Example sentences of "[vb past] at the figure " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour arrived at the figure of 1.25 million Scots living in poverty by combining those on income support , the unemployed , those on low pay and those claiming family credit . |
| 2 | He flicked his own eyes towards the rear seat , and his heart leapt as the black man 's eyes narrowed slightly then glanced at the figure in the back . |
| 3 | Rory stared at the figures on the page , a frown of deep concentration creasing her features . |
| 4 | Jean-Paul stared at the figure . |
| 5 | Pascoe looked at the figures , but the dialling code meant nothing to him . |
| 6 | Erm and when I looked at the figures , we had a greater percentage of institutions and pupils than the other sharer or partner in the process . |
| 7 | Since the Opposition , clearly , try to make the worst of the current figures , would it not give a truer picture if we looked at the figures of only five years back ? |
| 8 | When we looked at the figures we proved that we would n't get any more business because of where people lived and when we tried to push them to Detroit over Amsterdam they would n't have it , people would prefer to drive to Gatwick . |
| 9 | She turned slowly and looked at the figure in the chair . |
| 10 | Bravd and Weasel looked at the figure , now hopping across the road with one foot in a stirrup . |
| 11 | We gazed at the figure in the utmost fascination . |