Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Bradys do n't have that much money to scatter at the Royal Hotel . ’ |
| 2 | Charlie is unaware of the spirits alive in him , so that the narrator of the story is frustrated in his attempt to come at the uncluttered account of past lives . |
| 3 | An attempt to look at the overall picture was made by the Royal Commission on Legal Services : its recommendations were widely criticised and largely ignored . |
| 4 | My youngest son , Joseph , is very interested in history , and we are going to Hue to look at the Imperial City and watch the emperor perform the traditional ceremonies of Tet . " |
| 5 | With this in mind he has established a small scientific strategic and research programme to look at the analytical programme from a broader perspective . |
| 6 | There 's a proposal for the Bounty to land at a vast shopping centre planned at Thurrock . |
| 7 | Racing : Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe : Britain 's faith in Class value : Europe 's richest race brings another opportunity for Britain 's most fearless trainer to tilt at a top prize . |
| 8 | It 's been dealt with in a different way and not erm with an attempt to arrive at a common policy about it . |
| 9 | what weight of importance to attach to each criterion to arrive at an overall assessment for each axis . |
| 10 | He had learned also that if there were a continuing nightmare in Israel then it was that an Arab enemy might one day possess the capability to strike at the Jewish heartland with nuclear weapons . |
| 11 | Suppose that a contract to sell at a given price for a specified period is , for whatever reason , advantageous to both buyers and sellers . |
| 12 | The frequency of political discussions rose sharply between the pre-campaign week and the final campaign , but then it continued to rise steadily throughout the campaign to peak at the very end . |
| 13 | Now let's use the spreadsheet to look at a real savings plan . |
| 14 | Then they felt that the most effective way of dealing with it would be for each main committee to look at the various aspects in detail , rather than take the and miss everything , best for each of the main committees to look in detail at each part . |
| 15 | I thought that this was a painting I should n't discuss with Lili , but only when I had walked to the end of the gallery to look at an innocuous picture of a group of long-haired sheep did I ask myself what Robert had been doing in Marie Claire 's bedroom . |
| 16 | The failure of the ITC to arrive at a negotiated settlement with its creditors , who claimed that they were owed a total of £513 million , led to a protracted battle in English courts [ see pp. 35293 ; 36635 ] . |
| 17 | It would be a welcome change , however , if the revenue were large enough for RWC to fund its own tournaments and to allow the ‘ minnows ’ of world rugby to stay at a decent hotel within 45 minutes drive of civilisation during the high-point of their rugby lives ( see pages 38 & 39 ) . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ The Macaulay is a major research facility , established in Scotland , which has the capacity to operate at the leading edge of science and to contribute to the solution of practical problems concerned with the environment . |
| 19 | INVITING Mussolini 's grand-daughter to speak at the Tory Party conference has caused outrage . |
| 20 | He paused by the windowsill on the way to his desk to peer at an African violet in a pot . |
| 21 | For a few seconds , as she leaned both hands on the desk to gaze at the unfamiliar surroundings , a feeling of panic hit her . |
| 22 | I went behind the music-stool to look at the Greek pottery . |
| 23 | A number of that 25-35 age range were brought in as one of two groups who had an opportunity to look at the various stages while the possible designs were still being examined . |
| 24 | would prefer that too er partly because it would give everybody an opportunity to look at the particular problem er in , in , in , in , in a shorter period of time , erm we are also cheered by the recent visit to England by the minister there Mr who made certain promises , I think it would be useful if Mr who a candidate at the meeting would reiterate his promises publicly today , thank you Chairman . |
| 25 | It is an opportunity to experience at a practical level the pleasures of creating a piece of work or joining and dance . |
| 26 | ‘ Because on the hour means just that and failure to transmit at the given time usually means one thing . |
| 27 | They crossed the room to stand at the other side of the bed . |
| 28 | She understood then that if she had had leisure to listen at the right moment , she might have heard the faint , suggestive sounds of a third presence . |
| 29 | The soldier howled in agony and staggered back , dropping his own weapon to clutch at the gaping cut that had opened his arm to the bone . |
| 30 | In part this has been due to a failure to look at the right parts of the higher order visual cortex , using the right stimuli . |