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Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [to-vb] at " in BNC.

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1	The majority of information on coffin types comes as a result of the recent introduction of funerary studies in archaeology and vault examinations — much from work carried out in the 1980s at such places as Christchurch , Spitalfields , at Hinton St George , Somerset , and Withyham , Sussex — where opportunities arose to study at first hand coffins dating from the sixteenth century to the present day .
2	The black glittering eyes seemed to tear at her like scissors .
3	The words seemed to jump at her :
4	Investigations are continuing to discover how the two cars came to collide at the Great Stainton crossroads on the narrow road .
5	That night Kalchu 's two brothers came to look at Sigarup , and the three men and Chola sat around the fire discussing in low worried voices what they were going to do .
6	Two heads swivelled to peer at her , and she recognized the reporters from the pub .
7	Several of the passers-by turned to look at her , for although she was — as she herself would have expressed it — ‘ no Helen of Troy ’ when it came to looks , there was some thing very engaging about Breeze .
8	Men 's heads turned to look at her , the only woman there .
9	One or two heads turned to look at him as he strode through , glancing at the occupants of the place .
10	After fifty , sometimes seventy-five hours without a break , drivers began to collapse at their wheels , and another precious vehicle would be written of– .
11	There was no " hurdle " to surmount if representation were to be won ( in West Germany parties had to poll at least 5 per cent of the vote to enter parliament ) .
12	IN AN entry of over 1,000 cattle at McClelland 's Mart , Ballyclare , animals continued to sell at exceptional rates although prices slightly eased on the previous week .
13	But , despite all my sensible , reasonings , the doubts continued to gnaw at me .
14	However , the same block grant system was retained , and the GREA formulae tightened to produce at the local level deductions of grant for all levels of expenditure .
15	The general pattern of pausing in this experiment proved to be very similar to that found in the earlier experiment ; subjects tended to pause at clause boundaries .
16	But most cancers failed to respond at all to the largest doses which were tolerated by healthy tissues .
17	It will issue CDs with a maturity expected to coincide with a liquidity surplus and hold CDs expected to mature at a time of shortage .
18	The sky was blue , and the lake and mountains seemed to smile at us .
19	Fairyland was once called Mirryland or Marayland , and it was here witches claimed to ride at the time of their Sabbats .
20	Wine bottles began to cluster at tables like sentries .
21	The action in London had an immediate effect elsewhere as crews began to protest at the Government 's intervention .
22	The action taken in London had an immediate affect elsewhere as ambulance crews began to protest at the Government 's intervention .
23	The action taken in London had an immediate affect elsewhere as ambulance crews began to protest at the Government 's intervention .
24	In particular , for reasons that will be taken up below , the Nottinghamshire miners decided to remain at work .
25	Why so many of the other directors chose to sell at the same time is not known to me .
26	He added that imports had to continue at competitive levels to safeguard jobs in the processing industry .
27	The Indians refused to testify at Findley 's trial , and he was freed .
28	Public sector workers tried to hit at the state with minimum disruption of services to consumers .
29	When prospective buyers came to look at the house , which happened more and more frequently , they stayed out of the way until they had gone .
30	When fire protection officials came to look at the dump they discovered mattresses deposited by a bed company , furniture and even potentially hazardous oil cans .