Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [adv] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The basic assumption of geometric perspective is that although parallel lines never meet , they appear to do so at a vanishing point , on a distant backcloth .
2 ‘ I hope to get home at a reasonable time tonight , but it rather depends on what Kegan wants .
3 People do n't seem to moan on but tend to look more at the positive angles .
4 The lampreys ( Petromyzon ) are rather nasty external parasites of other fish , to which they attach themselves with a sucker , and proceed to rasp away at the living flesh .
5 Do come home at the agreed time ; if you 're going to be unavoidably late , ring your babysitter and let her know .
6 Few studies have looked specifically at the elderly .
7 Perhaps it is in this context that Evangelicals and Catholics have to look afresh at the troublesome problem of speaking of the sacrament as a ‘ sacrifice ’ .
8 So I hope , in my remarks , and I hope in the general tone of the debate , there 's enough to reassure London Region that we need to move forward at a careful pace .
9 There 's a time when you have to strike hard at a decisive moment . ’
10 Many of us have glanced across at a middle-aged couple sitting at a nearby table in a restaurant and noticed their complete lack of communication .
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