Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] [adv prt] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Stringer , a most gracious loser despite experiencing the disappointment of missing out at the penultimate stage for the second time in three years , asked : ‘ What more do you have to do to prove yourself . ’ |
| 2 | It rises steadily to a height of almost 600 feet above the loch before levelling out at the top of a headland ; cars may be parked here and a short stroll reveals an extensive panorama of exquisite beauty without a discordant note . |
| 3 | And indeed for the first few weeks there is a manic response of getting up at the usual time and finding things to do , but which gradually subsides into grief and depression . |
| 4 | Finally , I propose to call no person more than once to accept that the movers will have the opportunity of winding up at the end and I would please ask you to wait until you have been called . |
| 5 | The scene of scrabbling around at the top of the stairwell and the subsequent scene of ED 209 's lashing about furiously at the foot of the stairs , unable to regain its footing , were then animated , the latter mostly using back projection and maximum blurs — almost literally hands-on , with the animator waggling the legs with wires during the one- or two-frame takes . |
| 6 | Yeah I mean I 'm not , I 'm not saying you 're a bad influence on her now , I think she 's just sort of jumping in at the chance for someone to victimize personally . |
| 7 | There was n't much point in calling in at the shop , so I came straight here . ’ |
| 8 | No point in turning up at the school if young Nick was n't going to be there . |
| 9 | NEW head chef Nigel Alexander is aiming for a healthier menu after taking over at the King 's Head Hotel , Richmond . |
| 10 | Substitute Dean Gordon gave Comrades a tonic when he scored within a minute of coming on at the start of the second half , but David Montgomery got Carrick 's third two minutes from the end , with Wesley Hanna being sent off for protesting just a little too vociferously . |
| 11 | Substitute Dean Gordon gave Comrades a tonic when he scored within a minute of coming on at the start of the second half , but David Montgomery got Carrick 's third two minutes from the end , with Wesley Hanna sent off for protesting . |
| 12 | ‘ Any chance of getting in at the end of that scheme ? ’ |
| 13 | Hopefully Mansell will put the most famous name in racing back at the top of Formula One Grand Prix racing . |
| 14 | They made a direct appeal to Mr Clarke as he was paying his first visit to a police station since taking over at the Home Office . |
| 15 | Luke shrugged eloquently , his eyes like dark , dreamy pools of liquid as he favoured Fran with a lingering look before looking back at the older woman . |
| 16 | This acute retention of urine constitutes one of medicine 's most uncomfortable emergencies , with its habit of coming on at the end of and evening 's drinking ( usually beer ) adding a bloated urgency to the situation . |
| 17 | As controller of the Audit Commission before taking over at the helm of the CBI last year , Mr Davies said he had first had experience of the Government 's approach to industry and commerce . |
| 18 | Hill was annoyed at not grabbing pole in the final qualifying session but said : ‘ I lost out in the traffic by going out at the wrong time . |
| 19 | A RUGBY fan broke her leg after ending up at the bottom of a ruck which spilled over the sideline . |
| 20 | Slide both thumbs apart and , when you reach the temples , finish with a little circular flourish before gliding off at the hairline ( see Fig. 13 ) . |
| 21 | Perhaps they feel it is a way of getting back at the system that keeps them in the poverty gap . |
| 22 | But no time for swanning around at the pub . |