Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soviet efforts to minimize the impact of his resignation internationally included a Congress resolution passed overwhelmingly at the end of the debate affirming the continuity of foreign policy . |
| 2 | They pay thousands and thousands for the Van Goghs and Modiglianis they 'd have spat on at the time they were painted . |
| 3 | The Clapis area is reached by taking the road to the Col du Cayron , just before Gigondas , then a forestry road which goes right at the col and contours round the hill . |
| 4 | Michael Banks it always was who gazed grimly at the enemy submarine from the bridge , Michael Banks who ignored the smoke pouring from his Spitfire 's engine as he trained his sights on the alien Messerschmidt . |
| 5 | This is of flannel : the round part is plaited up to form the front , and a quilling of the bordering put on , a band of the same laid on at the back , and strings . ’ |
| 6 | The lectures laid on at the Sorbonne were of an abysmal simplicity , and given by lecturers who grossly though understandably underestimated their audience : they bored her as she had not been bored by work for years . |
| 7 | She really has been treated badly at the Reeds . |
| 8 | Situated right at the heart of the bustling seafront at Forte dei Marmi , this hotel is a good choice for those who enjoy a lively convivial holiday . |
| 9 | Remember Ah asked ye to go slowly at the start ? |
| 10 | But I am still going to sit right at the back of the aeroplane away from you ! |
| 11 | They checked right at the start of the inquiry . |
| 12 | That 's where all the official entertaining goes on at the regatta — just to give you an idea of the scale of it , they 'll be putting away 50,000 pints of Pimm 's , 6,000 bottles of champagne and 3,000 pounds of strawbnerries . |
| 13 | I 've never been able to find out what goes on at the ceremony , but , from what I 've heard , there is more to it than rolling up your trouser-leg . |
| 14 | I can see why nuns wear white when they take the veil , but when you think of the way everyone goes on at the prospect of the wedding night innocence is the last thing on anyone 's mind . ’ |
| 15 | He stood by the fireplace , gazing despairingly at the mouthpiece of the telephone . |
| 16 | Because they have been treated more as adults here , the contrast between this and ordinary school makes it sometimes difficult for them to return and adapt to being treated as children again , so it is obviously preferable for them to continue on at the unit . |
| 17 | Wriggling in our seats we gazed dumbly at the teacher , as dogs will whose owner is eating a slice of cake ( Miss ! |
| 18 | Settling himself in one of the big , shabby armchairs , Tug gazed suspiciously at the television screen and waited for a picture to appear . |
| 19 | So down at squadron level we had this very much in our minds when in time the orders came down through Group , through station , right to the people who had to do the carting and the bombing , I feel I should explain right at the outset that I can only view at the later stages of the war the state of morale as I saw it in the entire Pathfinder Force . |
| 20 | It was agreed Somerville and McCrea would stay on at the apartment in case Quinn called in . |
| 21 | Yes and did you stay on at the hospital then ? |
| 22 | He had gained five distinctions in his Matriculation examinations and it had been decided that he would stay on at the College until he was eighteen to take Higher School Certificate . |
| 23 | It was at this moment that I decided I must learn to dance , so that I could stay on at the pensione instead of roaming about . |
| 24 | There are no relations of power without resistances ; the latter are all the more real and effective because they are formed right at the point where relations of power are exercised ; resistance to power does not have to come from elsewhere to be real , nor is it inexorably frustrated through being the compatriot of power . |
| 25 | Where the tracks turns right at the woods , walk ahead to the gap in the hedge where the path joins the Ridgeway ( 639 032 ) . |
| 26 | Back on the main road , it turns right at the junction in Gleann Beag , passing a complex of handsome farm buildings , and ascends a long incline where much-needed improvements have taken place . |
| 27 | ‘ Mrs Wormwood is n't going to thank you for this , ’ the man said as he led her into the sitting-room where a large platinum-blonde woman was gazing rapturously at the TV screen . |
| 28 | Idea now catching on at the double |
| 29 | Power stations , oil refineries , dairy farms , newspapers , hospitals , simply have to go on at the weekend , and often through nights as well as days . |
| 30 | Claudia obediently washed Dana 's thick hair as she sat in the bath , sniffing appreciatively at the perfume that floated round her twin . |