Example sentences of "at it for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stood there staring at it for a moment , unable to believe what I saw . |
| 2 | This retreat into the safety of headquarters with its separation from reality is the route for these ‘ bastards with no teeth ’ ; it is the rightful place for those ‘ nine-til-five administrators who turn up when real polises have been up and at it for hours , and then ask their daft questions because of their lack of practical experience ’ . |
| 3 | When they had killed three sheep and roasted them in the middle of the street and ridden off with the rest of the flock , and the cattle and the horses and the hens , we buried the dead — we were at it for most of a day — and then we went off east into Arkaig . |
| 4 | You could n't see the card until you unfolded the handkerchief and now Wexford looked at it for the first time . |
| 5 | We both look at it for a bit . |
| 6 | The baskets measure an ample 15 inches by 13 inches , and 10 inches to the top of the handle , and are hand-made in Somerset by P H Coate and Son who have been at it for a century and a half . |
| 7 | There is an inexplicable rightness about it which makes me want to look at it for ages . |
| 8 | He knew the pattern of the carpet by heart but now it was as if he were looking at it for the first time , taking it all in , the design of orange and black squares . |
| 9 | She stared down at it for a long time . |
| 10 | But I 've been at it for 15 years . |
| 11 | He looked at it for a moment . |
| 12 | I can not be sure that he noticed all that , but he stared at it for a long time , getting down on his hands . |
| 13 | Jazz looked at it for a long time , then he propped it back against the lamp , and turned the light out . |
| 14 | Thus were the Cornish giants vanquished and the pile of stones erected ‘ … that men might wonder at it for evermore ’ . |
| 15 | We had been at it for three months now . |
| 16 | Mouse took its head in his hands and met its eyes , looking at it for a long moment . |
| 17 | Ironic compliments were paid to Pierre , Donna and Raoul for the potency and effect of their acting and Raoul played for sympathy and looked nobly forgiving , holding a handkerchief to his nose and peering at it for blood , of which there seemed to be not much . |
| 18 | It was so faint that he had to look at it for some time before he could make any sense of it . |
| 19 | They got out and he stood looking at it for a moment or two before he walked to the door after Mary Rose . |
| 20 | Replacing the phone he stared at it for a moment , then glanced at Bodie , who was waiting apprehensively for the news from the hospital . |
| 21 | When you 've finished writing , put it away for two or three days : leave it , do n't look at it for a while . |
| 22 | Are you like Oscar Wilde , who said , ‘ I love work , I can sit and look at it for hours ’ ? |
| 23 | I once played James ‘ Rocky ’ Mountain of the FBI in a ‘ Children 's Hour ’ programme , and when I saw my name in the Radio Times I just stared at it for ages . |
| 24 | He looked down now on to the plate on which lay a pig 's foot and two pieces of streaky pork ; and picking up the pig 's foot in his two hands , he gnawed at it for a moment before looking at the child again and asking her , ‘ Well , what 's your other name ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ A friend of mine , Anthony Cherry , who produces Prime Time for the BBC , saw in this some journalistic potential and is currently looking at it for the BBC programme 40 Minutes ’ , says Hewitt . ’ |
| 26 | And though I am not sure I would be able to stand looking at it for the run of the show , William Holman Hunt 's hideous , hard-core Pre-Raphaelite head of Christ ‘ The Beloved ’ has the punch of a Gilbert and George . |
| 27 | The Fed is still sore from the criticism thrown at it for pushing America into recession ; if it tightens policy before official figures show inflation to be rising , it will come under fierce political attack . |
| 28 | You were at it for years before the others about millions being made from speculation . |
| 29 | Says Mike , ‘ When the chimps first saw the platform , they stared at it for a long time , and then they realised it was just me up there , and carried on . ’ |
| 30 | After staring at it for a minute the client pointed at the picture and exclaimed angrily , " I do n't like that bean . " |