Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] at the [noun pl] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heathcliff and Hareton stood at the door , laughing , as I shouted at the dogs and tried to get up . |
| 2 | I peered at the labels and too began the Harry , Frank , Charlie , Mabel way . |
| 3 | I looked at the posters and the photographs . |
| 4 | I looked at the pennants and so did he . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , I fell on the gravel , severely grazing my knee and , what was worse , ruining one of my two pairs of stockings — nasty rayon objects which sagged at the knees and cost precious clothing coupons . |
| 6 | Below we include a brief extract from this study which looks at the problems and consequences of conviction for the business , ‘ respectable ’ criminal in comparison to the regular criminal — bearing in mind , of course , that the business criminal is far less likely to be convicted that most other types of criminal . |
| 7 | People wrote in books about a black weight of worry , and they were right , that was just how it felt , a perpetual physical burden which dragged at the shoulders and the heart , denying joy , even destroying , she thought bitterly , their pleasure in Debbie . |
| 8 | The allegation of the defence had to be met and properly dealt with , so the matter would be returned to the justices for them to look at the circumstances and come to a proper determination after they had heard further evidence . |
| 9 | They held Grimma in awe because of the way she shouted at the men and read better than anyone . |
| 10 | She looks at the fighters and curses to herself , ‘ Waste , waste , waste . ’ |
| 11 | The evening will enable you to look at the paintings and sculptures in an atmosphere of unhurried calm : quite a contrast to the frantic activity that precedes the show , as veteran exhibitor Fred Dubery explains |
| 12 | You look at the doors and the windows , yeah |
| 13 | You get the end of season and it 's if you look at the labels and go for the decent labels then you do n't get sort of , quite reasonable quality . |
| 14 | They lack confidence , simple as that and one of the things is that as a group you come in and you probably look at people when you and you look at the trainers and the idea is that early on people can do , can keep some eye contact gon na stare you out but just keeping your eyes and do n't flit away and also when you 're under pressure at this stage his eyes challenge you or something like that , then your eyes go down . |
| 15 | They ate with a shared teaspoon out of the tin and she looked at the sardines and condensed milk now exposed between John Donne and Rosa Luxemburg . |
| 16 | She looked at the photographs and read the papers . |
| 17 | As she explores the vast cathedral-like space with her movements , she marvels at the shapes and lines every part of her body can make to fill the space . |
| 18 | Can can , can we look at the skills and abilities ? |
| 19 | After she has paraded up and down with Gianfranco Ferré , current king of Dior , pointing out various details on his work , we look at the sketches and ask to see dress number 59 . |
| 20 | So before we proceed further it is important that we look at the units and measurement of temperature , pressure and volume . |
| 21 | Father , we are thankful for the work that has been completed on the church building and we rejoice at the skills and abilities that have made it possible . |
| 22 | I would prefer it if er we looked at the criteria and the policy itself , but take useful information from this if if need be . |
| 23 | Now we looked at the graphs and that should dictate in general that demand will go down . |
| 24 | We looked at the gains and losses ( the pleasure and pain ) associated with the process of detachment from one job and attachment to another . |
| 25 | And he took two boards and fitted them to the body , one to the breast and the other to the shoulders ; these were so hollowed out and fitted that they met at the sides and under the arms , and the hind one came up to the pole , and the other up to the beard ; and these boards were fastened into the saddle , so that the body could not move . |
| 26 | The pictures in the book are a useful stimulus because they hint at the disasters and yet allow the children to flesh out the world of the carpenters , the gardeners , the cooks , the soldiers , the furniture makers ( perhaps using small pieces of fabric to indicate who they are ) . |
| 27 | Harriet noticed her looking at the groceries and said cheerfully , ‘ I took one of those cordon bleu cookery courses . |
| 28 | Wrapped in lace and linen , they stared at the women and girls forbidden to enter the sanctuary . |
| 29 | They looked at the passports and then started to walk down the aisle , pointing their guns at the passengers . |
| 30 | We shall begin our investigation of how causative verbs interact with the infinitive in English by looking at the contrast between make and cause because , although these two verbs seem quite similar in meaning , they are not followed by the same form of the infinitive : ( 134 ) While most enzymes can not make a reaction occur that would not take place in their absence , they speed up reactions so that they occur at the temperatures and other conditions which prevail within living organisms . |