Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jolyon Jenkins looks at the figures |
| 2 | Our legal correspondent looks at the possibilities of and the background to plea bargaining , one of the issues covered in a recent Government consultation document on improving the delivery of justice system in Scotland . |
| 3 | KAY BLAIR looks at the techniques employed by some companies to boost sales |
| 4 | This chapter looks at the efforts of philanthropists and defenders of women 's rights to expand the range of employment for both working-class and middle-class girls who needed to earn a living . |
| 5 | The following chapter looks at the debates over permissiveness in more detail , by examining the preoccupations of the moral entrepreneurs of the period , and in particular , Mary Whitehouse and the National Viewers ' and Listeners ' Association . |
| 6 | This chapter looks at the perceptions of parents of their role in the assessment of their child 's special educational needs as part of the Statementing process carried out under the 1981 Education Act . |
| 7 | This chapter looks at the roles video can have in teacher training and at materials associated with these roles . |
| 8 | This chapter looks at the uses they may put it to . |
| 9 | Advertisement manager COLIN ACKEHURST looks at the options |
| 10 | Occasionally more heavy digestion occurs at the tips of the incisors ( Fig. 3.22 B , C ) , where the enamel is totally removed . |
| 11 | Anya sucks at the insides of her own cheeks to suppress a smile . |
| 12 | Located in the historic Fort St Elmo , which has protected both of the entrances to Valetta 's stunning harbour for centuries , the Museum bulges at the seams with exhibits . |
| 13 | Coming down to earth : Over the next four weeks Sally Tamplin looks at the problems of a small town garden . |
| 14 | Having corresponded with the member or members concerned , the committee looks at the facts it has obtained and expresses a technical opinion , which it may follow up in various ways . |
| 15 | In the second of her reports on Europe , Kim Barnes looks at the prospects for our farmers , and their hopes for a more secure future once the wrangling over Maastricht is over . |
| 16 | In her final report on the future of Europe , Kim Barnes looks at the opportunities the single market offers for young people . |
| 17 | Near the end of May , Italy , suffering reverses at the hands of the Austrians , besought her Russian Ally for assistance . |
| 18 | But only a small child tugs at the heart-strings . |
| 19 | 4 the doors and windows and door and window frames at the Premises |
| 20 | We are warned by Rose and Barker : ‘ Biased error strikes at the roots of comparisons . |
| 21 | Since the shell grows at the margins , a ribbed shell is produced , with fine or coarse ribs according to the species . |
| 22 | The investigation looks at the determinants of the international location of research facilities , and at the impact of this on exports , outward investment , and economic growth . |
| 23 | A lot of our well established traditional methods of control were abolished , the emphasis being away from routine checks at the ports towards specialised task force operations directed from central intelligence information centres . |
| 24 | Exasperation gnaws at the edges of her gaze . |
| 25 | The letter bomb attacks have been linked to last Wednesday 's elaborate bomb hoaxes at the offices of leading oil companies in Aberdeen and police believe that a rogue loner , rather than a small terrorist group , is responsible . |
| 26 | More radically still , Derrida works at the limits of any possible philosophy of history , arguing that it is not just that the problems of hermeneutics , specifically of interpretation and language , affect historical understanding , but that what in a broad sense he calls writing , or différance , determines history . |
| 27 | The protagonist laughs at the letters at first and refuses to answer them , but eventually her curiosity is piqued and she engages in a prolonged correspondence with her admirer . |
| 28 | Susan Squires looks at the prospects of the consumer credit industry |
| 29 | When you retire , the DHSS looks at the gaps in your record for full tax years when you were receiving child benefit or a benefit for caring for an invalid . |
| 30 | a taxi shivers at the lights : |