Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [verb] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For this reason , our one-year programme is designed to allow students to take the occupational SVQ at level II in either administration or finance at the same time as the general SVQ at level II in business administration . |
| 2 | Next is the graphic equaliser , also switchable in or out , with a powerful 15 dB of boost or cut at the 7 well-chosen frequency centres of 50Hz , 100Hz , 230Hz , 500Hz , 1kHz , 2kHz and 5kHz . |
| 3 | Lives have been ruined because people have read the wrong books or looked at the wrong pictures . |
| 4 | He let go the clutch , lifted the front wheel and drove at the far bank , sand-spit dead ahead . |
| 5 | I sat with my head between my legs and looked at the dirt-encrusted toenails of the silent Yugoslavian on my left until-'Jennings ' was called from the next room . |
| 6 | ‘ Just a case of first-night nerves , ’ I mutter , unlocking my legs and grasping at the steaming mug.Ruthie Henshall opens tonight in Crazy For You at the Prince Edward Theatre , London . |
| 7 | Even at four in the morning , if he woke during a rare , sleepless night , Dexter liked to brush back the curtains of his bedroom and marvel at the twinkling lights . |
| 8 | She went up to the bedroom and gazed at the old four-poster , hardly noticing the faded splendour of its blue and gold canopy as she scrutinised the decorated wooden frieze that ran along the top . |
| 9 | I saw women dealing with having kids and working at the same time and the kids were happy because of the closeness with their mother . |
| 10 | Frankie narrowed his eyes and squinted at the bloody object lying between her powerful front paws . |
| 11 | He narrowed his eyes and stared at the distant wall of the Tower . |
| 12 | Jaye Davidson wanders into the Ground Floor Bar in Notting Hill and sniffs at the saloon-in-space restyle job with a languid disdain that is only mildly theatrical . |
| 13 | Its many alterations and additions reflect in stone and brick , the looms and busts at the woollen industry . |
| 14 | She slammed back the driving seat and looked at the unfamiliar dashboard with all its foreign signals . |
| 15 | Most importantly , its key objective was to promote openness and trust at the top level , a refreshing contract to the dog-eat-dog approach being bred into far too many managers in this sado-masochistic age . |
| 16 | In her parent 's garden in Brentwood , little Marisa Leicester stood beside her Optimist and smiled at the 30 cameramen . |
| 17 | In a daze of fear and dread at the vast sky that hung above him Creggan looked around at the Cages . |
| 18 | ‘ When travelling in the country , you sense an enormous fear and anger at the present reforms ; in well-healed suburbs , there is approval of the reforms but still a great fear of the random violence they have released . ’ |
| 19 | Despite the lines of exhaustion bracketing his mouth and etched at the outer corners of his eyes , his gaze gleamed dangerously . |
| 20 | At the end of each row was the monitor who marked the attendance which , if regular , entitled you to a Prize at the end of the year , a book chosen from a list by the recipient and presented at the Annual Service on Low Sunday . |
| 21 | I lay there on the couch and shuddered at the very thought . |
| 22 | Inmos Ltd finally launched the long-delayed T9000 Transputer on Friday and hinted at the next generation ‘ Chameleon ’ technology . |
| 23 | Zak raised his eyes vaguely in my direction but it would have been tactless to disrupt the thoughts behind them , so I pressed on forward , traversing the dayniter and the sleeping cars and arriving at the forward dome car . |
| 24 | It only starts counting from the first row of an entry and stops at the last . |
| 25 | Thicker lines are no guarantee of invulnerability , as they can be weakened by a partial cut and snap at the next pull ; equally , they are more expensive ! |
| 26 | One night , she got up and turned on the light and looked at the sweet , bland face of Jesus , the Light of the World , in the picture over the mantelpiece . |
| 27 | The Weasel stepped up to the horse and peered at the dishevelled figure . |
| 28 | All I can do is lie in bed , listening to the howling wind and staring at the grey northern sky . |
| 29 | In any case , most City people put politics to one side and looked at the nascent company as a simple business proposition . |
| 30 | ‘ She could write a little essay on any subject , exactly a slate long , beginning at the left-hand top of one side and ending at the right-hand bottom of the other , and the essay should be strictly according to rule . ’ |