Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could almost imagine the door opening and Isabelle coming in to sit down at the dressing-table with its pretty antique tortoiseshell and silver toilet set , humming softly as she loved to do . |
| 2 | Nothing is more infuriating than reading about something that appeals to you , only to find out at the end that you are not eligible . |
| 3 | Bending forward , she trailed her mouth delicately across the bridge of his nose to his cheek , then down to hover tantalisingly at the corner of his mouth . |
| 4 | It is not enough to switch off at the mains supply . |
| 5 | It is not enough to switch off at the mains supply or at the project 's on/off switch . |
| 6 | In summary , I am looking for a jacket which is wind and water proof , breathable , looks respectable enough to turn up at the office in , and offers conspicuity . |
| 7 | He had n't rung to make an appointment , better to turn up at the door and press the bell like any other cheapskate private detective . |
| 8 | The youth moved in to stay temporarily at the manse but a crisis occurred and he committed suicide . |
| 9 | ‘ Good heavens , ’ he said softly , squatting down to peer closely at the canvas , ‘ that 's the — What a pity it 's damaged . ’ |
| 10 | Horses are sensible enough to shy away at the sound of a hiss . |
| 11 | And yet the impact on us is considerable , and I 'm seriously wondering whether the major spending committees ought not to look again at the budgets that they 're erm , and I 've discussed this with , and obviously education is the big problem , but er , I 'm not convinced that erm , the sums of money which we 're being asked to pay out , not be taken from the education budget without too dra drastic an effect on the school . |
| 12 | She had n't got this far nor worked this hard just to give up at the thought of some sort of opposition . |
| 13 | Paul Dixon put Leeds ahead but Leigh came back well and snatched the lead when scrum-half Stuart Pugsley chipped through to touch down at the side of the posts for Tanner to improve . |
| 14 | Another point for them to remember is not to speak directly at the microphone but to aim instead just over the top of it ; this is to reduce the pick-up of breath noises and the distortion of plosive consonants . |
| 15 | The girl later admitted she made the story up to get back at the teacher for punishing her boyfriend . |
| 16 | I am pleased at the progress on that issue , but may I ask the Minister now to look urgently at the decision to allow a Scottish ferry company to run the ferry between Rathlin and Ballycastle ? |
| 17 | She refused outright to live here at the château . |
| 18 | Sitting DUP councillor Gardiner Kane boosted his vote dramatically to romp home at the head of the poll in the Ballycastle ward . |
| 19 | Sharpe stepped a pace forward to look down at the map . |
| 20 | She swung round to stare wordlessly at the driver of the utility truck , who now leaned nonchalantly in the doorway . |
| 21 | She opened them again to peep briefly at the signature . |
| 22 | It 's too far from anywhere to lift out at the confluence . |