Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] [adv] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before she undressed , Nicandra pulled back the window curtains , cold as glass in her hands , and stood between them to look out at the changed world . |
| 2 | I hope that this series of articles may have encouraged you to look again at the various stitch patterns which your machine can produce . |
| 3 | No wonder the ‘ troops on the ground ’ are cynical , for they know ‘ real work ’ is for young officers and is something to leave behind at the first opportunity ! |
| 4 | I was confident I could wear her down eventually , but I certainly never expected her to come across at the first time of asking . |
| 5 | Of course I asked him to look carefully at the locked room , but we did n't find anything important . ’ |
| 6 | Mr Trippier , who was said to be expressing the views of his constituents , wrote to Mr Kenneth Clarke on November 24 asking him to look again at the original 6.5 per cent pay offer , saying it was not fair . |
| 7 | She wanted him to stop yet at the same time wanted him to go on in the hope that the lovely sensations would begin again . |
| 8 | But the task of clearing hundreds of tips was too much for them to take on at the last minute . |
| 9 | This has forced us to look afresh at the regular London days and , with the prompting of a number of the most regular attenders , we have decided to drop the June day , which in recent years has had a low attendance . |