Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [adv prt] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | He was intended to come down at the wrong moment , disappear , do the same again , then go shooting through the roof when the mechanics of the wire go wrong . |
2 | If they are to be more than mere training , then a process of informed reflection has to go on at the same time . |
3 | Their union has not only survived the rigours of a decade , but has come out at the other end stronger than ever . |
4 | Broussac , on our way home , stopped to jeer in at the lighted windows of Master Ferrebourg 's office . |
5 | ‘ Although Tara never is really dark , ’ said Caspar as they stopped to look back at the great shining edifice outlined against the sky . |
6 | But Darlington Tory councillor Peter Jones has hit out at the Labour group , which he said was alerted of problems seven years ago . |
7 | The Aussie singer , who has been accused of copying Madonna herself , has herself been accused of copying Madonna , has hit out at the American superstar . |
8 | WHAT do you do when the date and time of your official opening has been set , the invitations sent out and your guest of honour has to drop out at the last minute due to matters of national importance ? |
9 | Then he tried smiling back at the serious-faced child , for this must surely be a tease . |
10 | He 'd looked up at the great thing dropping out of the sky right towards his head , and had flung himself down , expecting at any second to become just a little greasy mark in a great big hole . |
11 | And as Cram prepared to jump in at the deep end with a clash against Olympic 10,000m champion Khalid Skah in the BUPA International Festival of Running , race organiser Brendan Foster tipped his pal to rekindle memories of his glory days in his new event . |
12 | Not wanting to jump in at the deep end , I hired the school the day before and went with Karen , a friend who wanted to give her experienced but spooky horse an indoor schooling session . |
13 | For their tickets , and I said at the area council if they had turned up like they turned up to pay them thirty pound and eight pound , if they 'd turned up at the same time with a petition form what a difference it would |
14 | Lorton wondered if he 'd chickened out at the last moment . |
15 | When a colleague had some treatment , a tape was played and he was made to look up at the highest point of the ceiling . |
16 | Instead of liking the look of the water , wading in carefully and finding it was wonderful , she 'd tumbled in at the deep end . |
17 | Fiona , whose businessman husband Rod Potts lives in Cumbria , plans to turn in at the same time as her baby daughter Natasha . |
18 | Next moment the swirling fog in the alley was suddenly lit to a brilliant white by the head lamps of the car which came roaring in at the far end . |
19 | Spalding and Miss Robinson were sent to the lift , told to get out at the second floor , turn right , and go to the rooms numbered 207 and 208 . |
20 | He was still suffering from jet-lag but opted to plunge in at the deep end against Monaghan . |
21 | He said , ‘ I 'm going to pull in at the next layby . |
22 | ‘ They 're going to come in at the far end . ’ |
23 | He left the convent with Amsterdam , not turning to look back at the ancient pile . |
24 | Ellie said nothing , deciding to stare down at the polished wood floor instead . |
25 | Someone had had to drop out at the last minute and there was an unexpected vacancy to be filled . |
26 | BA is keeping its distance from attempts by Stephen Wolf and Jay Pritzker to revive the bidding consortium , but there are still hopes in the US that it could be persuaded to step in at the last minute to add weight to a new bid . |
27 | Well you 've got another two or three hours on the journey , but having said tha well if you get picked up at the other end it 's not too bad . |
28 | Graham grinned looking over at the two Art School girls , who were now sitting on the floor on the other side of the room , talking to each other . |
29 | The world 's most famous footballer declined to turn up at the Argentine team camp until late on Tuesday night , 48 hours later than most of his team-mates . |
30 | The world 's most famous footballer declined to turn up at the Argentine team camp until late on Tuesday night , 48 hours later than most of his team-mates . |