Example sentences of "[adv prt] [to-vb] at a " in BNC.

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1 We are looking forward to a visit from prominent physiotherapist Vivian Grisogono , who , with her vast and expert knowledge of treating sports injuries , has much to impart about the way we enthusiastically drive our bodies on to perform at a pace that often proves harmful .
2 I mean I suppose there is in all social work in a sense , that if you go in to look at a family and , and you 're trying to assess you know whether the children should be taken into care , well you 're exercising a a sort of statutory erm er sort of responsibility , and as far as the clients are concerned , er if you , like that can sort of get in the way of er er a more human sort of relationship if you see what I mean , because
3 Remember in numerical questions to write in your scripts the steps that you go through to arrive at a solution .
4 Then it goes on to look at a second play , B , and the replies to that .
5 One major difference in the auction business between America and Britain is the amount of travelling that one does : in one week one may do an ‘ appraisal day ’ ( the equivalent of the British Antiques Road Show ) in Pennsylvania and then go on to look at a dinner service in Baltimore .
6 On the way back home he stopped off to look at a house he was thinking of buying .
7 To my left the shallow ridge that formed an edge of the valley rose up to finish at a shallow bump .
8 ‘ I think if I was to get up to dance at a party , Kate would say , ‘ Oh , do n't dance , Dad — you 're a parent , you 're not supposed to do that sort of thing . ’
9 Each time that he got up to speak at a meeting , they would chant the lines in unison with him — even correcting his lapses of memory — until the predicted riot broke out .
10 2 You are selling cars ; you have gone out to look at a customer 's part exchange .
11 I 'm going out to look at a pony , and do n't forget to double-lock Wayne 's door . ’
12 Councillors heard that Homesmith had a good self-build record , but agreed any contract should be put out to tender at a later stage .
13 He was taken to the local police station , charged and bailed out to return at a later date .
14 They had one drink — Maxim had never seen anyone order a triple Scotch before — and went on to eat at a roadside café .
15 And on one occasion in the gymnasium , I turned round to look at a boy behind me and the master was there and he smacked me with the flat of his hand as hard as he could .
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