Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , you can not prevent it from happening — but scientists are a bit nearer to understanding what goes on at the molecular level . |
| 2 | Behind this board ( called a pathfinder ) is the start boat which motors along at the same speed as the board . |
| 3 | That tradition lives on at the Banzai Pipeline , not so much the Wembley Stadium of surfing as its Coliseum . |
| 4 | Those who must let them enter do not like the work , for they fear what sidles in at the same time — the jealousies , the old rows and the suspicion of old fraud . |
| 5 | He glances down at the final layer of glasses . |
| 6 | One looks up at the cheery advertisement that reads ‘ Lonely ? |
| 7 | She looks up at the grey clouds scudding across the sky , down at a vista of narrow back gardens , some neat and trim with goldfish ponds and brightly painted play equipment , others tatty and neglected , cluttered with broken appliances and discarded furniture . |
| 8 | John looks up at the grey eyes so far away . |
| 9 | Carmichael glances up at the grubby banner , and he shrugs . |
| 10 | As the Docklands beer festival fades from view , Martyn Cornell looks back at the sad demise of brewing in the Cockney heartland |
| 11 | He glances round at the seventeen people — who are they ? : students ? , support-workers ? , staff ? — squeezed around the two tables . |
| 12 | Both engines are extremely tractable , but the Calibra pulls hardest from ultra-low revs and beyond 4000rpm , while the Corrado wins through at the top end and lower-mid range . |
| 13 | He spins round at the third barrel . |
| 14 | In Rugby Union , Chinnor and Swindon , they 'll be locked in combat in the first round of the Oxfordshire Courage floodlit Cup , and that match kicks off at the southern by-pass ground at seven fifteen . |
| 15 | Every sentence begins ‘ The whole point is this , ’ proceeds doggedly towards the target , then veers off at the last moment and explodes harmlessly in the undergrowth . |
| 16 | Arranged them by pushing the ‘ record ’ and ‘ play ’ buttons down at the same time . |
| 17 | Scale length checks in at the Fender-like 25½″ . |
| 18 | But Kevin still has his Dad 's bag — and credit card — and he checks in at the ritzy Plaza Hotel before embarking on an hilarious , hair-raising adventure when he runs into the same villains — Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern — who he fought off when he was Home Alone . |
| 19 | points up at the low ceiling with a cry : |
| 20 | You can not tell if a youngster really has , for instance , stopped smoking , but you will know if your teenager gets in at the negotiated time . |
| 21 | There will also be a video compilation featuring selected tracks under the title Dancemasters Plus : The Video Mixes out at the same time . |
| 22 | There will also be a video compilation featuring selected tracks under the title Dancemasters Plus : The Video Mixes out at the same time . |
| 23 | Now McFall either jumps in at the deep end or dithers and backs off — he never falls off . |
| 24 | Tom jumps in at the deep end |
| 25 | Mostly , crises arise when a guest pulls out at the last minute and we 're urgently looking for a replacement — sometimes we 've had just a matter of hours . |
| 26 | My hair falls out at the slightest touch , sometimes leaving little bald patches . |
| 27 | Why did n't they wait for the passengers to get off first , instead of squeezing themselves , their sacks of wheat and bicycles on at the same time that others were dragging their possessions off ? |
| 28 | City : O & Y pays up at the last minute |
| 29 | The LX comes in at the expected 34″ scale length . |
| 30 | Every September we have the small ad hoc Cabinet committee known as the ‘ Star Chamber ’ [ MISC 62 ] in which Lord Whitelaw sits down and tries to bang heads together , and then the Prime Minister comes in at the last minute and bangs heads together even more . |