Example sentences of "[noun pl] at [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His attitude was , however , coloured by a highly literary romanticism , and despite his efforts at identifying himself with a primitive culture , his outlook naturally remained that of a sophisticated European ; he borrowed freely from primitive sources but reinterpreted them to suit his own decorative and symbolic purposes . |
| 2 | Efforts at turning him into a sort of global brand — a line of shoes for L.A. Gear , toys called ‘ Michael Jackson 's Pets ’ — have failed miserably . |
| 3 | So tightly can Loricariids sucker themselves with their flattened mouths that their mouths would actually be torn by attempts at removing them from the logs . |
| 4 | And let's not forget a few failed attempts at making it in the movies along the way . |
| 5 | BANKS seem to have become experts at shooting themselves in the foot . |