Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [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 | Broussac , on our way home , stopped to jeer in at the lighted windows of Master Ferrebourg 's office . |
| 4 | ‘ Although Tara never is really dark , ’ said Caspar as they stopped to look back at the great shining edifice outlined against the sky . |
| 5 | 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 ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | When a colleague had some treatment , a tape was played and he was made to look up at the highest point of the ceiling . |
| 9 | Fiona , whose businessman husband Rod Potts lives in Cumbria , plans to turn in at the same time as her baby daughter Natasha . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He was still suffering from jet-lag but opted to plunge in at the deep end against Monaghan . |
| 12 | He said , ‘ I 'm going to pull in at the next layby . |
| 13 | ‘ They 're going to come in at the far end . ’ |
| 14 | He left the convent with Amsterdam , not turning to look back at the ancient pile . |
| 15 | Ellie said nothing , deciding to stare down at the polished wood floor instead . |
| 16 | Someone had had to drop out at the last minute and there was an unexpected vacancy to be filled . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Eddie was staring at her with eyes as hard as granite but all she said was , ‘ You 'll have to go in at the front door . |
| 21 | He added : ‘ Looking back , I feel that relationships between me and the team started to break down at the Hungarian Grand Prix . ’ |
| 22 | He had flown in via Honolulu , but reportedly had not deigned to glance over at the still-visible wreckage of Pearl Harbor , just off the runway . |
| 23 | but I said well at least you 've got it all done , you do n't have to rush around at the last minute . |
| 24 | I have never been able to understand why anyone would want to wake up at the dead of night ( 5 a.m. ) to go and paddle a canoe , but I am assured that the challenge is worth it . |
| 25 | Fine cuts are more effective than heavy ones which tend to break out at the far corner . |
| 26 | Linearity appeared to fall off at the -90dB level , not of much concern , and there was a small amount of high frequency hash in the output at -78dB . |
| 27 | Six of the pupils have been allowed to stay on at the seven and a half thousand pounds a year school . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's not your fault if my old boyfriends choose to drop in at the wrong moments . ’ |
| 29 | They are encouraged to speak up at the regular meetings for care assistants , which are held three times a week . |
| 30 | The Los Angeles directorship , open since Earl A. Powell III agreed to take over at the National Gallery , now belongs to Michael Edward Shapiro , formerly chief curator in St Louis . |