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 . |