Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Filmer came alone to sit at an untenanted table , ordering eggs and coffee from Oliver without looking at him . |
| 2 | See how they grab at objects whether they are edible or not and then spit them out , only to grab at an identical item soon after . |
| 3 | When I was foolish enough to laugh at a preposterous and provocative statement made by Mr Dinsdale — who had surely modelled himself on Dickens 's character Mr Bounderby — he gave me a withering look and asked sarcastically : ‘ Is this a reason to laugh ? ’ |
| 4 | One has only to glance at a human skeleton to see the numerous segments of the vertebral column . |
| 5 | Weight loss does lower the metabolism in that every time you lose one pound , you will need to eat about 18 calories a day less to stay at a stable weight . |
| 6 | His manager , Simon , who was also Cyril 's elder brother , had persuaded him to lower his sights — or rather to aim at a different and better target . |
| 7 | After rounding the imposing sheer cliff face of Seelisberg , it is rather surprising when the boat draws inshore to moor at a little pier with no sign of village or community in sight . |
| 8 | I look away , for all the reasons that people like me , with homes and an income , look away : a mixture of helplessness , guilt and the desire not to stare at a perfect stranger , as it were , in bed . |
| 9 | Then it goes on to look at a second play , B , and the replies to that . |
| 10 | Yet , embittered pigeons have a great tendency to come home to roost at a later date , wreaking merry havoc as they zoom in on perceived injustices and ensure that all and sundry realise the iniquities of their previous employer . |
| 11 | It may not be necessary for all cars always to stop at a red light at a crossroads , but to have any other rule , such as ‘ stop when reasonable to do so ’ , or ‘ stop unless the road is clear ’ , invites chaos . |
| 12 | Designs giving decade or binary steps are popular , the latter enabling an indicating instrument connected to the output always to operate at a substantial fraction of full scale as the input signal changes , with attendant reading accuracy advantage . |
| 13 | To my left the shallow ridge that formed an edge of the valley rose up to finish at a shallow bump . |
| 14 | Councillors heard that Homesmith had a good self-build record , but agreed any contract should be put out to tender at a later stage . |
| 15 | He was taken to the local police station , charged and bailed out to return at a later date . |
| 16 | He had come down to the gallery to join the houseparty , he thought simply to look at a new sculpture , before they all returned to the house for luncheon . |
| 17 | ‘ At least that generation knows how to behave at a first night … ’ |
| 18 | It is hard sometimes to look at an old person sitting passively in a chair and imagine them running around , bringing up babies , managing an office , driving a lorry , getting into trouble with the law , being a pillar of the local community , fighting a war . |
| 19 | We have then to look at a third area of asymmetry , directly connected with qualitative changes in the means of cultural production . |
| 20 | I also showed how to arrive at a successful transfer price where there was no market for the intermediate product . |
| 21 | These are activities that offer everyone in a varied class the chance to share a common mathematical experience , yet to work at a level appropriate to each individual . |