Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [adv prt] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the dip of the beds is fairly steep towards the sea , there is a tendency for blocks of rock to break off at the joint planes , usually at right angles to the bedding , so that the cliff profile tends to be dominated by the dip of the beds . |
| 2 | This month I 'd like to take the opportunity to look back at the current series of articles featuring the Pentatonic scale , taking stock of our command of the scale all over the fretboard . |
| 3 | Miss Probst points out that the law gives the private sector a strong incentive to clean up at the lowest possible cost . |
| 4 | Moving back to the bridge , she halted for a moment to stare down at the sluggish water , and the wavering reflection thrown back at her made her feel like weeping forever . |
| 5 | There he lifted a corner of the curtain to peer out at the bright patches of daylight filtering through the trees . |
| 6 | ‘ We leave winter behind us , it seems , ’ Tagan said , turning in the saddle to look back at the still-white hills . |
| 7 | My third bus dropped me two streets away from home , which gave me a chance to call in at the local florist 's and buy a twenty-quid bouquet on PKB 's Amex card . |
| 8 | Charlton had the decency to colour up at the bare-faced plugs for his product that the worthy representing British Gas had been able to lever into his opening peroration . |
| 9 | He had , as Dalgliesh knew , grudgingly respected Kate 's ability to look down at the butchered bodies in St Matthew 's vestry and not be sick , but he had n't liked her the better for it . |
| 10 | I found a quiet corner of the deck to gaze up at the moonless sky . |