Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [vb infin] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This lets you get at the information without having to understand anything about databases and without having to wade through reams of data .
2 It helps us get at the meaning behind the lecturer 's words .
3 Of course it must be agony for him to go shopping for me ( what does he do at the chemist 's ? ) , so I suppose he prefers to get it all over in one go .
4 I said does he work at the university ?
5 so I said does he work at the university ? , she said yes , and he , he lectures and stuff
6 Does he live at the Embassy ? ’
7 Does it unhook at the end ?
8 What does it say at the end in relation to what ?
9 I number one is , what does it say at the end ?
10 It is the life force within us that is the cause of that denial , which makes it impossible for the healthy to imagine a time when it will have faded , which makes them tremble at the thought that , were voluntary euthanasia ever legalized , abuse would inevitably follow , and when they became old and ill , they would be at risk of being put away .
11 This makes me feel at a disadvantage . ’
12 It 's the kind of angle that makes us look at the space of the room that 's being photographed and the arrangement of objects in the room rather than the subjective viewpoint of the picture taker — recalling the very beginnings of photography when it was a simple recording device , and before it was considered a means of expression , when it sometimes did n't strive to imitate painting .
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