Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] at the [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hyperactive and overactive young children often can not concentrate long enough to sit at the table and so teaching this is a very important part of learning to control them generally . |
| 2 | She was working on the two o'clock to ten o'clock shift at the factory and on the Tuesday morning was up early to do some ironing , then she began to prepare the midday meal for herself and her mother and father , and Aunt Carrie who was visiting them . |
| 3 | Er no I think it wa I think it was our , our mistake er , there was there were sixteen of us there and seven of us had sort of clubbed together looked at the menu and it 's it 's fifteen ninety five , to , the rich main course banquet |
| 4 | First , they cleared away the living grasses that valiantly pushed at the surface and then the dried stuff from the previous year . |
| 5 | Once at the Tate , they usually had time only to look at the sea and river pieces , the Turners and the Whistlers . |
| 6 | You have only to look at the shape and solidness of a barbel to see where he gets his speed and power . |
| 7 | Chairman , if , if I may and it is just basically to look at the recommendation and wonder you know perhaps if we 've got it the right way round er that 's all , where we 're saying er there are certain things still outstanding wh which we would need to re-relate before er issuing er general conformity notices I understand b but we 're almost taking that they 're going to do that without any doubt , now I do n't know maybe there are things not said in this report which are well understood , but and members of are quite happy to accept erm er s some more more changes to , to the local plan so that it does conform with with the structure plan , but I just wondered whether round the wrong way . |
| 8 | I do n't remember the paper I only look at the front and the back on a Friday , well pick it up and have a look |
| 9 | The child also needs to learn that food is only offered at the table or in the high-chair . |
| 10 | ’ We can only guess at the pain and stress those animals suffered . |
| 11 | and er there 's enough to do at the front and the back . |
| 12 | Holding the cow 's tail he leaned on the hairy back and , empty-eyed , blew smoke from the pipe which like most farmers at a cleansing he had prudently lit at the outset And of course , since the going was heavy , it just would happen that the job took much longer than usual . |
| 13 | Long hair has been gently backcombed at the crown and softly curled for a natural effect . |
| 14 | Jorge suddenly appeared at the door and Maggie did not wait to hear any answer ; she walked out of the room , scooping up her bag and swinging it over her shoulder , quite satisfied that this time Felipe de Santis had come off worst . |
| 15 | ‘ For instance , as far as nature and wildlife is concerned , there are parks , nature reserves , wildlife centres , aquariums , beaches and waterfalls that are not only aimed at the tourist but at local people too , ’ he added . |
| 16 | Catering services do not exist at the beck and call of an immature , over-wealthy child . ’ |
| 17 | The analyses of both Cockburn and Dearlove imply a relationship between business and local government which did not exist at the time and could not easily be generated , whatever the ambitions of civil servants in the departments of central government , or of individual chief executives . |
| 18 | Mrs Lynch added : ‘ What I can not understand is why the bag was not checked at the mortuary or the police station ? ’ |
| 19 | An analogue watch user will just glance at the timepiece and say , ‘ … it 's about a quarter to five ’ . |
| 20 | Given any example of a classic scientific theory , whether at the time of its first proposal or at a later date , it is possible to find observational claims that were generally accepted at the time and were considered to be inconsistent with the theory . |
| 21 | And there was his behaviour since their father 's death : odd little things she had scarcely noticed at the time but now they began to acquire significance in her mind . |
| 22 | I think I must be not looking at the list or not reading half the stuff . |
| 23 | It was not held , and the decision does not involve , that when a body of trustees receive income of the trust estate not taxed at the source and proceed to distribute it among beneficiaries , they are not assessable to Income Tax and are bound to pay over the income to the beneficiaries without deduction , leaving it to the Revenue to pursue the beneficiaries . |
| 24 | Any judgment or order made against a party in his absence , ie where he does not appear at the hearing and a judgment or order is made against him , " may " be set aside , and if on the facts a refusal would involve a miscarriage of justice , the judge " must " grant the application — See Note " Discretion to set aside " under Ord 37 , r 2 ) . |
| 25 | Significantly , however , this ritual was not allowed to take place within the sacred precincts : the animal was burned whole ‘ outside the camp ’ , its blood was not offered at the altar but burned along with the carcass , and the officiating priest was required to cleanse himself after the sacrifice . |
| 26 | A police car finally arrived at the scene and officers spoke to the motorist . |
| 27 | did they , or did they just like , did they just look at the colour and the shape of it , and the style of it ? |
| 28 | all different meanings of the wor but can you not just look at the dictionary and read the dictionary ? |
| 29 | And I had one rehearsal of two Bach pieces which were really difficult and I was com , feeling completely frantic during the break in rehearsal , and went over to look at the music and some fellow called Don bounded over to me and said , oh you ca n't be you know you sh ca n't be looking at that now , ba , la dee da dee da ! |
| 30 | ‘ Men just look at the roof and the brickwork . |