Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] at the [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 It was developed specifically for the larger urban workshops and consists of an adjustable loom with a device which , by altering the tension on the warp strands , shifts the completed work to the rear of the loom , allowing the weaver to sit at the same level throughout the entire rug-making process .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 . "
6 With this in mind he has established a small scientific strategic and research programme to look at the analytical programme from a broader perspective .
7 Having searched this field to the best of my ability I left with the intention to return at the earliest opportunity .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 INVITING Mussolini 's grand-daughter to speak at the Tory Party conference has caused outrage .
13 For a few seconds , as she leaned both hands on the desk to gaze at the unfamiliar surroundings , a feeling of panic hit her .
14 But now the club have found that on applying for renewal of permission to play at the same venue next season , the pitch has already been allocated .
15 I went behind the music-stool to look at the Greek pottery .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 ‘ Because on the hour means just that and failure to transmit at the given time usually means one thing .
19 They crossed the room to stand at the other side of the bed .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 But it is going to be necessary because , by the time the later subjects come on stream , there will certainly be a need to look at the first ones again , such as maths and science .
23 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 .
24 Her own afforded her nothing but a transient thrill , but mine supplied another dose of semen to chuck at the uterine wall where , sooner or later , she reckoned , some of it must stick .
25 Once you have added up the figures in the budget planner , you will have to deduct income tax to arrive at the net spending amount available to you .
26 Everything was peaceful except for the whine of a sniper 's bullet through the trees and the sound of the mortar crew sending the occasional bomb to explode at the distant crossroads .
27 The next definition , which we formulate from a desire to get at the fundamental building blocks as far as multiplication in Z is concerned , is intentionally unconventional , introducing , as it does , a familiar concept in an unfamiliar way .
28 I loved the programme and the people but I made the decision to leave at the right point , before I could grow bored . ’
29 One afternoon towards the end of the voyage , when the sun was beating down and a fresh northerly wind was speeding the ship southwards , she leant out over the gunwale to look at the low strip of land that was in sight on the port beam .
30 Serve them right , he thought vindictively and then , imitated at his own childishness , turned his head to look at the other people arranged alongside him , the desk 's shining expanse of polished wood reflecting their faces as twisted white blobs .
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