Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [to-vb] at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I would consider it my duty to remain at the salon until you had found a suitable replacement for me , ’ she said primly .
2 ‘ It was my task to follow at the rear ! ’
3 She sat down in the chair that Dieter held for her and craned her neck to peer at the book .
4 She turned her head slightly , opening her eyes to gaze at the firm , tanned hands clasping the wheel of the super-charged sports car that Ross had hired earlier that afternoon .
5 And the club committee was given the go-ahead to seek legal advice in their bid to remain at the ground for at least six months under a protected tenancy .
6 The petitioning creditor must prepare for the hearing a list of all those creditors who have given notice of their intention to appear at the hearing and hand it in at the hearing(r6.24) .
7 She raised her weapon to fire at the door .
8 Wide-eyed , her throat suddenly dry , she turned her head to stare at the length of his body .
9 As usual , Queen 's have n't their sorrows to seek at the start of a new season while they wait to see who will turn up for the new University term .
10 Naturally , this did n't affect her competence to teach at the University of Oxford , because until quite recently the place preferred to treat modern languages as if they were dead : this made them more respectable , more like the distant perfections of Latin and Greek .
11 ‘ The parties will all reassert their commitment to sit at the peace table , but most will display a diminished taste for direct negotiations , ’ said Harvey Sicherman of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy .
12 Mother Hilary may well be the one to shed those tears , but she is also a realist who realises that for her daughter to achieve at the sport she loves , she needed to leave home .
13 So too this gnawing of himself like a fox caught in a trap forced to bite off its leg and for pain , every few moments raising its face to howl at the sky .
14 One evening Rosslyn 's horse came up from the paddock as usual for his dinner , but instead of practically knocking her over like he normally did in his enthusiasm to get at the food , he stopped quietly at her side and put his head in her hands , saying non-verbally : ‘ I hurt ! ’
15 The deposed king had announced his decision to return at the end of May , when he committed himself to promoting democracy and announced that he was planning to sponsor an interim multiparty government of national consensus which would include members of the military .
16 The Scottish Sports Council announced today that its Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Mr Ken Hutchison has intimated his decision to retire at the end of November .
17 He opened his mouth to shout at the Thing , and the walls exploded .
18 Contract Director , Bill Freeman , who recently announced his intention to retire at the end of the year , started his carpet career with Stoddard in 1956 .
19 His black eyes flickered , and he drew the monk over by his sleeve to look at the pageant more closely .
20 The Prince shook an admonishing finger at the Rifleman then took out his telescope to stare at the battery of French guns .
21 The early morning mist was lifting above the Great Stukeley lanes to reveal a glorious day as Mr Major arrived with his wife to vote at the village hall .
22 Mr Brocklebank , who had been sent by his wife to look at the house , reported back .
23 The irony is primarily at the expense of Mrs Moreen ( a lady less refined than she would like to appear ) , and secondarily at the expense of Pemberton ( whom we smile at and with over his impotence to get at the information he wants ) .
24 And with close season signing from Limerick , Barry Ryan , also sidelined with a hamstring injury , Derry boss Roy Coyle has n't his sorrows to seek at the moment .
25 After a bit , he took off his debonair jacket and lay back on the bed in a beautiful fluted shirt , much creased , holding her newspaper over his head to look at the article she had been reading .
26 He turned his head to look at the mantelpiece .
27 I helped with the cows and the chickens , and went up on the hills with Mr Parks and his dog to look at the sheep .
28 Here , his unequivocal response to Mrs Hollar 's pleas — " Mrs Hollar , I will do everything I can for him " ( p. 82 ) — is made more emphatic by the fact that he interrupts her in order to say it , and its effect is to affirm his commitment to help at the expense of any considerations for his negative face , a change in priorities which is central to the development in Anderson 's character .
29 The Prince muttered , ‘ Bless you , ’ then stood in his stirrups to gaze at the Lancers through a telescope .
30 ‘ I expected no better , ’ said Herluin bitterly , and took the broken box in his hands to stare at the damage .
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