Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] [pron] at [art] " in BNC.

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1 Standing on that base , felt as solid but as yet unexamined , he can look ahead of him at the task , which is writing , in possession of the means to carry out that task , which is his language , but suddenly that vision is revealed as fantasy .
2 We 'll ride away from them at the walk . ’
3 Swales might , at last , have made a wise decision — if he does not go back on it at the first sign of failure .
4 ‘ I was so afraid you would be hurt , then I found myself wondering if I could trust David or whether he would walk out on me at the first sign of trouble . ’
5 And closing them piecemeal , thinking they can get away with one at a time .
6 I shall come back to them at the end of this chapter , having reviewed the empirical evidence .
7 Erm you can come back to it at the end if you 've done everything else , but there 's something about these that er I think you 're one .
8 Philip and his friends looked on in silence and apprehension , until they saw Alexander turn back towards them at the end of the gallop , and return joyful and triumphant with his success .
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