Example sentences of "[verb] at [art] [noun] [Wh det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At 5.45 Lydia walked down the path to the car , marvelling at the power which people like Betty could wield merely by threatening to sulk . |
| 2 | This is accompanied by a status LED , to let you know at a glance what you 've selected . |
| 3 | Again a scientist stands at the point which has at present been reached within a long tradition of enquiry . |
| 4 | Morton reluctantly went over , and peered at the object which Burney was indicating with his probe . |
| 5 | Raising her hands , she snatched at the hairpins which controlled her hair , releasing black curls in a cascade down her back . |
| 6 | Not only does it discredit the emphasis on ‘ partnership ’ between Central Government and the faith communities which has been highlighted by the recent establishment of the Inner Cities Religious Council ( and re-emphasised at the meetings which you attended in Bradford on May 21st and Kirklees on October 27th ) but it also means that church and other faith communities will be less likely to play their full part in the implementation of other aspects of Government policy such as the forthcoming Community Care changes which will require the use of local premises , volunteers etc . |
| 7 | The " ko " part announces ownership of a territory and is emitted at a frequency which other males can hear . |
| 8 | They stopped at a body which had n't been identified . |
| 9 | On the third night they stopped at an inn which was attached to a relay station . |
| 10 | This project looks at the records which could be used to assess the impact of unions on the shop floor of industry . |
| 11 | treats the domain of cultural forms and activities as a constantly changing field … looks at the relations which constantly structure this field into dominant and subordinate formations … [ and ] at the process by which these relations of dominance and subordination are articulated' ( Hall 1981 : 235 ) |
| 12 | Members of the public are now used to shopping around to find a firm which provides a service in a form and of a quality which the client wants at a price which the client is prepared to pay . |
| 13 | We have looked at the devices which create formal links between sentences ; at pragmatic interpretations which link literal meaning to function and social meaning ; at the existence of hierarchical structures in particular discourse types ; and finally at the conversational mechanisms which enable people to construct informal discourse together and make sense of what is happening as they do so . |
| 14 | The cat was white , a Suristani with a prehensile tail , and it hung from the lower branch of one of the trees and slashed at the dogs which were clustered below . |
| 15 | Later he came to work at the house which was his first entry into Local Government . |
| 16 | The women 's ability to contribute towards the cost is assessed and she needs to know at the outset what she will be asked to pay . |
| 17 | Sweat pouring out from every pore in his body , coke to the lips , he shouted at the crowd what he was going to do to their hero . |
| 18 | Ashley was frowning at the flames which had begun to dart around his feet when two other drivers appeared , grabbed hold of an arm apiece and forcibly dragged him away . |
| 19 | The Investigation of the Year award , presented at the annual What the Papers Say Awards by Lord McGregor of Durris , chairman of the Press Complaints Commission , followed his award last week as Author of the Year at the British Book Awards . |
| 20 | Cummins Engines , in Yarm Road , is putting on a special display of the work done at the plant which will include demonstrations of all the vehicles fitted with Cummins Engines . |
| 21 | Most items produced in Europe paid practically no English duty if they were to be re-exported to the colonies , but a few , including iron and steel , were taxed at a rate which made continental products very expensive and thus gave English manufacturers a clear field in the colonial market . |
| 22 | Also excluded from control were dwelling-houses let at a rent which included payments in respect of board , attendance or , more importantly , the use of furniture , the latter exception giving rise to " lino tenancies " ( linoleum on the floor and very little more ) , an early avoidance of rent control approved by the courts . |
| 23 | A variation order or some other delay caused by the client occurs at a time which does not cause additional delay or cost but which would have done so if the contractor had not already been behind schedule . |
| 24 | He could be looking at a device which at any moment could be activated by a radio-operated switch . |
| 25 | We were looking at a plant which was a little like cow parsley but smaller , its leaves more feathery . |
| 26 | We will illustrate fourth normal form by looking at a relation which is in first normal form and which contains information about modules , lecturers and text books . |
| 27 | Sometimes there are the most startling surprises when we come to realise how someone else is looking at a situation which , to us , could only be perceived in one way . |
| 28 | Are you talking about the current rate as it prevails or we 're told it prevails ion North Yorkshire , or are you looking at a figure which is somewhat nearer the national average or the figure which Mr 's organization have chosen . |
| 29 | Drawing it out , she found herself looking at a face which was striking both for its good looks and its expression of surprise . |
| 30 | Without even looking at the posters which now covered the walls , hiding the crayoned pictures . |