Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] at the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Against these dramatic changes , we intend to remain at the centre as an effective resource for the voluntary sector , and an important bridge between the sector and others . |
| 2 | Despite intensive pressure to resign in the aftermath of the serious rioting of late April and early May — itself a product of the acquittal of those officers accused of assaulting King — and police failings which the unrest revealed [ see pp. 38856 ; 38894 ] , King continued to prevaricate until June 8 when he finally agreed to go at the end of the month . |
| 3 | Hartley 's philosophy was in fact an early form of the twentieth-century scheme of mental association known as Behaviourism ( Pavlov 's dogs were taught to salivate at the sound of an electric bell ) , and if writing today he would presumably have compared the brain to a computer . |
| 4 | Public sector workers tried to hit at the state with minimum disruption of services to consumers . |
| 5 | Boys 14 and 15 once tried to sit at the back of the coach but were rapidly sent to the front where , it was said , ‘ they always sat ’ . |
| 6 | It is , however , a very special kind of autobiography , and may be compared to the accounts of their own lives which the early Methodists were expected to write at the time of their reception into the church : in such spiritual autobiographies divine visitations were singled out for special mention as evidences of God 's grace and power ; they were contrasted with laments over sinful behaviour and backsliding , and led to the culminating moment of conversion . |
| 7 | A few years back each golfer used his own collection of chipped and misshapen balls and the caddies were expected to stand at the end of the practice area and collect them . |
| 8 | The man moved to stand at the top of the stairs , barring their way , and then he recognized the young man . |
| 9 | Penry Vaughan ducked his tall head through the doorway and moved to stand at the foot of the bed in the shadows beyond the arc of light from the small lamp . |
| 10 | The goat stopped abruptly and tried to chew at the hem of Mrs Hollidaye 's brown jacket . |
| 11 | Unlike the United States Supreme Court , which can delve deep into the deliberations of the Founding Fathers to try to elucidate what was meant by a particular provision of the Constitution , British courts are not permitted to look at the proceedings of Parliament in order to determine what Parliament really meant . |
| 12 | One only has to look at the woodcuts of Henri II 's entry into Rouen in 1550 — which Mary very probably witnessed — to get a breath-taking impression of the splendour of royal pageantry , with the king himself riding on a chariot of immense size and grandeur , accompanied by heavily caparisoned elephants . |
| 13 | One only has to look at the achievements of David Gower , Monica Seles , John McEnroe and Jimmy White , to mention just a few , to realise that left-handers can excel at their chosen sport . |
| 14 | One only has to look at the halving of the value of the youth training allowance and the way in which young people between the ages of 16 and 18 can no longer claim benefit , including housing benefit . |
| 15 | It follows therefore , does it not , that one has to look at the characteristics of the land you now propose to take out of the greenbelt , in the same way as the land immediately to the north , which you propose should remain . |
| 16 | And I think central government needs to look at the way in which inner cities are being constantly run down and erm problems highlighted and aggravated because of the circumstances . |
| 17 | ‘ No , I want to look at the ponies with Ricky , ’ said Perdita , frantic not to miss a minute . |
| 18 | Firstly I want to look at the idea of partnership . |
| 19 | I want to look at the consequences of replacing these assumptions by two others : that we should concentrate on how mind might develop out of matter ; and that we should view the mind primarily as something which enables action . |
| 20 | I 'm sorry to inflict this on you , Miss Glynn , but I want to look at the contents of the bureau amongst other things and it is better that a member of the family should be present . |
| 21 | All spreadsheets are currently static , in the sense that if you 've got a set of rows and columns and you want to look at the information in a different way , you have to move rows and columns of data around , change formulas — in fact rebuild the entire structure of the model . |
| 22 | It was also suggested that theologians may need to look at the theology of play in order to gain a more positive understanding of the entertainment role of the media . |
| 23 | I do n't even need to look at the drawing for this |
| 24 | The time has come to look at the Treaty of European Union and the philosophy which lies behind it in a little more detail . |
| 25 | She had come to look at the frescos of Sandweg , the frescos that interpreted the story of the Massacre of the Innocents — the slaughter of the male children of Bethlehem at the behest of Herod . |
| 26 | If only one stopped to look at the shape of the garment and the stitch used , it might well be just what we have been looking for ! |
| 27 | If people stopped to look at the borders alongside the house he would be perfectly charming ; if they did n't he would n't bother them . |
| 28 | ‘ We toured the Transport Museum , ’ said Peter , ‘ and Alexander Karaulov and I stopped to look at the autogyro on display . |
| 29 | It 's expected to look at the affect of the closure and what can be done about it . |
| 30 | For more weeks than I care to remember I have been working on a Panorama programme designed to look at the future of the Tory Party , even beyond Thatcherism . |