Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] at [art] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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1 | It was better to stand out at the beginning than to go in with the expectation that he would soon have to provoke a further crisis by resignation . |
2 | All turned to look back at the door as the footsteps approached on the flagstones . |
3 | Have you got a spare T'shirt to put on at the end if it gets cold ? |
4 | In Wales , the ‘ derwyn corp ’ , is the name given to a large , ghostly bird which flies around a house where there is sickness , stopping only to tap loudly at a window if the patient is to die . |
5 | His oarsmen held his great galley back off the beach , ready to leave again at a word as Eachuinn Odhar leaped thigh-deep to surge ashore , energetic and agile almost as in his youth , and much more dangerous . |
6 | Lofoten was chosen for this first large raid because it offered a chance to hit back at the enemy as well as such economic targets as the destruction of fish oil supplies , which might impair German manufacture of nitro-glycerine and would reduce supplies of vitamin A and B capsules issued to German troops . |
7 | They also do n't like wind rock so in a , an exposed position young plants do really need more staking than you 'd probably give a bush because they tend to rot off at the roots if they grow around a lot . |
8 | Sadly , in the second half , the play begins to fall apart at the seams as Harwood attempts to combine comedy with more serious themes . |