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 . ’ |