Example sentences of "[to-vb] what [pron] be [verb] at " in BNC.

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1 And thus the reader has to go more than the usual way he goes to understand what he 's looking at .
2 Jessamy began to realise what he was getting at .
3 She moved closer to see what he was pointing at .
4 I looked out of a window to see what he was looking at , but there seemed to be nothing of great note , only the racegoing passengers streaming off their forward carriages en route to write postcards home from the station .
5 It was difficult to see what she was offering at first but as I took them from her I saw they were credit cards , an Access and a Visa , both made out in the name of Mrs J. A. Scamp .
6 They would visit to see what it was doing at particular times , like haymaking .
7 He seemed to realize what I was getting at at last , and glanced round the ward at all the aged but fascinated faces turned in our direction .
8 Let me try to explain what I am getting at .
9 Then the leader needs to make time for members of the group to say what they are aiming at in their walk with God and to give time for mutual ministry and prayer .
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