Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] at [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes effort on the part of the parent but can sometimes help them see that their child is eating more than they thought or eating at the wrong times of day . |
| 2 | Lives have been ruined because people have read the wrong books or looked at the wrong pictures . |
| 3 | If anyone starts talking about sex or looking at the Indian women , someone always says , ‘ Riddled with diseases I 'm sure . ’ |
| 4 | From the outside it is difficult to know whether to curse Bramante 's decision to demolish the original church — apart from the internal apse structure and the ( later ) campanile , — or to marvel at the soaring lines . |
| 5 | She sat there , her feet on tiptoe , just reaching the black and white floor , and gazed at the glazed bumps of the linen towel hanging from a hook on the back of the door , the little wash-basin shaped like a scallop shell , the black and white edging of the tiles above . |
| 6 | He walked into the lobby without a word , entered the kitchen and gazed at the four prisoners . |
| 7 | Victoria , oddly quenched , sat at Aunt Margaret 's feet and gazed at the shifting patterns in the fire , singing to herself a wordless , keening song . |
| 8 | Helen leaned over my shoulder and gazed at the long lines of boy scouts , girl guides , ex-servicemen , with half the population of the town packed on the pavements , watching . |
| 9 | She was admitted , now , to the feasting-hall of the King , and placed at the long women 's table presided over by Marietta of Patras , the King 's serene and excellent mother . |
| 10 | While pulling down the ropes between the stalactites , crane your neck upwards and peer at the bolted lines of Jacky Godoffe 's grade eights , such as Autoportrait ( 8b+ ) . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's the only castle I 've ever seen that I can imagine living in , ’ she said , standing in the upper gallery and gazing at the magnificent views from the windows . |
| 12 | ‘ Some of the flashier knocker boys have huge houses in the best parts of Hove , drive expensive cars , drink champagne and eat at the smartest restaurants in town . |
| 13 | The main problem with MI6 at the time was that all the senior people were amateurs who had joined MI6 only because they had gone to the right school , wore the right sort of tie and dined at the right clubs . |
| 14 | Providing loans without interest , the People 's Bank is a grassroots financial institution owned by the Government and targeted at the poorest Nigerians who live below the poverty line . |
| 15 | The definition of " consumer use " is very wide , and looks at the actual facts of the case , even if the other party did not know them , or could not be expected to know them . |
| 16 | It begins by defining the augmented nature of the product or service being purchased , and looks at the derived characteristics of demand for goods and services in these industrial markets . |
| 17 | It asks how far the jobless attempt to maintain traditional roles , whether by legal or illegal means , and looks at the different sources of pressure and aid found in this village . |
| 18 | Sims took out a jeweller 's eyeglass and peered at the tiny negatives . |
| 19 | J. H. Newsom ( later Sir John ) was born in 1910 and educated at the Imperial Services College and Queen 's College , Oxford . |
| 20 | He sat and thought somberly about Kegan , keeping his chin tucked into his neck and his eyes on the toes of his outstretched feet , as people clutching clipboards bustled about , and men wearing earphones and pulling the attached wires behind them moved importantly from place to place and shouted at the invisible listeners who spoke to them through the earphones . |
| 21 | Ten years previously he had bound her husband over to good behaviour and to appear at the next sessions . |
| 22 | When he shows a film or summat his room 's like a little cinema — you know , people sitting round watching the telly in the dark , and smoking and laughing at the funny bits and that . |
| 23 | For here his father was , sitting down beside him , hugging and kissing him , taking his hand again and laughing at the silly terrors his little game had aroused in his son . |
| 24 | ‘ No , your Grace , for when he mustered what force he had left and drove at the Welsh knights , he could both ride and fight , and so did , and well . |
| 25 | Any necessary elections for tax purposes must be identified and made at the optimum times . |
| 26 | I in turn thanked him for his careful encouragement and support at the various stages of the project . |
| 27 | How lovely , thought Winnie , letting her knitting fall and looking at the leaping flames , if she agreed ! |
| 28 | Then she saw how he was staring at her habit , and looking at the two grooms . |
| 29 | We too are part of the whole subject area ourselves : our own can be immensely varied , and looking at the various ways people have responded to the natural energies manifesting at ancient sites is central . |
| 30 | Mrs Campbell , who was 47 , had been sexually assaulted and strangled at the All Travellers Quest Guest House last week . |