Example sentences of "i [verb] [to-vb] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We hope very much it will be useful , but as I tried to stress at the beginning , we very much see the problems of developing countries , which we in the Institute are working on , as part of the problems of what 's going wrong in the world at the moment , in which we in Britain very much have a stake too . |
| 2 | I tried to look at the scenery . |
| 3 | That fact that in , a two years time I can go on to do the subjects that I want to do at the University in Scotland of my choice . |
| 4 | Firstly I want to look at the idea of partnership . |
| 5 | I stopped to look at the shore . |
| 6 | ‘ We toured the Transport Museum , ’ said Peter , ‘ and Alexander Karaulov and I stopped to look at the autogyro on display . |
| 7 | In time I learnt to tell at a glance , from the decorations he wore , how often a man had killed , just as I might tell from his campaign medals where a British soldier had served . |
| 8 | ‘ I came to look at the gravestone . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ The most extraordinary thing happened , ’ he explained , ‘ I was sitting here ( at his desk in Kensington palace ) , and I happened to look at the bookshelf , and my eyes settled on a book about Paracelsus . |
| 10 | Later , after I had qualified as a teacher and got married , I began to study at the university , teaching at a school during the day . |
| 11 | When I come to paint , I like to look at the drawing ; then I put it away and do n't look at it again , because I do n't want even the drawing to influence too much the progress of the painting . |
| 12 | I invariably sat at the back of the class for reasons not unconnected with gang warfare , and if I needed to glance at the blackboard there was always someone to show me roughly where it was . |
| 13 | I invariably sat at the back of the class for reasons not unconnected with gang warfare , and if I needed to glance at the blackboard there was always someone to show me roughly where it was . |
| 14 | Like that deep trog of a bank manager I went to see at the end of my first term at university . |
| 15 | The kitchen looked so clean and bright , and the ladies so kind and sensible , that I dared to knock at the door . |
| 16 | I had to tell at the table . |
| 17 | On reading the Echo report I had to look at the top of the page to make certain that the date was June 1st and not April 1st . |
| 18 | I felt helpless and despairing and suddenly so ill that I had to clutch at the door to stop myself falling . |
| 19 | It was n't that the song had a particular relevance — it was n't about AIDS — but it was a song that I felt was the best way of expressing myself and also the best thing I had to offer at the time . |
| 20 | ‘ I prefer to look at the original ! ’ |
| 21 | The Hotel Manila has now been transformed into a Ramada Renaissance Hotel , with correspondingly high prices , so I prefer to stay at the Hotel Gaudi , still unspoilt , which has the advantage of being right opposite the enchanting Theatre Museum . |
| 22 | But , as I read the piece , I waited to arrive at a Government Health Warning , that sketching in court can seriously damage your reputation , not to mention your freedom ! |
| 23 | But , as I read the piece , I waited to arrive at a Government Health Warning , that sketching in court can seriously damage your reputation , not to mention your freedom ! |
| 24 | Erm I I 'm not sure I need to look at the sheet I I thought it was ten when I looked . |
| 25 | ‘ I have to call at the bank , ’ Lowell told her , ‘ so we 'll do your birthday shopping in Bristol and we 'll use the van . ’ |
| 26 | I have to look at the matter more broadly , and consider also the effect of a valid assignment made before winding up became an imminent prospect . |
| 27 | I intended to resign at the A.G.M. due to the fact that I expect to be leaving the London area before the next A.G.M. but since no-one else wanted the job I agreed to remain chairman for as long as I could . |
| 28 | I wanted to start at the beginning . |
| 29 | I saw it erm I ran it — I ca n't remember why I was running it , oh I think I wanted to look at an actor erm , oh no , it was at a festival and I had to sit through it and I was very disappointed in it , I found it slow and rather obvious and erm a little lacking in bite . |
| 30 | In a Panorama documentary on Monday night , Tim 's father Colin will say : ‘ I wanted to look at the man , to hear his voice and to ask him directly about how he could be in league with an organisation like the IRA . |