Example sentences of "they [vb past] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two of them arrived at the broken gate of a house even more rackety than its peeling neighbours . |
| 2 | The three of them looked at the dark-dressed figure of their brother , his head back , as he stared at the huge oil painting of highland cattle hanging on the broad stone wall of the fireplace , and he answered , ‘ I do n't know , Reggie . |
| 3 | Young men and women , not so young men and women , wended their way across Cambridge to sit for an hour with Esther Breuer , sipping coffee , tea , or , if they were favoured , vermouth or wine , as they gazed at the red-draped walls , the crowded bookshelves , the umbrella stand , the hatstand , the cabin trunk , the medley of different-patterned fabrics , the little figurines that marched along the shelves in front of the books , the carefully assembled strip of photographed Roman frieze , the little glass doves in front of the tiny mosaic fountain . |
| 4 | They stopped at the modern bungalow that was the home and office of the local police constable . |
| 5 | They stopped at the balustraded terrace overlooking the small lake , and leaned over ; below , enormous golden fish lay around in the green water . |
| 6 | They gaped at the massive columns and passed on . |
| 7 | When they arrived at the temporary mortuary they halted outside . |
| 8 | When they arrived at the temporary mortuary they halted outside . |
| 9 | Later , dozens of people were waiting to greet the couple when they arrived at the new £4m British Embassy building . |
| 10 | They arrived at the sliding door entrance to the bridge . |
| 11 | It was late when they arrived at the old house and by tacit consent they went straight to bed . |
| 12 | Barriers had to be put around their pictures when they exhibited at the Royal Academy to protect them from the crowds of ardent devotees ; reproductions of their works were sold in their tens of thousands . |
| 13 | They stared at the flat blade of rock jutting out of the turf-clad flank of the hill . |
| 14 | They stared at the wrecked car . |
| 15 | They stared at the dead sheep for a few seconds longer , then went back to the van . |
| 16 | It is possible that none of the top three will take the honours , for Edinburgh Civil Service are once again coming with a tremendous run , reminiscent of last season , when they fell at the final hurdle . |
| 17 | The first Americans she observed were on the boat and she wrote , ‘ they laughed at the poor immigrants lying on the deck in their wretched clothes … without the least sign of sympathy . ’ |
| 18 | The other factor we should also bear in mind is the great majority of the people are not only not interested , they 're basically hostile the whole business and I think that members may not have really noticed if they looked at the European newspaper , the highest ever figure , fifty three percent of all the people of Britain are now totally and completely opposed to the whole business of the E C , they do n't think it 's a good idea . |
| 19 | There was a little wistfulness about these village girls when they looked at the rich convent girls in their expensive clothes . |
| 20 | They looked at the black box . |
| 21 | They looked at the low asset base and in the end it was decided to go for a trade sale . ’ |
| 22 | I think they did these figures a week or so before xmas … which explains the figures if they looked at the high scoring charts for each club . |
| 23 | In this survey they looked at the different kinds of training and jobs undertaken by black people and found that they were likely to be doing worse jobs than white youth irrespective of their qualifications . |
| 24 | ‘ The Singing Kettle ’ has opened its lid to thousands of children in Germany , USA , Canada , Ireland , Australia and Hong Kong as well as in theatres throughout Britain including two visits to the South Bank in London and , for three years in succession , they appeared at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre , Stratford . |
| 25 | They stood at the long sash windows of his office and looked out across the building-site . |
| 26 | They remained at the Egyptian Hall , soon moving into the Large Hall , until its demolition at 1904 . |
| 27 | If they remained at the current 14 per cent rate , they would be £402m . |
| 28 | They parted at the front entrance , Silas favouring her with a brief nod before striding away . |
| 29 | Benjamin and I sat at one end of the trestle board , they sat at the other , grouped together like stupid boys immersed in their own private jokes . |
| 30 | On the first-floor terrace they sat at the round table while Roman did the honours with gin and tonics . |