Example sentences of "if [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas the moon can be looked at directly , although its luminosity derives from the sun , the sun itself , if gazed at , blinds man with excess of light . |
| 2 | Look straight ahead as if gazing at a place on a wall . |
| 3 | rack for fucking plates , so I put them away and the best way to do it is if sit at the table , you wash and I 'll dry or I 'll dr you er dry and I 'll wash , well what |
| 4 | It is important not to miss this diagnosis because the disease is potentially fatal but can be cured if resected at an early stage . |
| 5 | Most stains can be removed if treated at once , but dried-on stains can be hard to shift . |
| 6 | if given at the trial , the evidence would probably have had an important influence on the result of the case ; and |
| 7 | Leaving aside the possibility of the parental duty being satisfied by the child being efficiently ( and so on ) educated ‘ otherwise ’ than at school , in view of its relative practical insignificance , parents are under a legal obligation to ensure both that the child receives a proper education and , if registered at school , that s/he attends regularly ( Education Act 1944 , section 39 ) . |
| 8 | The most impressive example is the movement central to the structure and the meaning of the Te Deum , ‘ Tu ad liberandum ’ ( ‘ Thou didst not abhor the Virgin 's womb ’ ) , in which the composer carefully marks the vocal part with many aspirations , accents , ports-de-voix and other ornaments , and the orchestral sound forms a halo around the soprano voice , which , if sustained at the indicated speed ( minim=32 ) creates a remarkable atmosphere of awe and beauty . |
| 9 | Recently , the inducing chemical agents from the vegetal region have been identified and if added at very low doses to isolated animal caps , muscle will develop . |
| 10 | The inhibitory effect of TPA was the same whether it was added 30 or 10 minutes before challenge with histamine at 20°C , but TPA was ineffective if added at the same time as histamine ( Fig 3 ) . |
| 11 | On the one hand towards a more realist approach which is essential but can not go too far because if pursued at other than a meso-scale level is in danger of leading towards natural and biological sciences . |
| 12 | A survey , Young Single Mothers Today , by One Parent Families , ‘ shows that teenage pregnancy results from a complex set of circumstances and motivations , of which housing is only a minor factor , if considered at all , ’ explains Sue Slipman , of One Parent Families . |
| 13 | Outcome , if considered at all , has been narrowly conceived as continuity or breakdown of placement . |
| 14 | As far back as 1949 P. W. Bridgman showed that water would crystallize in a different pattern if frozen at different barometric pressures , a specific pattern being obtained for each barometric pressure . |
| 15 | How often are gender issues , if included at all , confined to one section of the curriculum , never to be raised again in other areas ? |
| 16 | the constituent members make taxable supplies and would be liable to register if looked at as a whole ; |
| 17 | However , even this situation is not ‘ new ’ if looked at over the longer term . |
| 18 | These factors were as follows : ( 1 ) The sales information contained some material which the plaintiff conceded was not confidential if looked at in isolation . |
| 19 | She thought it might as well be Betty and sat down by Finn , because then Betty , even if displeased at her laziness , could not fail to commend her courtesy . |
| 20 | If fed at the same time each day the fish will quickly learn to recognise their owners as a source of food and rise to the surface to be fed . |
| 21 | Many species will , in complete darkness , utter a few snatches of song if disturbed at their roosts . |
| 22 | Every half-minute or so , he peered over at the Loran navigation indicator — as if looking at it would make the numbers showing their position change more rapidly — then glanced up at the sky as if there was something to be divined in the matted darkness that could warn him of approaching doom . |
| 23 | Dereham had in fact considered that he and Catherine were engaged to be married , and this , if revealed at the time , would have invalidated the royal marriage . |
| 24 | The pile of three blocks shown in the drawing would be stable if pushed at from the direction of one of the arrows and very unstable if pushed at from the other direction . |
| 25 | The pile of three blocks shown in the drawing would be stable if pushed at from the direction of one of the arrows and very unstable if pushed at from the other direction . |
| 26 | The invitation to the superpowers , if approved at the Central American summit which opened belatedly here yesterday , could provide a way out of the continuing confrontation between the US and the Sandinistas and ensure free elections in Nicaragua in February . |
| 27 | The invitation to the superpowers , if approved at the Central American summit which opened belatedly here yesterday , could provide a way out of the continuing confrontation between the US and the Sandinistas and ensure free elections in Nicaragua in February . |
| 28 | If approved at the A.G.M. , the final dividend will be paid on 31st July 1991 to those on the register at 11th July 1991 . |
| 29 | If arrived at otherwise , clearly legal redress will be available to any patient who suffers harm as a consequence . |
| 30 | She lowered her head , as if to look at the floor . |