Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] at the [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His black eyes flickered , and he drew the monk over by his sleeve to look at the pageant more closely . |
| 2 | Gabo , Moore and Hepworth took sections and punched holes to get at the space within . |
| 3 | In this case , sometime before we reached Ixyphal , she had gone back to the storage and cargo area to look at the sculpture again , murmuring things like ’ masterpiece ’ and ’ magnificent ’ and the usual art-appreciation noises that people murmur . |
| 4 | It was n't just the fact that she was going to have to make her umpteenth phone call , asking the electrical repair man to call at the apartment yet again , which was so deeply depressing ; her own personal life — like that of the antiquated air-conditioning system — seemed to keep breaking down just when she was hopeful of a permanent repair . |
| 5 | As they do not actually devour the tissue but merely pierce through the skin to get at the sap inside , the problem of making contact can become a little more difficult . |
| 6 | 3 It hopes to allow , and induce , students to work at the pace best suited to them as individuals , rather than having to proceed at the standard class rate . |
| 7 | If you have any problems with this , it would be a good idea to work at the phrasing aurally , by listening closely to the record . |
| 8 | Each of the five judgments rambles over the territory in what can only be called a head-scratching way , making it impossible for the consumer of the judgment to know at the end just what the law is held to be , except negatively , and then only negatively on a few points . |