Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] at [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is easy to sneer at the credulous pilgrims . |
| 2 | The ravens , uninvited guests , must be content to scramble at the outer edges , snapping up any morsels the vultures accidentally drop . |
| 3 | They sat together , in the small-sized chairs brought up by Balor , and ate their breakfasts and told one another was n't this the finest meal ever and would they all look at the roasting oxen , because it was a long time , well it was years , really , since any of them had seen such a sight . |
| 4 | Thus , owners who were forced to sell their land to public authorities considered themselves to be very badly treated in comparison with those who were able to sell at the enhanced prices resulting in part from planning restrictions on other sites . |
| 5 | As well as identifying the contributory causes of a specific disaster , it is important to look at the positive actions taken afterwards . |
| 6 | Others , particularly those trained at the aforesaid establishments , absolutely loathed the sight of him and loved to recount his various gaffes and bêtises from time to time . |
| 7 | An interesting fact of large industrial organizations is that there is always a nearly unanimous clarity amongst those involved at the lower levels on who it is who is actually keeping the thing going , because in every organization somebody is . |
| 8 | I gaze at the unopened books with dead eyes , and the pack of cards is as uninviting as yesterday 's milk . |
| 9 | The first looks at the mixed feelings children have after they have disclosed . |
| 10 | Behind her the two seats were empty , a troublous reminder of where Eddie and Laura had sat side by side when the coach had first set off from Heathrow Airport … had first arrived at the eastern outskirts of Oxford . |
| 11 | But he was too proud to plead at the right doors . |
| 12 | To illustrate further the significance of the Rasakumbha , it is necessary to look at the traditional teachings surrounding the Sanskrit words ‘ Rasa ’ and ‘ Kumbha ’ . |
| 13 | In order to understand their significance and the ways in which money supply can be controlled , it is first necessary to look at the various types of account in which money can be held and at the various financial institutions involved . |
| 14 | There were undoubtedly much larger herds of wild asses in the past and as for black and white markings being impossible on shaggy , cold-country coats it is only necessary to look at the shaggy-coated skunks and pandas to see that this is really not a problem . |
| 15 | Lot number twenty four Lot number twenty four there 's Lot number twenty four showing at a hundred pounds , one hundred pounds and ten , twenty one thirty to my right a hundred and thirty offered . |
| 16 | She spotted Adam almost as soon as she entered the club , but though he was sitting only a short distance away with a stocky sandy-haired man she did n't recognise , it took her some time to reach his table , since she was obliged to stop at every few strides to talk to customers . |
| 17 | Perhaps we should not be so ready to sneer at the Close Brethren who deny unbelievers access to their domestic table , when we often do not share our holy table with believers . |
| 18 | Section 16.2 looks at the key institutions and their role in the UK financial system . |
| 19 | The next morning , the 9.15 came out of the tunnel and the old gentleman put down his newspaper , ready to wave at the three children . |
| 20 | He felt a throbbing strain at the outer corners of his eyes , and pressed them with his finger-tips . |