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

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1 Before 1962 he had attempted to modify it through at least five distinct initiatives : by sponsoring a political confederation of Western European states ; by proposing a restructuring of NATO ; by fostering a special relationship with the Federal Republic of Germany ; by decolonizing and establishing new connections with Third World nations ; and by pushing ahead with the development of France 's nuclear weapons programme .
2 When I woke up it was with the certainty that I had solved an extremely important problem and was eager to try it out at once .
3 The important thing about that Bob is not to accept it just at face value .
4 It seems as if the reason that IBM UK Ltd could n't get any cash from its parent to bail it out at the end of last year and reportedly was told to go factor its receivables , is that IBM Corp was too busy bailing out IBM Deutschland GmbH .
5 It seems as if the reason that IBM UK Ltd could n't get any cash from its parent to bail it out at the end of last year and reportedly was told to go factor its receivables , is that IBM Corp was too busy bailing out IBM Deutschland GmbH .
6 It is to be suspected that , together with its extensions , it constitutes the nuclear complex of every neurosis , and we may expect to find it actively at work in other regions of mental life .
7 This is because the ‘ syntax ’ of theory , the logic on which it is based , is at the root of structures which have historically been used to trivialize , marginalize , and devalue the discourse of women , to pass it off at best as a mere fiction , and at worst as an illicit form of language use or one in poor taste , like the pun .
8 Fulham can now continue to lease the ground for the next decade and have the option to purchase it outright at a price of just under £8 million at any time during the 10 years .
9 We agreed to set it up at the last meeting .
10 I mean , I have n't had to clean it out at all .
11 ‘ Only you 're on the wrong bus , ’ he continued , ‘ you want the 800 Dalesbus — you 'll have to pick it up at Ilkley . ’
12 You 're not going to see this one at your local Bijou nor are you likely to pick it up at the corner video store .
13 You 're not going to see this one at your local Bijou nor are you likely to pick it up at the corner video store .
14 you 're turning sourpuss as well , ho , ho , ho , no I suppose not , she 's coming to pick it up at four thirty , that 's when I get my money which is very nice .
15 When the Orioles ' designated hitter lifts a three-run homer over the right field fence in the ninth to wrap it up at 9–3 , the resigned Sox faithful begin heading for the exits .
16 ‘ You know , Hank , the car is very nice indeed , but is it wise to buy it just at present ? ’
17 I can not afford to buy it back at today 's prices . "
18 Er we always tried to put it over at er Everest product prices .
19 Testers ' comments : Pamela : ‘ It was a bit hard to understand how to put it on at first , but we were both very comfortable , and the baby did n't seem to droop down as sometimes happens . ’
20 I had a small beach searchlight but was not allowed to switch it on at night .
21 He positively brims with charm , suggesting that , like the proverbial Don , he has the enviable ability to turn it on at just the right moment .
22 If you wan na me to turn it off at anytime just say .
23 The attempt to hold it together at gunpoint may succeed only in blowing the Soviet Union apart more violently .
24 Then , remembering that she had left her boa in the car , with a totally unhurried gesture , she put a hand up to hold it together at her throat .
25 If the air-flow at a valve is downwards , it will open to admit it ; if upwards , it will close to entrap it and if it is horizontal from any direction the flap will tilt to allow it through at an angle , gaining aerofoil-type lift from it .
26 if , if , if he says I 've done it in class and I do n't want to finish it off at home , that 's fair enough , but what 's gon na happen when he gets to secondary level and he 's got this idea that if he does n't finish it in class , that 's it , he does n't do it , he wo n't finish learning the topic
27 She 's one of a ‘ dirty dozen ’ of girls who carry knives and CS gas in their handbags to battle it out at soccer riots .
28 And he stopped me and said : ‘ Son , I saw ye practising , and I 've always found with a player of your capabilities it is best to tell them to hit it straight at the pin ! ’
29 But I have a feeling it might be easier to mull it over at the next meeting .
30 In making up , sew down the strip at the lower edge of the cable at the back and thread it up through the cable twist to sew it in at the top .
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