Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Bradys do n't have that much money to scatter at the Royal Hotel . ’ |
| 2 | Zeuxis 's painted vine provoked the wonder and the applause of all his audience when it attracted birds to peck at the plump fruit . |
| 3 | Article 96 of the Company 's Articles of Association requires Mr Blacker , Mr Brown and Mr Walker to retire at the Annual General Meeting since they were appointed by the Board after the 1989 Annual General Meeting . |
| 4 | Charlie is unaware of the spirits alive in him , so that the narrator of the story is frustrated in his attempt to come at the uncluttered account of past lives . |
| 5 | An attempt to look at the overall picture was made by the Royal Commission on Legal Services : its recommendations were widely criticised and largely ignored . |
| 6 | My youngest son , Joseph , is very interested in history , and we are going to Hue to look at the Imperial City and watch the emperor perform the traditional ceremonies of Tet . " |
| 7 | With this in mind he has established a small scientific strategic and research programme to look at the analytical programme from a broader perspective . |
| 8 | He was imprisoned up there , beneath the lead roof , ’ Lucenzo said , pulling her close , his head against hers as she craned her neck to look at the pink and white Doges ' Palace . |
| 9 | And I 'd like to extend that discussion this week concerning channels to look at the biological properties of channels , that is viewing th their activities in a physio in a physiological role . |
| 10 | Squeeze past the parked cars to look at the wonderful little shops , which specialize in tin toys , dolls ' houses and cinema posters then turn right into Marché aux Fromages to get back to Grand'Place . |
| 11 | There 's a proposal for the Bounty to land at a vast shopping centre planned at Thurrock . |
| 12 | Racing : Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe : Britain 's faith in Class value : Europe 's richest race brings another opportunity for Britain 's most fearless trainer to tilt at a top prize . |
| 13 | the availability of opportunities to study at a broad range of levels , of course lengths and of modes ( part-time , full-time or mixed ) ; |
| 14 | It 's been dealt with in a different way and not erm with an attempt to arrive at a common policy about it . |
| 15 | It was Brainsby 's idea for Richard Branson to arrive at the inaugural press conference wearing a brown leather aviator 's helmet , à la Biggles , in an attempt to lend the launching of an international airline something of the savour of a Boys Own adventure . |
| 16 | Of course , I avoided so much work , going out to the bloody square on Tower Hill to gawk at the gore-drenched platform where the Great Ones of the land had their heads cut off . |
| 17 | what weight of importance to attach to each criterion to arrive at an overall assessment for each axis . |
| 18 | He had learned also that if there were a continuing nightmare in Israel then it was that an Arab enemy might one day possess the capability to strike at the Jewish heartland with nuclear weapons . |
| 19 | LOWER Ormeau residents staged a demonstration on Saturday to protest at a Royal Black Preceptory march past the bookies shop where five Catholics were murdered by loyalist terrorists last year . |
| 20 | Suppose that a contract to sell at a given price for a specified period is , for whatever reason , advantageous to both buyers and sellers . |
| 21 | In this case it can include a requirement in the order that he comply with the supervisor 's directions to attend at a specified place to participate in specified activities either with or without the child ( para 3(1) ( c ) ( 2 ) ) . |
| 22 | On 22 October 1980 Gabriel Ferrucci , president of Raybestos Manhattan 's international division , flew into Cork to appear at a joint press conference with IDA at which the company announced its intention to pull out of Ireland . |
| 23 | Detectives seized eight kilos of coca leaves , the base for cocaine , which were to have been handed out for visitors to chew at the Bolivian Pavilion . |
| 24 | The frequency of political discussions rose sharply between the pre-campaign week and the final campaign , but then it continued to rise steadily throughout the campaign to peak at the very end . |
| 25 | Now let's use the spreadsheet to look at a real savings plan . |
| 26 | DAVID HEWSON and GEOFFREY BOOT visited the Socata GA division at Tarbes to look at the French attitude towards making light aircraft . |
| 27 | Then they felt that the most effective way of dealing with it would be for each main committee to look at the various aspects in detail , rather than take the and miss everything , best for each of the main committees to look in detail at each part . |
| 28 | The setting up of the Select Committee to look at the whole under-fives area |
| 29 | I thought that this was a painting I should n't discuss with Lili , but only when I had walked to the end of the gallery to look at an innocuous picture of a group of long-haired sheep did I ask myself what Robert had been doing in Marie Claire 's bedroom . |
| 30 | Hong Kong casts a spell over the visitor almost as soon as your aircraft weaves its way between high-rise blocks to land at the chaotic airport . |