Example sentences of "[verb] at [art] [noun sg] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd have thought you 'd jump at the chance to have a second shot at the man . ’ |
| 2 | He stopped at the Palace to collect a few things . |
| 3 | ‘ I had , ’ said Rosalind , hurrying in , ‘ but I stopped at the post-office to get a stamp for my letter and it was closed and the wretched stamp-machine was empty . |
| 4 | Outdoors : When a couple of cans of epoxy are not enough Brian Moynahan looks at a contest to find a dinghy that will train and tax the young |
| 5 | Ayling it was who dismissed the dangerous Taylor , caught at the wicket chasing a wide one , and Kent were some way behind the asking rate with only 43 for 2 on the board after 20 overs . |
| 6 | Benjamin stirred and shouted at the slattern to bring a toothpick . |
| 7 | Christmas stockings hung at the fireplace make a simple and traditional decoration |
| 8 | Metropolitan Area Networks could form a market worth $2,000m worldwide by the end of the century , Siemens AG reckons : the company believes that hardware spending on the systems could soar , while customers using the systems could generate a further $10,000m of business : the remarks were made at a conference to announce a £3m order won by GEC Plessey Telecommunications Ltd , in which Siemens owns 40% , to supply metropolitan area equipment to British Telecommunications Plc , Reuter reports . |
| 9 | James R. Silke was to refer to how Warners offered ‘ heroes made from life ’ and Janet Graves has explained how the rigid financial limits imposed at the studio placed a premium on good dialogue and good acting . |
| 10 | Look at the floor put a picture in your mind of what they 're saying and it seems sort of . |
| 11 | A committee may look at the rationale underlying a major aspect of policy , e.g. the investigation of the Treasury Committee into Monetary Policy . |
| 12 | He must have wished he had been there , protected by the Pinkerton security guards employed here , earlier in the week when a messenger arrived at the course to serve a paternity suit . |
| 13 | One of Ken 's aunts had come up in the world and arrived at the cemetery wearing a fur coat which was donned purely and simply to impress the other members of the family . |
| 14 | Not too shattered when they arrived at the cottage to propose a round of Trivial Pursuit . |
| 15 | Suckling at the breast provides a stimulus for the pituitary gland to release prolactin that may have an effect ( through not fully clarified ways ) on ovulation and amenorrhoea . |
| 16 | Faced with growing hostility or boredom over Europe , M Mitterrand threatened at the weekend to hold a referendum if the two parliamentary chambers do not give him a two-thirds majority for constitutional changes . |
| 17 | Honeymoon and silver anniversary couples staying at the Rivoli receive a bottle of sparkling wine . |
| 18 | Of course there was the occasional hiccup , such as when they 'd arrived at the nightclub to see a particularly gorgeous girl whom the Press had linked with Ace in the past . |
| 19 | 5.52am : Cheshire fire brigade is alerted to the fire at ICI 's Lostock site and two fire engines arrive at the scene to see a 1,000 metre smoke plume coming from the building and flames shooting from vents on the roof . |
| 20 | Male cotton leafworm moths fare better , because the first to arrive at the female releases a scent which acts as a jamming signal on its competitors . |
| 21 | Corbett filled the wine cup , drank some himself and then forced the goblet between his servant 's lips , snarling at the porter to bring a blanket . |
| 22 | ‘ PRO-LIFE ’ campaigners pledged at the weekend to launch a ‘ make or break ’ drive to roll back the abortion laws . |
| 23 | The setting is the tea-room of the Ritz and the dress is slinky — a tight black jersey number , split at the side to allow a long , black-stockinged leg to be flourished with full drama . |
| 24 | The happy landowner can then stand at the window smoking a pipe and wave cheerily at the unwelcome hill-walkers , secure in the knowledge that in a few minutes they will be heading back to the car , steam gently rising from them as they blink in distress from behind grisly face-masks of dung . |
| 25 | This loop is then paid out fully , and spread at the groundbase to form a triangle which is securely anchored at two points . |
| 26 | She scraped at the earth covering a brick . |
| 27 | She cut the hair close to the nape of the neck , leaving it long on top to keep it soft and then graduated at the back to create a heavy wedge . |
| 28 | As he passed through a small piazza there was a shout and a boy appeared at a window holding a bulging plastic shopping bag which he let drop to a friend in the street who stood , arms raised to catch it . |
| 29 | In the kitchen she found Veronica cooking and Rodney sitting at the table writing a list . |
| 30 | Emergency teams arriving at the scene found a woman 's body 40 yards from the crossing , at the foot of the embankment . |