Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] at the [noun] and " in BNC.

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1 How exciting to look at the costumes and have the impression that one is wearing them , or see one 's own face adorned with the ear-rings on display .
2 One of the strongest indications of class throughout the world came to be the length of time the travellers were prepared to spend at the station and the quantity of baggage which they had with them when they passed through it .
3 For example , if the adult holds an object , such as a doll , in the child 's line of gaze , the child is likely to look at the object and then immediately glance at the adult 's face to check that they are looking at the same thing .
4 Any lawyer who can not find a book will be able to look at the card and see who has taken it .
5 However , thanks to a nervous disorder , Cameron Nielson III was unable to play at the party and , at the last minute , Cameron agreed to step in .
6 ‘ The main danger is ice , which coming down in large floes at the breaking up of a frost , is apt to accumulate at the pillars and exert enormous pressure thereon , ’ he says .
7 The Grant Hall Hotel was next door to Zion United Church where I still spent many weekday evenings in boys ' work , and it was now handy to finish at the church and then cross over to the radio station for the late night shift .
8 Comedian : able to laugh at the tension and blow it away .
9 On the well-defined Teviotdale road they proceeded next morning , and now were able to check at the villages and communities they passed that they were still on Balliol 's route , without the time-consuming searching for tracks .
10 It was already after eleven and he was anxious to finish at the Laboratory and see old Mr. Lorrimer .
11 Faced with this scenario , the plaintiff gave evidence that she was too frightened to sleep at the premises and had not done so since her initial eviction .
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