Example sentences of "[verb] at [Wh adv] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't understand why they pose for the tourists , ’ she said , marvelling at how the huge hoods were wired to flare out in soft folds around each tightly wrapped skull . |
| 2 | Hong Kong , Hong Kong , Beats the Chinese Heart , a Viewpoint touring exhibition by Simon Buckley shows the mix of traditional and modern lifestyles in Hong Kong and looks at how the Chinese community has attempted to recreate the atmosphere of Hong Kong in Manchester ( until 2 Mar ) . |
| 3 | In 2 we have looked at how the formal system operates between as well as within sentences ; in 3 we have seen how knowledge of the world ( about cats and gates , for example ) or of the culture ( about social roles and relationships ) enables people to make their language function as they intend and to understand how others do the same to them . |
| 4 | is that tomorrow , when we start getting into planning , prioritizing , looking at where the new diaries and all that sort of stuff . |
| 5 | We begin therefore by considering our current practice , and then looking at how the National Curriculum fits in . |
| 6 | As Bosnia pulls back from the brink of peace , we look at why the Bosnian Serbs rejected the Vance-Owen peace plan , at what the West might do next , and at the possibility now raised of a wider Balkan war |
| 7 | Only stare up at the gaping hole in his cage and feel the terror of the sky beyond and look at where the broken end of the great branch that had fallen spiked out into the wild sky above as if broken part lay about him , its smaller branches and torn bark fretting on the cold wind . |
| 8 | In particular , we will look at why the delinquent response is attractive to working-class male youth . |
| 9 | Let us look at how the full set of English vowels might be analysed in terms of a small number of distinctive features . |
| 10 | It aims to look at how the private sector has and can increase its involvement in local and urban regeneration . |
| 11 | So let's go afloat to look at how the basic boat controls work . |
| 12 | He could only guess at where the angled metal of the sprung bolt might be , and hope that with sufficient working around the card would eventually ease it back . |
| 13 | In the last chapter we looked at how the social institution of marriage has changed at different times in history . |