grief and appeared at a news conference in the hope it 'll help police catch her husband 's killer . |
| 8 | Today Mary Letts hid her grief and appeared at a news conference in the hope it 'll help police catch her husband 's killer . |
| 9 | Benedict took the card and glanced at the name . |
| 10 | I sat with my head between my legs and looked at the dirt-encrusted toenails of the silent Yugoslavian on my left until-'Jennings ' was called from the next room . |
| 11 | ‘ Just a case of first-night nerves , ’ I mutter , unlocking my legs and grasping at the steaming mug.Ruthie Henshall opens tonight in Crazy For You at the Prince Edward Theatre , London . |
| 12 | Another woman explains how a food co-operative has been set up , buying in bulk and selling at no profit to members . |
| 13 | Even at four in the morning , if he woke during a rare , sleepless night , Dexter liked to brush back the curtains of his bedroom and marvel at the twinkling lights . |
| 14 | She went up to the bedroom and gazed at the old four-poster , hardly noticing the faded splendour of its blue and gold canopy as she scrutinised the decorated wooden frieze that ran along the top . |
| 15 | This violent thoroughfare , with its fumes , speed and bandits at the traffic lights , is like a medieval allegory of the pathway to hell . |
| 16 | I saw women dealing with having kids and working at the same time and the kids were happy because of the closeness with their mother . |
| 17 | He opened his eyes and glanced at the clock beside his bed . |
| 18 | Frankie narrowed his eyes and squinted at the bloody object lying between her powerful front paws . |
| 19 | Ronni opened her eyes and stared at the moon , feeling her poor heart quiver inside her . |
| 20 | He narrowed his eyes and stared at the distant wall of the Tower . |
| 21 | Nell raised her eyes and looked at the rest of the body ; and caught her breath . |
| 22 | She shut her eyes and tugged at the rope , sending the boat soaring high up over the scruffy , stinking little fair and the bare-headed people and the wide , comfortable , pleasure-loving river . |
| 23 | Ruth lowered her eyes and clutched at the banister of the stairs . |
| 24 | Ronni looked into his eyes and smiled at the compliment , inwardly shuddering as he took her in his arms and proceeded to lead her in time to the music . |
| 25 | Jaye Davidson wanders into the Ground Floor Bar in Notting Hill and sniffs at the saloon-in-space restyle job with a languid disdain that is only mildly theatrical . |
| 26 | Its many alterations and additions reflect in stone and brick , the looms and busts at the woollen industry . |
| 27 | It is the only tram in service where you have to climb up to your seat and sit at an angle of 20 degrees behind two spacemen in the front compartment ! |
| 28 | She slammed back the driving seat and looked at the unfamiliar dashboard with all its foreign signals . |
| 29 | This request was important in that it forced the staff involved in Guidance to review the programme and look at the students ' experiences in totality . |
| 30 | Most importantly , its key objective was to promote openness and trust at the top level , a refreshing contract to the dog-eat-dog approach being bred into far too many managers in this sado-masochistic age . |