Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] at the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | She looks at the three hands with detachment , as if they are a still life . |
2 | She stops at the two cars and then goes to the one with the woman from Ty Fach because the girl is in the other one . |
3 | Erm now he talks about the vanguards of revolutions i it 's just his distinction between the types of of peasant erm he looks at the rich peasants first of all and originally they 're , they 're not into revolution at all , you know , they do n't want to join peasant associations because they 've got nothing to gain erm as er er had said before , you know , p if you ask a rich peasant to join he 's gon na say well , you know , I 've never heard of such a thing before , you know , I 've , I can manage to live alright , I advise you to gi er give it up or alternatively he may just say , you know , good God no , you know , it 's too dangerous I , I do n't want to be knocked off by my landlord . |
4 | The author is on stronger ground when he looks at the technical characteristics of various modes . |
5 | Brian Robinson , I believe , has every right to feel aggrieved when he looks at the other members of the back row . |
6 | In the first of his ‘ State of Grace ’ reports he looks at the current crises in the Kirk . |
7 | They 're simply irresistible , says Graham Rice , as he looks at the best types to grow |
8 | How right you are Mr Deputy Speaker , of course I could n't go into this because it 's out of order but on the other hand I would simply say to the honourable gentleman if he looks at the basic policies , the basic flaw of the E C is it ca n't solve problems and all these new M E Ps we 're thinking of sending over I think we should bear in mind the problem , they 're going over to something where problems ca n't be solved . |
9 | Basically a picture book , it looks at the great collections of Schukin , Morozov and Costakis , reproducing the well known photos of the interiors of their homes , but is probably more interesting for the lesser-known contemporary names . |
10 | There is an argument that treason is a more serious offence , since it strikes at the very foundations of the State and its social organizations , but treason is so rare that it is surely permissible to treat homicide as the most serious form of crime . |
11 | It strikes at the very fundamentals of a free press , by placing a cost barrier on access to information . |