Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [to-vb] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 2 | I had for some reason gone up to M. Dupont 's room and was about to knock , but before doing so , as is my custom , I paused for a second to listen at the door . |
| 3 | He had only a second to stare at a page before setting off various alarm spells , but that was time enough for one spell to leap from it and settle in his memory like a toad in a stone . |
| 4 | First , it makes it a criminal offence for anyone in the course of a business to display at a place where consumer deals are likely to be made ( e.g. at a shop or garage ) a notice of an exemption clause which is void by virtue of section 6 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act . |
| 5 | She had n't much to tell him — merely that she had stopped on the bridge for a moment to look at the river , had been attracted by the gulls and then noticed what was exciting them . |
| 6 | They were both astonished and Lomas stopped for a moment to stare at the floor . |
| 7 | Maynard was 13–1 up after five ends and 18–4 in front after eight , but his opposite number pulled back with two four counts to leave Reading with a job to do at the finish . |
| 8 | However , there is a slim chance that they will not perform well enough , in which case there will be a surplus to pay at the end of term . |
| 9 | After Dan had drunk the hot sweet coffee that kept her awake at nights , they moved off , sitting in the small car for a while to look at the map . |
| 10 | Another ploy I have heard suggested is to knit a garment and give it to , say , a friend to wear at the office . |
| 11 | ‘ It would give a better idea of the effectiveness of co-operation if the public had a chance to look at the frequency with which bombs are transported into Northern Ireland in vehicles stolen in the Republic . |
| 12 | Has my right hon. Friend had a chance to look at the Order Paper recently ? |
| 13 | I climbed a wall to drink at the beck , sitting for a while on its banks in the sun before walking on up the legionaries ' highway crossing the Burtersett road under Green Scar Mire and heading up towards Fleet Moss and Kidhow Gate . |
| 14 | He is sufficient of a realist to concede at the end of his argument that in fact they did not support him , but supported the argument on behalf of the Attorney-General . |
| 15 | SCHOOLBOY William Byrne , 11 , of Clare Avenue , Darlington , had a role to play at a North quarry yesterday . |
| 16 | She reached for a tissue to dab at the moisture welling in her eyes . |
| 17 | It 's a relief to escape at the end of the week by playing football . ’ |
| 18 | If the shadow is yours , climbing up a ladder to look at the colony , they 'll land on you , and you can collect 100 or more fleas . |
| 19 | Ellwood did n't want the limelight ; he had a cover to preserve at the Base . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , these trends should not be overlooked : there has been a tendency to stop at the recognition of particular forms of arrangement etc. , with little account of the developments which connect them . |
| 21 | Slides were used to punctuate the talk , as well as to illustrate points , but he had a tendency to look at the screen while speaking , which is distracting . |
| 22 | If the draftsman wishes to create a lease for a period that can not be made certain at the time of the demise the only way is to express it as being granted for a fixed term subject to a power to break at the expiry of the period . |
| 23 | After the age of around three months , an inability to look at an object without an eye turning in or , rarer , an eye rolling slightly outwards or upwards . |
| 24 | A NORTH-EAST woman has lodged a complaint after an ambulance took almost an hour to arrive at an accident . |
| 25 | Has my right hon. Friend had an opportunity to look at the study in The Financial Times on 6 January which pointed to the fact that the northern region has very much benefited from the economic restructuring of the 1980s and is now coming out of recession faster than any other part of the country , due to the success of the regeneration programmes that the Government have put in place in the region ? |
| 26 | Each side then loses something if there is an attempt to meet at a mid-point . |
| 27 | " Maybe you ought to get an expert to look at the china , " suggested Matthew . |
| 28 | She had been kneeling in an easy-chair to look at the painting at that side of the room and as she moved he suddenly looked across at her intently , his face moody . |
| 29 | It is essential for an investor to decide at the outset what it expects to obtain from the due diligence exercise . |
| 30 | NAEP went through an initial consultation with teachers and the general public in an effort to arrive at a consensus on the goals of education . |