Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Status would allow operators to see at a glance which items of safety-related equipment were in proper working order . |
| 2 | Thousands went on the rampage , ripping up paving slabs , trees and street signs to hurl at riot police who responded with teargas . |
| 3 | In Strasbourg , thousands of protesting farmers ripped up paving slabs , trees and street signs to hurl at riot police who responded with teargas . |
| 4 | Earning a very large salary , Laura was quite used to buying expensive clothes — primarily , of course , smart and severely cut suits to wear at work . |
| 5 | Second division , Swansea away in the cup was never going to be an easy ticket for Oxford , but when Nick Cusack scored with just over 10 minutes to go at the Vetch Field , United looked a good bet for the 4th round . |
| 6 | A mob of young Catholics was waiting at Cromac Square , armed with a good supply of bricks and metal objects to hurl at the marchers . |
| 7 | ‘ I have absolutely no plans to retire at any time . ’ |
| 8 | It was only then that he became aware of the stench of fetid breath as the figure drew its lips back over yellowing teeth to snarl at him again ; only then that he saw raging , bloodshot eyes glaring out at him from the hair covered face . |
| 9 | Nuadu had said that the Robemaker and CuRoi took sacrifices from the ordinary people of Ireland ; strong young sons to work at the Looms , although presumably they would not actually do this work themselves . |
| 10 | William Symons must have been a wild one for in July of the same year he and Elizabeth Cole also of Halling , were both bound over for twenty shillings to appear at the next gaol delivery . |
| 11 | In addition , we are looking at ways of reducing fear by enriching the environment of the birds ( with small objects to peck at and intermittent music ) during the rearing period . |
| 12 | The experimental birds now tended to avoid the viceroys , and the control birds to peck at them ( Table 5.1 ) . |
| 13 | Zeuxis 's painted vine provoked the wonder and the applause of all his audience when it attracted birds to peck at the plump fruit . |
| 14 | television are obviously having trouble rousing experts to appear at ungodly hours to comment on the morning 's news . |
| 15 | Third , I think there are good reasons to encourage at least one food supermarket in the city centre . |
| 16 | When he announced he would retire from the game at the end of Biarritz 's run in the Championship it was the signal for scores of journalists to gather at each match to report on his ‘ funeral ’ … but we kept postponing it ’ . |
| 17 | The offenders had to enter into recognizances and find sureties to appear at the next ‘ Court of Justice Seat ’ , as the Forest Eyre was now called : final judgment was pronounced there . |
| 18 | First , despite a brave attempt to encourage candidates to stand at last week 's annual general meeting , the council remains grossly under-represented . |
| 19 | There were rainbow clumps of raw colour which sizzled and suddenly coiled into snakelike forms as she approached and lifted serpentine heads to hiss at her ; there were pouring cascades of things that had appeared to be silk or velvet , but which were molten gold when she got nearer and made her remember Fael-Inis and the cascading River and the salamanders . |
| 20 | So many restaurants to dine at . |
| 21 | In a nation with more than 3 million unemployed , many skilled youngsters would give their proverbial eyes and ears to work at the Rutherford-Appleton . |
| 22 | Five years as a plc and the link-up with BBDO are bringing new influences to bear at AMV . |
| 23 | However , given the readiness of our subjects to talk at length about their drug use , the time limits placed on the research , and the possibility of a number of informants being sentenced and/or convicted before the second interview took place , it quickly became clear that the majority of interviewees would probably be seen only once and that in-depth interviews should be conducted on first contact , if that suited the informant . |
| 24 | Leave the shapes to set at room temperature . |
| 25 | ANIMALS TO LOOK AT |
| 26 | I want animals to look at because I like animals . |
| 27 | But there were no pictures to look at — just a copy of the Radio Times which had been stapled inside a Playboy cover . |
| 28 | You can configure the colours you play with and even edit the tiles to give you other pictures to look at . |
| 29 | Talbot and Van Gelder looked at each other in silence , then bent forward over Theodore 's shoulders to look at the figures he had added up . |
| 30 | The nomes craned and tried to climb on one another 's shoulders to look at it , and none of them knew what it was except for Grimma , who was staring at it with a strange quiet smile on her face . |