Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [adv] [to-vb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why , I 'm going to do what I set out to do at the start — I 'm going to make sure that bastard marries you ! ’ |
| 2 | And then I woke up again , and I come upstairs to look at the clock and it was half past three . |
| 3 | And er when you get up to speak at the conference , you have to give your name and the reason why you 're there . |
| 4 | At the end of the day it is good to be able to think that as you step back to look at the work — especially if you remember to get down from the ladder first . |
| 5 | Best probably knows he should have Cusworth on board and you have only to look at the magical ( and almost posthumous ) transformation that Best has wrought in Peter Winterbottom 's handling and passing to see what a course in sevens indoctrination can achieve . |
| 6 | You have only to look at the shape and solidness of a barbel to see where he gets his speed and power . |
| 7 | If this all sounds a bit old-fashioned and too good to be true , you have only to look at the happy faces of these children who thoroughly enjoy spending their weekends mucking out , cleaning tack and grooming , while waiting their turn to ride . |
| 8 | I 'm absolutely delighted that we achieved what we set out to do at the beginning of the week , which was to ensure that the Ryder Cup stayed on this side of the Atlantic . |
| 9 | From this discussion of London Creole we turn now to look at the London English of my informants in the next chapter . |
| 10 | We have only to look at the animal kingdom ; a creature in the wild will never overeat and , even if it has had to put effort into the hunting and killing of its prey , it will stop eating when it has had enough and walk away from the food . |
| 11 | We have only to look at the disciplinary background of vice-chancellors over the past 30 years to see evidence of the modern superior position of science and technology . |
| 12 | We have only to look at the string of sell-offs of assets of the former National Bus Company groups after privatisation to demonstrate conclusively that those are not far-fetched fears or exaggerated concerns . |
| 13 | As they walked up towards the main road , he was surprised to see her turn round to wave at the policemen as if they were old friends . |