Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Hollyoake lived at the house in Belper , Derbys , with her husband and their 16-year-old daughter . |
| 2 | Florrie gazed at the letter in her hands . |
| 3 | Still muttering the word justice , Yeremi gazed at the quatrefoil viewscreen . |
| 4 | Here , Chris Bonington looks at the way climbers develop their skills in order to test the above criteria , and sketches in the larger-than-life personalities and rivalries within the sport . |
| 5 | In determining whether a haulier is of good repute , the LA looks at the applicant 's conduct generally , not just at any previous convictions he may have . |
| 6 | Dominic Arnold trained at the Drama Centre and has since been working constantly , both in television and at Glasgow 's Citizens ' Theatre . |
| 7 | Germany lies at the heart of Europe and thus epitomises it . |
| 8 | Neil Fitzgerald looks at the case for finding a fast-track route for commercial actions . |
| 9 | Taken aback , he mentioned the football match to be fought on New Year 's Day between the Repertory company and the pantomime cast of Treasure Island appearing at the Empire . |
| 10 | An expert at crisis management : Mr Morton 's penchant for rows is one of his hallmarks : Jeremy Warner looks at the man entrusted with the spadework of the tunnel project |
| 11 | Nassim winced at the sound of breaking glass from the bathroom , but it was only the remaining splinters of the old stuff coming down . |
| 12 | Pascoe peered at the drink before putting the glass to his lips , as if drinking it at all was a risky thing . |
| 13 | Taking a healthy interest in policies As the chairman of Greater Glasgow Health Board comes up to retirement , Susan Dean looks at the man behind the reforms |
| 14 | Ward peered at the control panel . |
| 15 | What does , what does Lou , Lou Reed describe at the beginning of his song , Walk On The Wild Side ? |
| 16 | And on this programme tomorrow evening , Bernard looks at the work of the police and asks how effective they are in combatting crime . |
| 17 | On this page Terry McCarthy looks at the organisation 's roots , aims , strength , support and supposedly revised methods |
| 18 | Sarah Huntley trained at the Drama Centre and has since been working constantly , in television , in the West End , at the National Theatre , at Stratford East , Northampton and for the Kent Theatre Company . |
| 19 | Neil MacDonald looks at the havoc this is creating in a coup-prone land . |
| 20 | Over the next two nights Mike Rowbottom looks at the story of the famous car plant … which after years of uncertainty is enjoying a new lease of life . |
| 21 | In the second of his reports from Romania , Mike Rowbottom looks at the mountain of bureaucracy which blocks the path of aid workers trying to bring help to a country in desperate need . |
| 22 | Flavia saw Andrée glance at the square of oil-cloth off which she ate her meals . |
| 23 | The dancers engage in playful sport , dressed in simple turtle-coloured costumes , while Wagoner stands at the back as some kind of pondering philosopher figure . |
| 24 | Ceauşescu admitted at the beginning of the 1980s that it was easier to change the economy and society than people themselves : ‘ As you can see , we have had an easy time constructing factories . |
| 25 | The Cherrys kneel at the altar of the Chili Peppers and bare their bellies for a spot of sacrificing . |
| 26 | Meredith trembled at the tenderness in his tone . |
| 27 | Negotiations are going ahead for booking top personalities like Johnny Mathis , Bob Monkhouse and Freddie Starr to appear at the club subject to approval by the licensing authorities . |
| 28 | On the same day that The Boomtown Rats play Leixlip Castle in Dublin to 14,000 people , that Bob Geldof sweeps out on stage screaming ‘ Who 's won ? ’ referring to the battle with Dublin eldermen for the right to play ; the same day that 30 people are hurt and Geldof refers to Ireland as a ‘ banana republic ’ and a ‘ despicable nation ’ , U2 appear at the Garden Of Eden club in Tullermeny . |
| 29 | ‘ I went to see her , actually ’ Delia Sutherland mused at the pen she was threading in and out of her fingers . |
| 30 | Rex gaped at the cab driver in the soiled jumpsuit . |