Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [to-vb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're walking back from the shops — me and Marie — and we stop for a bit to look at the lights in the electric shop . |
| 2 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | They were both astonished and Lomas stopped for a moment to stare at the floor . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | As a result of this work the Coordinating Committee for Under Fives ( CCUF ) , an umbrella organisation of statutory and voluntary sector groups and individuals providing a service to under fives , decided to organise a conference to look at the issues of integration of special needs children within mainstream provision . |
| 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 also suggested that Britons should be urged not to ask for a chance to look at the remains until the situation improves . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | She reached for a tissue to dab at the moisture welling in her eyes . |
| 17 | Graham Game , a full-time green activist , hopes to win a commission to look at the dangers of a spill along the coast of Essex , the county 's prime natural asset . |
| 18 | It 's a relief to escape at the end of the week by playing football . ’ |
| 19 | Pliant editors were rewarded with knighthoods , and the Sun 's owner , Rupert Murdoch , was granted a licence to strike at the BBC by establishing the first satellite station , Sky TV . |
| 20 | It is a mistake to look at the provisions relating to the passing of risk as in some sense enabling one party to score over the other . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Ellwood did n't want the limelight ; he had a cover to preserve at the Base . |
| 23 | Given the poor publicity generated by the Soviet Union 's agricultural failings , it comes as something of a surprise to look at the statistics and see that the Soviet Union is still the world 's largest wheat producer , greater than the European Community ( which also made agricultural self-sufficiency a goal in its early years ) by about 10 million tons in 1989 , outstripping the United States and Canada , the world 's ‘ breadbasket ’ , by almost the same amount . |
| 24 | One problem when using the Tube as a tent is that the lightweight alloy poles have a tendency to bend at the joints when under strong pressure . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Athens … was a place of wonder and beauty , and it was a time to marvel at the achievements of mathematicians and astronomers — a time to build and admire a Tower of the Winds . ’ |
| 29 | 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 ? |
| 30 | " Maybe you ought to get an expert to look at the china , " suggested Matthew . |