Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [to-vb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | These changes , which were just beginning to develop at the end of Marx 's life have thrown into question much of this original Marxist theory and account for the modern debate about whether or not the capitalist state is always ( or ever ) an instrument which defends the interests of the ruling class in a repressive way . |
| 32 | The cracks were already beginning to show at the moment of their greatest triumph . |
| 33 | The requirement of leave gives the court control over the proceedings from the very start , and because the respondent does not have to appear at the leave stage , it is relieved of the need to take any steps to get a weak claim struck out . |
| 34 | One does not have to look at the report which the hon. Member for Gordon has thrown away with such disdain . |
| 35 | The only way out may simply be to mandate a shorter planning period , an alternative the Japanese have demonstrated does not have to come at the expense of quality . |
| 36 | It must be stressed again that this section of the chapter does not attempt to look at the level and nature of racial discrimination in Britain . |
| 37 | Hello seven three one eight , no Roger 's off duty at the moment it 's Chris here erm , he should be , hang on I 'll just have to look at the watch roster and check up on precisely what his movements are , erm just look through tomorrow and I can find the right page in the roster here , er , two thir yeah , he 'll be on tower , so he 'll be in first thing tomorrow from about seven , seven o'clock onwards . |
| 38 | One of the delights of being on holiday is not having to look at the clock . |
| 39 | Dersingham did not bother to look at the man . |
| 40 | I 'm just learning to drive at the moment and I find its more for my independence than any thing else |
| 41 | He had nagged her about why they did not go to live at the School , instead of letting all those other people live there , and at last she told him why . |
| 42 | Ms Weldon , a member of the committee who was not asked to sit at the hearing , described the video as a serious attempt to deal with the bride of Christ notion . |
| 43 | She had just emerged to frown at the Manport , wearing a plain dark coverall that made no concession to dressing up for important company . |
| 44 | You 'll just get to look at the document you ca n't work |
| 45 | It did not seem to matter at the time . |
| 46 | Phelpses built boats , maintained boats , became champion scullers , taught the gentlemen how to scull , and bowed and doffed their caps ‘ below stairs ’ at the clubs before the war when watermen were not allowed to drink at the bar . |
| 47 | At the time I was involved in various things at Philips Records and I asked someone if they knew of anyone who could get David out of his contract , and was told that he knew a man called Tony DeFries who was actually not allowed to practise at the bar — he was a consultant , a trouble-shooter , divorce cases . |
| 48 | Hatch considered him carefully , not bothering to look at the ID card that Cowley had held out for inspection . |
| 49 | The train was at last " on different rails " and Unionists could not fail to rejoice at the disarray on the left , but the different rails might prove more suitable for Trotsky 's " locomotive of History " than for Unionist imperialism . |
| 50 | ‘ I 'm just trying to get at the truth , ’ soothed Blanche . |
| 51 | Signs of the tenacious Selina ambition had already begun to show at the age of 13 when she secured her first job on the Darlington and Stockton Times . |
| 52 | Like a child who can not bear to look at the cupboard where the witch might live , she stared past the bench and its mummified shape . |
| 53 | It was funny , in a Lewis Carroll sort of way , and at least the result was passable , if only as a trade magazine , whereas the woman 's magazine had been beyond a joke and she could not bear to look at the end product . |
| 54 | I just wanted to look at the Earth . |
| 55 | They passed the hill , but she did not turn to look at the graveyard . |
| 56 | I just have to look at the list of this cos I always tend to forget this . |
| 57 | But you just have to look at the chain stores to see how times have changed . |
| 58 | You just need to look at the disaster situation on the Pennine Way . |
| 59 | Boys 14 and 15 once tried to sit at the back of the coach but were rapidly sent to the front where , it was said , ‘ they always sat ’ . |
| 60 | You 're supposed to write the minutes for this meeting on the back of the agenda , now , I know very few people who ever actually do that , er , I always want to look at the agenda when I 'm taking my notes . |