Example sentences of "thing [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Odds against the same thing happening at the count on February 20 ? |
| 2 | It has so far only managed to produce a sample P5 running at 40MHz — just two thirds of the 66MHz speed Intel intended — and can not get the thing to work at a faster rate . |
| 3 | Then followed the painstaking process of finding materials that would stand up to the tough usage and getting the whole thing done at a reasonable price . |
| 4 | ‘ Another thing to remember at the interview , ’ said Sukey pointedly , ‘ is to let Perdita do the talking . |
| 5 | It is one thing to look at an ill person and say that they are out of balance . |
| 6 | Less than 12 months after Steve Pate was pulled out of the Ryder Cup singles on medical grounds much the same thing happened at the recent PGA Cup match at Kildare . |
| 7 | The same thing happened at the Dental Hospital at the RVH during the day . |
| 8 | We may defensively claim that it was the right thing to do at the time . |
| 9 | Managing nicely seemed an odd thing to do at the north end of the Reach . |
| 10 | I picked out a selection , deciding on even numbers only because it seemed like a sensible thing to do at the time . |
| 11 | It was a reasonable thing to do at the time as the fund was in surplus . |
| 12 | But an important thing to recognise at the outset is that knowing about oneself can never be a matter of ‘ mere information ’ . |
| 13 | Me thing to have at the bed end you know |
| 14 | Some of you , you might have seen them , where you 've got a number of bolts that shoot into the top from the side of the frame and the whole thing operates at the turn of a key . |
| 15 | Erm , maybe that would be the more fair thing to say at the end of the day . |
| 16 | A typical exhibit , Thomas Kapielsky 's witty ‘ Käseplatte ’ is an object the size and shape of a record ( platte ) which also looks like a section of a round cheese ( Käse ) ; but the thing visualises at the same time an untranslatable German pun ( while ‘ Käseplatte ’ is normally a selection of cheeses in a restaurant , ‘ Käse ’ is also colloquial for crap which can of course refer to music as well as to art … ) . |