Example sentences of "at it with a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She gazed up at it with a deep sigh of pleasure . |
| 2 | The party had become a turning-point in many ways ; now , weeks later , she could look at it with a certain amount of dispassion , view her life over the past few months with a critical eye . |
| 3 | I took a sheet of paper out of the folder and held the page of scribbled , multi-coloured notes up , resting it on one raised knee , gazing at it with a critical look , wondering if Verity could see what I was doing . |
| 4 | You may well find , on looking at it again , that there are various elements that you want to change , and it is much easier to take an objective view of your work if you are looking at it with a fresh eye . |
| 5 | Go at it with a fast engine |
| 6 | All the weeds and nettles he screwed into the soil — and the earth took this ugliness , snatched at it with a sudden grip . |
| 7 | He looked down at it with a horrified surprise . |