Example sentences of "and [vb past] [to-vb] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they passed Guido and Ronni 's table , just for an instant Guido turned and seemed to smile directly at the girl . |
| 2 | Then it moved closer and began to scratch frantically at the foot of the bin . |
| 3 | She hung it up carefully on a big wooden coat hanger and began to brush hard at the dried mud . |
| 4 | He strode into the hall and started to peer expertly at the walls and ceiling . |
| 5 | He found his sword and started to chop methodically at the doomed arms . |
| 6 | He pulled , and managed to bend forwards at the waist like an oarsman . |
| 7 | He almost missed the turning off the taxiway to the runway and had to brake hard at the last minute . |
| 8 | In this way , the mind is taught and instructed to look inwardly at the spiritual nature [ of things ] , towards the secret power that is hidden in everything and works in everything in an incomprehensible way . |