Example sentences of "[verb] at the [noun pl] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | You see , he was exceptionally nice and he used to lecture at the colleges and er he was a real , very nice gentleman and er and so he , of course he , he , he took his drink across to the table with him and sometimes I took it for him it just depend and he , he wrote this book and er I forget now , perhaps you would like to read and see what he says |
| 2 | Advocating a greater use of the birch he said ‘ Young offenders are leaving the juvenile courts laughing at the Magistrates and the Police . |
| 3 | The job of perceptual systems is to take these fluctuating patterns of activity occurring at the receptors and interpret them in terms of what is going on in the outside world . |
| 4 | The letter to a friend left behind after a move could contain thoughts about the way the family have been treated by immigration officials ; the really interesting letter would not just recount memories , but also hint at the dreams and fears , the expectations and terrors of what lies ahead . |
| 5 | The pictures in the book are a useful stimulus because they hint at the disasters and yet allow the children to flesh out the world of the carpenters , the gardeners , the cooks , the soldiers , the furniture makers ( perhaps using small pieces of fabric to indicate who they are ) . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , I fell on the gravel , severely grazing my knee and , what was worse , ruining one of my two pairs of stockings — nasty rayon objects which sagged at the knees and cost precious clothing coupons . |
| 7 | ‘ Anyway , ’ Sheila went on , ‘ it 's all happening at the universities and colleges , is n't it , Jenny ? |
| 8 | He was tall and thin , a leggy lightweight in a dark-grey suit , with a pleasant , long , cleanshaven face , and short hair greying at the temples and receding slightly from a weathered brown forehead . |
| 9 | Thank you Mr Mayor I just wanted t to come in with two fairly quick points er as to why I will not be able to support this amendment , but the first is that the leader of the council has indicated that the efficiency savings erm has got as far as it can go and that , you know , we have been trimming at the margins and there is no more margin left and that leads you to believe that perhaps one should be looking at somewhat more er root and branch type of pruning in the spending that that the labour group want to actually erm deal with , er and the second point I would like to make , and er I thank councillor for giving us a a a a new word tonight obfuscation because that describes exactly what I think the labour group are trying to do by bringing this figure down it removes the embarrassment they would have from having to add on a substantial sum of money f due to the failure to collect the cou er the community charge in previous years and I think that they are trying by by this amendment with some very quick foot work to try and delude the people of this city . |
| 10 | I peered at the labels and too began the Harry , Frank , Charlie , Mabel way . |
| 11 | She stitched satin ribbon under the bust , bows at the hips and tied a silk cravate . |
| 12 | Comedy king Dave Allen returns for a series of six half-hour performances starting on January 5 and Margi Clarke looks at the ins and outs of sex from every conceivable position in The Good Sex Guide ( Jan 11 ) . |
| 13 | Below we include a brief extract from this study which looks at the problems and consequences of conviction for the business , ‘ respectable ’ criminal in comparison to the regular criminal — bearing in mind , of course , that the business criminal is far less likely to be convicted that most other types of criminal . |
| 14 | Kathleen Mannis , Belfast Parks Department , looks at the changes and development of ‘ Bellevue Zoo ’ over the last ten years . |
| 15 | She looks at the fighters and curses to herself , ‘ Waste , waste , waste . ’ |
| 16 | Robert Tyerman looks at the causes and assesses whether the fall has further to go . |
| 17 | Environmental Issues looks at the results and some of C&P 's initiatives to help clean-up the waterways . |
| 18 | Bidding at the antiques and collectors items auction had been lively and the programme was bought by a man from Chelmsford , she said . |
| 19 | For the sake of appearances , he picked up another brush and began swatting at the sleeves and lapels of his suit . |
| 20 | I can tell you you 're in for some trouble if you start that because I I is you you 're all in trouble if you want to start these smaller committees , we have looked at the committees and as I say we make no apology for the number of committees or the number that 's on 'em . |
| 21 | Additionally however , we need to make it clear that when we have looked at the figures and I would pay some to the opposition for bringing er some matters to our attention , erm and looking at the way in which very , very careful on the part of this council has led to a better reserve position than we would previously have expected . |
| 22 | ‘ I suppose the humans or whatever knew they would be coming back , and I 've been up and looked at the controls and , you know , it 's probably easier than the truck was , only of course there 's these extra levers for the hydraulics , but that should n't be a problem if there 's enough fuel , which … ’ |
| 23 | And compact I would like to think that when we 've looked at the kids and what 's required in the I A P that we can have an industry day with them I 'm trying , I 'm suggesting er , in January . |
| 24 | Mr Benn , who often comes to our help at these moments , has promised that as soon as a Labour government under Mr Kinnock has looked at the books and realised the true extent of the crisis , it will realise the need for serious measures . |
| 25 | Initially mutual recognition has been targeted at the professions and holders of higher level qualifications . |
| 26 | The software is targeted at the telecommunications and aerospace markets . |
| 27 | They held Grimma in awe because of the way she shouted at the men and read better than anyone . |
| 28 | Heathcliff and Hareton stood at the door , laughing , as I shouted at the dogs and tried to get up . |
| 29 | ‘ He used to watch programmes like The Bill swearing at the police and cheering the villains . ’ |
| 30 | The wind rattled at the bars and made the doors of the Cages shake and squeak . |