Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let's jump in at the deep end — literally . |
| 2 | This means that even if there were events before the big bang , one could not use them to determine what would happen afterward , because predictability would break down at the big bang . |
| 3 | Second hurdle , managed it a bit better , gave him the signal three strides from the jump , felt him lift off at the right time , felt his assurance flow back and his faith in me revive , even if provisionally . |
| 4 | ‘ You mean if he does n't show up at the right time the opportunity wo n't occur again ? ’ |
| 5 | I would have tried to ask Dudley Wood , secretary to the RFU , but he did n't show up at the new kit 's launch … |
| 6 | On this day , her mother always took an interest in the weather and the direction of the wind , and almost every year would look out at the white-capped waves and mutter about how the wind and sea looked much the same as it had on the day she lost her Sam . |
| 7 | Stand in the bar and you can look out at the full expanse of San Antonio running around the bay and watch the ferries plying to and from the very centre of town to the landing stage only 50 metres away . |
| 8 | The hon. Gentleman should look back at the Labour party 's record in government before he starts to criticise ours . |
| 9 | He did n't look back at the sudden commotion behind him and , when a shadow passed over him , merely gibbered weakly and tried to burrow into the horse 's mane . |
| 10 | Rachaela made herself look back at the white face of her child . |
| 11 | By the way , Piper , ’ he continued , ‘ why do n't you sleep over at the big house ? |
| 12 | The alarm may go off at the wrong times and this can be very irritating but the fault can be capitalized on and the child encouraged to get up and go to the lavatory anyway . |
| 13 | 1 am , Bath : As in Richmond and Barnes , there are few Labour voters left in Bath for the Liberal Democrats to squeeze and Chris Patten , clinging to a majority of only 1,412 , hopes Labour 's vote will go up at the Liberal Democrats ' expense . |
| 14 | ‘ Look , May , ’ he said , ‘ if you 're not careful you 'll end up at the funny farm the way you 're going on . ’ |
| 15 | Admission rates were £4 for adults , £concessionary , with further concessionary rates of £10 for a family ( 2+2 ) and a ‘ bring a pensioner ’ scheme whereby anyone bringing a pensioner ( or a child ) could get in at the concessionary rate . |
| 16 | Just turn everything up , ’ and I said to the drummer , ‘ Get out there and start drumming the intro to Hot For Teacher and I 'll come in at the appropriate moment . ’ |
| 17 | There 's been talk of seventeen and a half per cent being added to food , to public transport and to books and its now believed that VAT on domestic fuel , which was to have been introduced in stages may come in at the full rate in the spring . |
| 18 | I mean , it does come out at the other end very soon afterwards . |
| 19 | The suitcases I would check in at the left-luggage office at Paddington station , the bag could come with me to Rome , and Jane could inherit all my bits and bobs . |
| 20 | We 'll start down at the far end of what we call the lured mark and from there you 'll have to tack all the way up to this closest one , the windward mark . |
| 21 | The Jot 1.0 specification is designed to enable applications to share handwritten notes , sketches , signatures and other free-form data across the generality of computers from hand-held devices to mainframes , so that if someone scrawls a note and sends it over a modem , it will turn up at the other end as handwriting , regardless of the sending and receiving machines , provided only that they both implement Jot 1.0 . |
| 22 | People must turn up at the proverbial factory gates fresh , fit and ready to toil . |
| 23 | The move means that the league and the end of season play-offs now need sponsorship as the company will bow out at the British Championships at Wembley in April . |