Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no trim , mixture , flaps , prop control or gyros to worry about , so with a final tug at the harness , one can only glare balefully at the JAP again , decide that it has kept going thus far and may therefore be relied upon to continue doing so for a few minutes longer , and prepare to commit aviation . |
| 2 | A wash and brush up keeps the wheels in good shape … but sometimes mechanics can only sratch away at the problem . |
| 3 | One party can only do well at the expense of another , in competition for resources , recognition etc . |
| 4 | It was the last day of shooting and they did n't need us till nine o'clock that morning , so Keenan [ Wynn ] and me went over to the bar and had a couple there and I said , ‘ You know , Keenan , it 's gon na be a long hot day so we 'd better stop off at the drug store and buy a jug . ’ |
| 5 | Er but again y'know I could in theory provide some handouts for you which you could perhaps pick up at the end of the er of the lecture from the front or even have available in a general office for you , okay ? |
| 6 | It reflects some current concerns , and also questions which do not arise specifically at the moment , but which we ought to realise may arise in the future . |
| 7 | 624 ( see above , p. 41 ) , he did not do so at the court of the king of the eastern Angles but at that of the still-powerful Eadbald , king of Kent , whom he seems to have continued to treat with considerable respect . |
| 8 | But a bowler who does not break down at the end of every other over and who can finish each season with an average around the 25 mark would be worth his weight in gold now . |
| 9 | By definition they do not look backwards at the kinds of demographic transformations with which various societies have already coped . |
| 10 | These Koi may not look much at the time you part with your cash , but then , certain varieties never show their full potential until they are mature . |
| 11 | Certainly Mr Lamont did not perform well at the hustings ; arguably his Budget last month did not in retrospect maximise the opportunities , limited though they were . |
| 12 | When the train had gone , she said , ‘ We 'll just call in at the grocer 's , dear . ’ |
| 13 | Tommaso did not call again at the farm that leave , and after the Easter holidays , Davide went back to Rupe for the short summer school term before the dog days drove most people indoors to keep cool , and some venturesome spirits down to the coast , to the white sand beaches at Dolmetta and Tirrani , where sea bathing was just becoming popular among adults . |
| 14 | If eclecticism is to be a matter of principle , it can not apply independently at the level of operational technique : it must apply at the level of appraisal which techniques will make variably operational in the manner previously discussed . |
| 15 | The dog leaped at the closest man who , encumbered with carbine and sword , could not cut down at the beast , then Sharpe 's mare slammed into the Frenchman 's horse and the big sword slashed down at the Dragoon . |
| 16 | Such an objective would be ill-founded if the process of integration did not aim also at the Community 's complete monetary integration which can only be achieved through the establishment of a European currency union . |
| 17 | Now , almost a year to the day later the show will finally go ahead at the Frank Matcham designed theatre . |
| 18 | A stroke does not come suddenly at the age of 75 or 80 and finish life . |
| 19 | " The Four Points were the most celebrated diplomatic achievement of the Crimean war " , but did not seem so at the time they were agreed because Nicholas had just begun withdrawing his forces from the Danubian Principalities . |
| 20 | In paragraphs two onwards , I give the names of the local governments staff commission , erm , what their statutory it is , and can I just point out at the bottom of the page , paragraph five , please remember that the staff commission is advisory and it has in itself no mandatory powers . |
| 21 | If one did not sit down at the table there would be a gap , an empty space that would spoil the symmetry of the host 's table . |
| 22 | ‘ Let's just check in at the hostel first , OK ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ It is to Foinavon 's eternal credit that he did not refuse either at the melee when he had every excuse to or when he was out on his own especially when he was tiring , ’ Buckingham said . |
| 24 | Children who have a good general understanding of sound-symbol relationship , even if they do not spell well at the moment , are , as Margaret Peters says , " well on their way " to becoming good spellers . |
| 25 | But , says his co-worker Dr David Morgan , if Allison thought that this was due to the production of free-oxygen radicals , ‘ He certainly did not say so at the time . ’ |
| 26 | He did not turn in at the door of number thirty-seven , however . |
| 27 | Indeed , musicians argue amongst themselves as to preferred gauges in any one set , so the blame does not lie entirely at the manufacturers ' door . |
| 28 | ‘ A football club does not close down at the end of a playing season . |
| 29 | We can always finish up at the Boar if things do n't improve . ’ |
| 30 | To her credit , she tried very hard not to even once look over at the table , though she was being subjected to the constant tinkle of happy laughter , which made her think Matthew must be at his witty best . |