Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not need to look at the single shelf of books to know they would have titles like A Pilot 's War Memoirs or Regiments of the Burma Campaign . |
| 2 | Of Charles Hutton : ‘ For the accommodation of such gentlemen and ladies as do n't choose to appear at the public school , I propose ( at vacant hours ) to attend them in their own apartments . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't want to think about that , I do n't want to look at the actual scene , I 've got over it , have n't I ? … the way she died … and all that went before . |
| 4 | Do n't torture yourself with feelings of inadequacy because you ca n't even begin to guess at the correct pronunciation of Abhainn Coire Mhic Nobuil . |
| 5 | At a running start you should plan to start at the downwind end . |
| 6 | At the second attempt she made the connection and heard the telephone begin to ring at the other end . |
| 7 | But why stop to wonder at the very point where cause for wonder really begins ? |
| 8 | Well I think we 'll have to re-look at the whole question of village envelopes in certain cases , where it is decided that low cost housing is desirable , and see if in some way , they can encourage the farmer to make land available so that he can make some money which he badly needs at the moment , as agriculture 's going through one of the biggest depressions it 's been through for years . |
| 9 | The old slate quarry here is one of the largest man-made holes in Britain , and such is the fascination that holes in the ground exercise on the mind of man that there are special viewing platforms where visitors may stand to gape at the awesome chasm . |
| 10 | As for magic , which readers of Frazer 's The Golden Bough might suppose to lie at the very centre of the anthropologist 's interests , I can only say that , after a lifetime 's career as a professional anthropologist , I have almost reached the conclusion that the word has no meaning whatever . |
| 11 | ‘ I think it may have more to do with my age — but I do feel I have got four or five years more at the top level in the game and I would love to perform at the top level of the Premier League . |
| 12 | ‘ It is n't the weather for sightseeing , but he might care to look at the old Adlon hotel . ’ |
| 13 | She could not bear to look at the fallen doll in white satin and tulle . |
| 14 | It will soon learn to walk at the right pace . |