Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This lunchtime we 're missing a Co-op beer-tasting and nosh up at the excellent Dragon House Chinese restaurant in Newcastle these politicians have much for which to answer . |
| 2 | This is not to say that complementary therapies act only at the psychological level . |
| 3 | In fact , all our theories of science are formulated on the assumption that space-time is smooth and nearly flat , so they break down at the big bang singularity , where the curvature of space-time is infinite . |
| 4 | When you 're inside there if you look right at the far end you 'll see one of the old windows , a beautiful old window that 's five hundred years old . |
| 5 | Quick glance down at the clear water in the bowl . |
| 6 | If you 've only seen a De Lorean car in the Back to the Future films then drop in at the old plant in Dunmurry on Saturday afternoon ( 3.30 ) where the dream machine was produced . |
| 7 | The opening episode of ‘ The Daleks ’ , ‘ The Dead Planet ’ premiers the use of Inlay in Doctor Who for one of the most historic shots in the programme 's history — the awesome moment when the Doctor , Ian , Barbara and Susan first look down at the glittering towers of the Dalek city , gleaming , some miles distant , in the rays of the setting sun . |
| 8 | Earlier her plan had been to go down to the village a little before the gala on the pretext of shopping and finding out the times of the events and perhaps look in at the antique shop ( for Mrs Price was on the Gala committee ) and let it be known she would join the young people , but now that her mother was ill that was out of the question , she pushed it on one side , the urgent thing was to get to the chemist 's and get the stuff up to her mother . |
| 9 | I must have a look round later , maybe look in at the big house , and see what Shimi Lovat and his officers were having for dinner . |
| 10 | Er particularly if you look just at the ordinary wall fronts the front wall the stones are very much more heavily eroded there than they are on this this the aisle here . |
| 11 | The Red Scissortail has a prettily marked and coloured tail , but look also at the attractive scale patterning of the upper body . |
| 12 | Next , look up at the blue sky — and notice a small , dark cloud drifting past . |
| 13 | I lie on my back and look up at the eternal sweep of marble skies . |
| 14 | Look up at the Great Tower which was built by the sons of Peter Parler in 1396 : -1406 , with a Renaissance gallery by B. Wohlmut , 1560–2 . |
| 15 | I wiped my brow , which had become a little sweaty , and took a last look up at the shadowless wall above . |
| 16 | A glance back at the collective situation of first generation Caribbeans in the UK is enough to understand why black parents do not encourage their children 's sporting endeavours . |
| 17 | It proved a remarkable race for Naali who had been paid by the promoters to act as a pacemaker and drop out at the halfway stage . |
| 18 | I drink my whisky and look out at the inky loch . |
| 19 | Crossing the bridge , look back at the romantic view of the palaces backing on to the canal . |
| 20 | I look back at the old woman , marvelling at Enid and Philip for finding her interesting enough to talk about . |
| 21 | If we look back at the previous example of the combustion of methane , we see that the enthalpy term was far larger than the entropy term . |
| 22 | Especially when I look around at the bug-eyed gawkers staring , almost hypnotised , at the images . |
| 23 | As I look around at the happy faces it is difficult to realise that the German Army is only a few miles away across the River Seine where they are defending Le Havre . |
| 24 | Look around at the whole audience , those at the front , the left , the right , and the back . |
| 25 | Fig 65 Look closely at the classic body position . |
| 26 | Methinks that the Dolls were n't the ‘ damp-squib ’ that Nick Kent would have led us to believe , because if you look closely at the increasing number of British ‘ punk ’ bands emerging by the shipload , you will see in each one , a little bit of the Dolls . |
| 27 | To check the registration , look closely at the horizontal lines on the screen , preferably against a white background ; if they have red and green edges it means that the registration is out , and you 're more likely to develop eyestrain . |
| 28 | ANDREW SMITH 'S TIP : Before the fish colour-up , look closely at the dorsal fin . |
| 29 | Doing that , we look again at the relevant words . |
| 30 | 0–2 ticks You are naturally a bit anxious about life — look again at the particular areas you ticked . |