Example sentences of "[vb past] it at a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a small gap in the fence that was unaffected by the pile-up and we approached it at a forty-five degree angle . |
| 2 | The Labour administration approved the scheme wholeheartedly in 1986 , and used it at a public inquiry to try to oppose the imposition of more A-road architecture on the site approved by the previous Tory administration . |
| 3 | I mean , alright , we know you 're handling large lumps of money , but when you think of it , if you , if you , borrowed it at a different rate , you know , same rate as you could do finance , 'cos which I think the government could do it and make a profit at it . |
| 4 | Instead of bowling the ball , which bore a small silver shield , Mr Cottle threw it at a low-flying swan . |
| 5 | So she advertised it at a knock-down price , and then invented a competitive bid to hurry you into signing on the dotted line . |
| 6 | Pitching the F1 as a ‘ super-bike ’ , he sold it at a retail price of £13,000 . |
| 7 | The question was asked : we know that he is a sound and effective Prime Minister ; but is he also a leader who can save the Conservative Party from the fate that undoubtedly awaited it at a general election had Mrs Thatcher remained in office ? |
| 8 | Harriet had picked up one and tilting back her head , drained it at a single gulp . |