Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] at [art] great [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Li Yuan stood with his father at the centre of the viewing circle , looking down at the great globe of Chung Kuo , one hundred and sixty thousand li below .
3 Looking up at the great leather bag of water and the funnel to be inserted into her mouth , the murderess had said , ‘ What , all that water for poor little me ? ’
4 Look up at the Great Tower which was built by the sons of Peter Parler in 1396 : -1406 , with a Renaissance gallery by B. Wohlmut , 1560–2 .
5 Early on an August Saturday morning they set off at a great pace on the west side of the reservoir with the intention of following the ten mile bridleway right round the reservoir to a pub , where they planned to arrive two hours after opening time .
6 We all stared up at the great tower which soared six storeys above us .
7 He looked up at the great tower soaring above him .
8 In a cup of tea , the particles whizz round at a great rate ; in the mantle the flow is so slow that it would be barely perceptible over the course of a human lifetime .
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