Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Recently , I tried to cancel my appearance at a benefit as my pianist was ill .
2 ‘ Well , I felt dreadful about it , and one morning I went to see my godfather at the Admiralty and begged him to get me into the Navy .
3 I would turn down an Oscar to see my boy at a baseball game or my girl at a song recital .
4 The limit to which the RCM was prepared to go in this matter was revealed in March 1939 , when Grunpeter was told that his salary was to be held to £2 a week , a sum ‘ which will make it impossible to continue my work at the camp as resident minister ’ .
5 To meet her couturier at the Hilton .
6 Among the painted sculptures from the first decade of his activity as an abstract artist are ‘ Midday ’ ( 1960 , MOMA , New York ) , ) , ‘ Prairie ’ ( 1967 , NGA , Washington ) and ‘ Early One Morning ’ ( 1962 ) which the Tate Gallery was persuaded to loan only after Caro had agreed to supervise its restoration at the end of the exhibition .
7 In the Lancashire Ladies League last year 's winners Liverpool have beaten Marple 5-0 to establish their position at the top .
8 DEPORTIVO Coruna underlined their Spanish championship aspirations by thrashing Real Sociedad 5-1 yesterday to consolidate their position at the top of the league .
9 Drawing on an earlier record of municipal activity and labour representation , it was able to consolidate its position at a time of hope for a new future by an active fusion of Labour Party , trade union and cooperative effort .
10 I agree with Eldon Snyder and Elmer Spreitzer that : ‘ Like all of education , physical education should provide opportunities for students to try their hand at a variety of activities as sources of possible self-realization .
11 But Cecil 's string was struggling to find its form at the time and Rainbow Lake could manage no better than a modest sixth to subsequent Derby fourth Cairo Prince .
12 Changed , he returned into the lounge to find her standing at the window again , as if watching for the assassin 's return .
13 Arguments of this kind normally started from the assumption that the powers of Europe were still in a ‘ state of nature ’ with respect to each other and that each of them was engaged , consciously or not , in a ceaseless struggle to increase its influence at the expense of its neighbours .
14 It did n't take long for Bangor to increase their lead at the start of the second half , McCartney rifling a shot home after 48 minutes following an excellent build up involving McCallan and Surgeon .
15 In 1984 he married a French woman , and the following year travelled to France to try his hand at the colour photography which seemed so popular in European magazines .
16 Despite pleas from his mother , Jackie was next to try his hand at the sport .
17 Isabelle and Eric 's idea of a good night is to listen to music together or for Eric to write his poetry at the coffee table .
18 ‘ I promise you , Ranulf , I will think on the matter , ’ Athelstan replied , trying to hide his amusement at the thought of St Erconwald 's full of tarry-hooded rat-catchers , all looking like Ranulf .
19 We think it 's one of the best deals around , offering you the chance to secure your holiday at a value for money price .
20 ‘ Which is why you decided to try your hand at a kind of modelling that would pay better , ’ he said .
21 The duty of this Committee is confined to considering " the position of English " in our whole educational system , which of course includes , and in our reference expressly stated to include its position at the Universities .
22 This year 38pc of students at the college 's six ‘ partner ’ high schools in Birkenhead have elected to continue their education at the college .
23 His orders were obeyed by more than 450 competitors but about 30 — they were apparently reluctant to lose their position at the head of the race - steeplechased over the two closed barriers and carried on running .
24 As you are aware , section 225 of the Act provides for certain laws to lose their effect at the end of 1979 , and a recent circular has been issued by the Secretary of State in this connection .
25 The devaluation of sterling was accompanied by a grudging American agreement that Britain should be allowed to limit her European responsibilities in order to preserve her role at the centre of the Sterling Area .
26 Have to visit my mum at the weekend , thought Catriona .
27 The sharks seemed less intimidating , so I gulped a lung-full of air and flapped like crazy in an effort to regain my position at the bottom of the tank , clutching my hair-brush and trying to control miles of floating red chiffon .
28 The intention was to provide an incentive to owners to sell their land at a price which took account of the developer 's liability to pay the ( reduced ) charge .
29 Leaning on me , she had an arm free to wave her stick at the horizon .
30 She stepped on to the train , allowing one minor satisfaction to screen her anxiety at the absence of a major one .
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