Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [vb pp] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cardiff slowly pushed at the door , widening the thin jet-black wedge . |
| 2 | Employers constantly gnawed at the high level of wages which had been built up during the First World War . |
| 3 | When she tapped him on the arm he turned swiftly , his eyes suddenly narrowed at the sight of her . |
| 4 | There is a legend , born out of a murder once committed at the St. James ' Theatre , that if anyone else should be murdered there a dumb woman will appear on stage to reveal the murderer . |
| 5 | As an inmate you are shut away in a jail without a name and escape is an option rarely considered with armed guards carefully positioned at the perimeter fence of some of the prisons . |
| 6 | The more common form shows the hands in an attitude of prayer , centre-chest height , with the fingertips touching and , occasionally , the thumbs crossed ; the second position involves the crossing of the arms with fingertips at centre chest , the right arm being placed over the left and the fingers of both hands remaining closed but outstretched ; finally , there is the attitude of total repose , legs slightly parted at the knees , the shoulders down and the hands placed over the groin , again with the right hand over the left and the fingers together yet unclasped . |
| 7 | Certainly in the class-room those from two feet to two feet only go straight up and down in all changements , soubresauts and entrechats with both legs fully extended at the height of the jump . |
| 8 | In his assessment of the problem Hauge also points to the fate of some 118 nuclear vessels currently stationed at the Russian port of Murmansk . |
| 9 | The directive also applies to objects not returned at the end of a lawful temporary export . |
| 10 | Illegal phone labels ( i.e. states not specified at the beginning of the network ) can be ignored . |
| 11 | Under current law , there is no KPMG responsibility to a potential buyer not envisaged at the date of the audit report with respect to any financial statements with which KPMG is already publicly associated . |
| 12 | Dwayne and the English connection appear to have confederates already installed at the Valhalla Motel . |
| 13 | All that is required is simply to retard the ignition timing by 3 degrees ( are you sure that your ignition timing is spot on , anyway — try unleaded and if the engine does n't ‘ pink ’ , you 're OK , but have the ignition properly set at the next service ) . |
| 14 | And , as the Chancellor patiently explained at the beginning of his speech , the Budget deals with income , not expenditure , which is precisely why he wants to change it . |
| 15 | Only very fine particles , those with diameters less than 0–2 mm , are carried in suspension by the winds normally found at the surface of the earth . |
| 16 | Lucille absently brushed at the dried blood on Sharpe 's threadbare jacket . |
| 17 | After April , rents not collected at the end of the year will have to be paid for with a general rent increase because of the Government ‘ ring-fencing ’ of housing revenue accounts . |
| 18 | Particularly divisive at a parochial level was the stress placed by the bishops on the need for a greater reverence in the communion rite , and their determination that the portable communion tables , which had been used since Elizabethan times , should be replaced by altars permanently positioned at the east end of the chancel and separated from the body of the church by altar rails . |
| 19 | ‘ The only thing I ever have nightmares about , ’ Andy says , his gaze still directed at the unseeable loch , his eyes still wide . |
| 20 | • Use skimmed or semi-skimmed milk rather than full-fat milk ; • Use cream less often on desserts and not at all in cooking ; • Have only three or four eggs a week ; • Buy more yogurt and less hard cheese ; • Eat less red meat and trim off the visible fat ; • Eat fewer fatty meat products such as sausages , meat pies , and burgers ; • Cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps ; • Use less pastry in cooking and buy fewer foods that incorporate pastry ; • Use less fat in cooking ; • If you are having a take-away meal such as fish and chips , leave some of the smaller , fattier chips usually found at the bottom of the bag . |
| 21 | Ever demonstrative , Markus Stenz clearly aimed at the dramatic in Beethoven 's Symphony No4 and digging deep , uncovered hidden orchestral reserves bringing a satisfying degree of tension and thrill to the first movement . |
| 22 | ‘ The Robin ’ was originally created in 1862 , and is one of 367 rare colour plates now held at The Natural History Museum , London . |
| 23 | This is , ‘ to assign the work now done at the police station to another agency which has responsibilities and characteristics more consistent with the way we want the work done . ’ |
| 24 | Charming old inn picturesquely situated at the mouth of the Almond . |
| 25 | One of the criticisms sometimes levelled at the whole group drama approach is that it always seems to involve lots of meetings and discussions , and that this disadvantages those children whose grasp of language is uncertain ; that this " type " of drama can rapidly become nothing more than a heated discussion involving only the teacher and the more articulate members of the class . |
| 26 | The major changes to the plugs in the hours following transection of the vessel are that lytic areas initially seen at the edges of the plug also develop in its centre and the degranulated platelets resemble empty vesicles . |
| 27 | It seems Spain has taken over from Italy as chief innovator on the modern scene : ‘ The 1990s will see Spain firmly positioned at the top of the international market , ’ declares Robert Smith . |
| 28 | but Vietnam joined Laos to torpedo Malaysia 's attempts to have the conference renew the endorsement of ZOPFAN previously made at the Algiers Summit Conference . |
| 29 | The only activity at the plant that is secure is mainframe manufacture — as well as the water-cooled ES/9000s it already builds , it is to take over the air-cooled models currently built at the Valencia , Spain plant , as well . |
| 30 | We have just introduced a new law specifically aimed at the so-called ‘ joy-rider ’ . |