Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] at the [noun pl] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is quite small , perhaps 125–128cm at the withers and weighing 500–700kg on average . |
| 2 | I ca n't understand what he 's saying , but he 's just shouting at the lights and everything , like he 's real angry about summat . |
| 3 | The next three days were spent not looking at the buildings and architecture of gay Paree but for a mythical Adidas Centre which one of my mates overheard someone talking about in hushed tones in a Liverpool snug . |
| 4 | because he can read the first two books , now how they 'll do it with him , he 'll have to just look at the pictures and he 'll go back to square one , and I 've had him actually writing his words , doing letter formation , A , B , C , D |
| 5 | If you intend to climb a mountain , you do not look at the foothills and worry ; you keep your eyes fixed on the summit , and that way , if you are very lucky and very determined , you may achieve it . |
| 6 | I do not look at the rocks and trees , I am frightened of what they see . |
| 7 | He bent from his great height to take her right hand into his own large one , turned it over to look at the scars and callouses hard manual labour had inflicted on its once pink and white delicacy . |
| 8 | I just look , I just look at the shelves and I look to see what they 've got and |
| 9 | Then I wandered outside to look at the wreaths and the Salvation Army Captain touched me on the shoulder . |
| 10 | ‘ Skinhead ’ had already been used to describe the US marines , but a skinhead crop is not a crewcut , which is close cut at the sides and flat on top . |
| 11 | The letter to a friend left behind after a move could contain thoughts about the way the family have been treated by immigration officials ; the really interesting letter would not just recount memories , but also hint at the dreams and fears , the expectations and terrors of what lies ahead . |
| 12 | Moreover , parasitoids may also feed at the nectaries and then infect insect larvae by oviposition thereafter and , in Inga , this seems effective in control at altitudes where ants are uncommon . |
| 13 | He probably smiled at the dogs and kids and kites the exact same way . |
| 14 | I drew my fingers over my face , tenderly rubbing at the swellings and could well imagine what the scene looked like . |
| 15 | These squares now expand at the corners and erode along the sides , returning to square shape after another doubling of total generations . |
| 16 | A light is continuously shone at the discs and the beam is detected on the other side by a photocell . |
| 17 | Well no not really because erm it , it was a private company as you can understand er , I can I ca n't really explain it everyone seemed to be pulling together you know that was the last thing you thought of , fifth columnists , things like that although it was they used to er , every now and again they used to send government national service officers round to look at the personnel and the structure of the working and if they thought anybody was superfluous to requirements they 'd get the papers soon after to go into the army or the services yeah , yeah , that is true and that happened , used to happen in factories all round the area , it was called the Essential Works Order . |
| 18 | But the legs were cleverly jointed at the knees and the ankles , and the whole was prettily dressed . |