Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Gaza Strip , hundreds of women held a sit in at Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City and in Khan Yunis . |
| 2 | Most conductors just sit down at that point and , beyond making sure that the orchestra kept up with the stage , leave the music to its own devices . |
| 3 | I sit down at this desk with a ledger . |
| 4 | His grandparents usually chip in at this point . |
| 5 | " And let it be said , " Harry went on , " now we 're talking straight , that Miss Jennifer here can forget all the Romish ideas she was fed on down at Roscarrock Hall and start eating Protestant pie , which she 'll find suits a Cornish stomach a sight better than all that hocus-pocus-nomminy-domminy rubbish they peddle down at Holy Joe 's . |
| 6 | Dickensian child victims grow into upright citizens if they grow up at all . |
| 7 | He want out at half-seven and told Sarah he was going to the yard to work on the books . ’ |
| 8 | Most ‘ organisers ’ swan in at eight-thirty looking important , only to discover there 's a big hitch and they have no time to put it right . |
| 9 | '68 — jeans either simply rolled up or cut off at required above-boot height — though some were worn instep length by some . |
| 10 | The children line up at one end of the room with the organizer ( grandmother ) at the other . |
| 11 | The bears line up at one end of the room . |
| 12 | The creamy-white leaves are so conspicuous that the flowers hardly show up at all but the fragrance is breath-taking . |
| 13 | One of the first things we do , after settling in — we show up at this little garage or car cemetery a few blocks south . |
| 14 | Another is that they do n't shove the gear up on their dining-room walls ; you ca n't have a cop or two show up at some billionaire 's apartment in Sutton Place and demand to go through the strongroom . |
| 15 | Over a period of time circuit boards and chips creep out of their sockets as different components cool and heat up at different rates . |
| 16 | An RSPCA official said : ‘ This all seems very pointless because wasps die out at this time of year anyway . ’ |
| 17 | He was especially good at the end , when the aliens ( who have been monitoring the whole joke , helping Spunk out at awkward moments ) beam him back to BC . |
| 18 | When I began collecting material , one of the Blaxhall people offered me an open invitation : ‘ Drop in at any time if you want to know anything . |
| 19 | Election Call , the daily phone-in , has attracted audiences of more than a million , compared with between 300,000 and 700,000 who normally tune in at that time . |
| 20 | So , they kick in at different stages . |
| 21 | How come the V&A 's lift signs are still made of black chipboard with white plastic letters that drop off at regular intervals ? |
| 22 | drop off at half past ten right , that 's |
| 23 | Anyway , I just thought I 'd write to suggest that we meet up at some point ; I do enjoy trying to get to know some of my cousins , especially when they 're not hundreds of miles away . |
| 24 | As I approach Jamie 's house , I glance up at the-first floor . |
| 25 | That 's what they say well we have this silly game that we play on the number line , going up and down the thing and when you do three start from three , count seven in the opposite direction we finish up at this number called minus four . |
| 26 | The lines open up at 12.30 . |
| 27 | ‘ As you know , Mr Caretaker , we lock up at seven thirty in summer and , ’ said Williams insultingly , ‘ at five thirty in winter . |
| 28 | I look up at all those stars and I think : He 's one strong sucker , God is , but he sure does n't give a shit about me . |
| 29 | ‘ Look up at those cliffs now , ’ he murmured , pointing a casual finger towards the towering limestone rocks on their right , with the waves breaking in plumes of white spray at their base . |
| 30 | Many pilots give up at 1000 feet when there is still a fair chance of finding something and getting away safely . |