Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [adv prt] at [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I cried my eyes out at that ! |
2 | I put my head down at nine-thirty . |
3 | I might want to poke my tongue out at those new cameras as I slow down to pass them , but deep down even I know that they 're there for my protection . |
4 | I was on my way down at three o'clock in the strange light of an ominous red dawn , back through a sleeping Fort William and on board for breakfast , weary but elated with my stolen night on the roof of Britain . |
5 | ‘ I 've got my son back at last and I 'm glad it 's all over . |
6 | His Scots wife Martha said : ‘ He ca n't make my family out at all . |
7 | In fact some of them swore that they saw a phantom train roaring into or out of Box Hill Tunnel ; of course the sceptics laughed their heads off at such a far-fetched tale but the more psychic were inclined to accept the men 's story . |
8 | Well like , for example , we have excellent educational psychologists in Oxfordshire and erm we have advisers for children with special needs in Oxfordshire , and they are extremely useful people in helping out those many children who are not like the average run of children and have specific and particular problems , and I was very fearful that eventually an opted out school might turn its noses up at such children , and I think they needed protection , so that 's one example . |
9 | Most pregnant mothers are told to relax and put their feet up at some point every day — and many of them had done so while watching these television programmes . |
10 | And perhaps her friend was right , Lisa thought to herself now as she sank back in her armchair in front of the gas fire , put her feet up at last and took a mouthful of her cocoa . |
11 | Ellen had played Monday night , her individuals down at open then she played who 's what ? |
12 | ‘ Happy Game ’ , for instance , has a chorus about celebrating the end of an unhappy relationship , a state of affairs that in ‘ Immigrants … ’ days would have seen the band crying their guitars out at high speed for three minutes or so . |
13 | Yeah Wonder why the police car put its lights on at that moment . |
14 | It is difficult to get skips in this age group capable of keeping their end up at this level of competition . |
15 | I was told when I first entered this business that a pretty girl is on her way out at 23 and all washed up at 27 . |
16 | When the Duke died of dropsy in 1827 , his financial affairs were in such a state that his executors took the unprecedented step of placing his chattels up at public auction , entrusting the sale to the young James Christie . |
17 | It may help him to take his wheelchair out at first : pushing it may help him to balance more easily . |
18 | But at least then we 're gon na be ready are n't we if we put his name down at four or five schools in the area . |
19 | I still had his jacket , but he had taken his wallet out at one of the bars and had that with him . |
20 | The man told him in sarcastic tones that he could have his £9 back at any time if he brought in the young lady in the photograph . |
21 | Did n't know his way round at all . |
22 | You can stop and start contributions to suit your personal circumstances , you can add lump sums ( in the case of the PEP up to the current maximum of £4,800 per person , per year ) and there are no penalties whatsoever if you want to get your money out at any stage in the proceedings . |
23 | Did you remember to pull your tummy in and tuck your bottom under at all times yesterday ? |
24 | So what we 've got to say to the County Council I would suggest is that this is a training course similar to those we always got release for branch officials and shop stewards so why should you turn your nose up at this training course ? |
25 | He told prosecuting counsel it would be ‘ utterly , utterly wrong to chuck your hand in at this stage . ’ |
26 | Well I put me clothes out at twelve o'clock , I says to Linda if it holds out for a couple |