Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , I c I was fortunate to be able to carry on at the same place . |
| 2 | If they are to be more than mere training , then a process of informed reflection has to go on at the same time . |
| 3 | Eddie was staring at her with eyes as hard as granite but all she said was , ‘ You 'll have to go in at the front door . |
| 4 | No need for us all to go in at the deep end . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The ambition is certainly not to go along at the existing size , growing by 5 per cent a year . |
| 6 | Three times through the winter , Cascade had been within days of being fully formed , only to fall down at the last minute . |
| 7 | He said , ‘ I 'm going to pull in at the next layby . |
| 8 | ‘ They 're going to come in at the far end . ’ |
| 9 | He was intended to come down at the wrong moment , disappear , do the same again , then go shooting through the roof when the mechanics of the wire go wrong . |
| 10 | It is possible to jump in at the deep end , buy a farm , and teach yourself , learning by your mistakes . |
| 11 | If it is too drastic to jump in at the deep end with such a sweeping change , why not try it out in experimental matches , festival or night matches ? |
| 12 | And as Cram prepared to jump in at the deep end with a clash against Olympic 10,000m champion Khalid Skah in the BUPA International Festival of Running , race organiser Brendan Foster tipped his pal to rekindle memories of his glory days in his new event . |
| 13 | Not wanting to jump in at the deep end , I hired the school the day before and went with Karen , a friend who wanted to give her experienced but spooky horse an indoor schooling session . |
| 14 | Like thoroughbred horses chafing at their bits before an important race , they are liable at any moment to sprint off at a hundred miles an hour in the wrong direction . |
| 15 | It hit it hit Ian Stringfellow last week and caused Nicky Platten now to pull out at the last minute last night . |
| 16 | It is very distressing to find out at a later date that you have made a mistake which can cost you dearly . |
| 17 | The counsellor made it clear that if they wanted to come back at a later stage , they would be welcome . |
| 18 | Well we went into the Rifle Brigade Barracks at Winchester and used to work out at a big house outside of Winchester so we had to march out there and then at the time of Dunkirk , they were looking for places to put all the soldiers that they 'd brought and er , we were cleared out of Barnet , er out of Winchester Barracks and posted up to Nottingham and we worked in the factory , which was taken over by the Army then and erm , and then whilst there , I suppose that was about nineteen what , about nineteen fo coming up to nineteen forty two , they decided to have a recheck or rethink on medicals , so we were all subject to another medical and they put me back to A one and says , right we 're getting rid of all A one personnel out of the Pay Corp , you have a choice Royal Army Ordnance Corp or the Royal Artillery . |
| 19 | Now the deal looks likely to go through at a whopping $7.5 billion , about $110 a share . |
| 20 | Charlton had the decency to colour up at the bare-faced plugs for his product that the worthy representing British Gas had been able to lever into his opening peroration . |
| 21 | Linearity appeared to fall off at the -90dB level , not of much concern , and there was a small amount of high frequency hash in the output at -78dB . |
| 22 | Moving back to the bridge , she halted for a moment to stare down at the sluggish water , and the wavering reflection thrown back at her made her feel like weeping forever . |
| 23 | ‘ Yes , I most certainly do ! ’ he told her before turning back to stare down at the flushed features of his wife . |
| 24 | Ellie said nothing , deciding to stare down at the polished wood floor instead . |
| 25 | As a patient bandaged from head to foot , Crawford had to deliver only one line , but he forgot it , lifted the bed sheet to look down at a prompt card and uttered the immortal words , ‘ Have you seen this , nurse ? ’ |
| 26 | He had , as Dalgliesh knew , grudgingly respected Kate 's ability to look down at the butchered bodies in St Matthew 's vestry and not be sick , but he had n't liked her the better for it . |
| 27 | Broussac , on our way home , stopped to jeer in at the lighted windows of Master Ferrebourg 's office . |
| 28 | When a colleague had some treatment , a tape was played and he was made to look up at the highest point of the ceiling . |
| 29 | After a few moments he began walking , pausing once to look up at the grand facade of the Shelbourne . |
| 30 | And now , I I almost felt empty when she died , and I did n't have anybody to care for that really needed me all the time so I I , wanted to help out at a local dementia centre to try and make up for it and to pass on |