Example sentences of "[to-vb] hard at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible to work hard at a complete system and get very little from it because of interference by other predators . |
| 2 | At the time my idea of manhood was personified as someone who had to work hard at a job he hated in order to support not only himself , but other people whose very existence he resented ; someone who was forever having to make difficult decisions and take frightening initiatives , both of which ended in frustration ; and someone who might be called upon to fight in wars ( National Service was then still in operation ) and kill people . |
| 3 | The door was opened almost immediately by a tiny grey-haired woman , who looked past Collins to stare hard at the two strangers standing behind him . |
| 4 | He urged the Government to look hard at a number of other measures , short and long-term , to improve the position : |
| 5 | Swiss midfielder Alain Sutter was allowed to run hard at the Scottish rearguard , forcing Gough to concede a corner . |
| 6 | To tradition and instinct , de Castelnau could add personal reasons for wanting to hit hard at the enemy ; three of his sons had already laid down their lives for France . |
| 7 | The train had been forced to brake hard at a level crossing to miss a taxi and one of the wheels had been damaged . |
| 8 | He almost missed the turning off the taxiway to the runway and had to brake hard at the last minute . |
| 9 | She hung it up carefully on a big wooden coat hanger and began to brush hard at the dried mud . |
| 10 | There 's a time when you have to strike hard at a decisive moment . ’ |