Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would seem that perhaps browsing at the shelves should not be considered as an alternative to catalogue use ; instead browsing support at the catalogue could bee seen as perhaps improving retrieval effectiveness at the shelves by providing direction or orientation through navigational aids . |
| 2 | He was behind most of the attacks that usually floundered at the hands , feet or body of Lincoln 's inspired keeper Ian Bowling — who played for most of the game with a suspected smashed ankle . |
| 3 | I would n't care to offer advice to gamblers , because I 'm sure that people who bet on horses do things other than purely look at the odds the horse if offered at . |
| 4 | Here was the suggestion of the spreading fan of an eminent Victorian , a beard clotted with high-flown phrases and guilty secretions , a beard of mad power that then faded at the edges into the ineffectualness of a declining constitutional monarchy . |
| 5 | One man with a bristling moustache that almost twitched at the corners cried , ‘ What 's it to be , Bill ? |
| 6 | It would seem that she intended to pull him down — in itself a tall order — and so grabbed at the reins . |
| 7 | It was certainly a spectacular display of what dancers could do with their legs whilst merely marching but the ports de bras were very limited and merely swung at the sides or sprang to attention . |
| 8 | Charles complained of ‘ astigmatism ’ , and exaggeratedly squinted at the matrices , removing and putting back his glasses continually . |
| 9 | So whether it means add or take away or subtract or negative we can sort of forget about it and just look at the signs so if get if we get take away plus three , that will be the same as take away plus three , yeah ? |
| 10 | And just look at the problems which had faced poor Candide . |
| 11 | So be a good chap and just look at the sights , do a little shopping , try to get to a football game … ’ |
| 12 | Previous standing orders had required troops first to order a suspect to halt , then to fire in the air , and finally to fire at the legs , in order to arrest the suspect . |
| 13 | At a certain point , evidently prearranged , for he did n't consult Nenna and hardly glanced at the banks , Richard put about , switched off the engine and hauled it on board . |
| 14 | The leaves are long , narrow and sharply pointed at the tips . |
| 15 | And even looking at the figures we get now , I mean others here will take a great deal of interest , one 's interested in knowing where you 're going and what 's , you 're looking at those figures yourself anyway . |
| 16 | ‘ Dead , ’ said Floy softly , and then looked at the Trees . |
| 17 | II.C. ’ , and then look at the descendants of that category ; or go still higher to ‘ 2 . |
| 18 | In a like manner the force on an electron in an electric field has magnitude and direction but only exists at the coordinates of the electron . |
| 19 | For the first time the pupils did not work in six groups but just sat at the tables as they chose . |
| 20 | 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 . |