Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] at [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They said , ‘ Yes , we know that , but it 's easier to get at from the front . ’ |
| 2 | Most of the functions you need are easy to get at via the toolbar at the top of the screen , including Open , Save and Print commands . |
| 3 | Because these appear at about the same level in adjacent fibrils they give to the whole fibre its characteristic cross-striated appearance . |
| 4 | The patterns in the hewn rock were evocative , thin traceries of crystal , she imagined , beautiful whorls and arches , as fine to look at as the fine lines on a mother 's face . |
| 5 | These darken at around the 14th week of pregnancy and get more prominent . |
| 6 | Now from the , from the evidence that we 've all looked at over the l past few weeks and tell me if I 'm boring you |
| 7 | It may be a coincidence that this affair , the consecration of the church at Assandun , and the introduction of monks at Bury all happened at about the same time . |
| 8 | Surprised that he had even told anyone , let alone complimented her in her absence , Ellie looked at him in astonishment — which was a waste of time , because he had found something quite riveting to stare at in the fireplace . |
| 9 | To our surprise and to many people 's relief , they all broke at about the same load , the strength of the wet and the dry ones being very much the same . |
| 10 | They were all sniffed at by the uniformed nannies , who wheeled old-fashioned perambulators rather than the canvas collapsibles . |
| 11 | ‘ Aye , ’ I nodded slowly , hoping to content her with this , then looked away and up to one side as though I had just found something very interesting and important to look at on the ceiling . |
| 12 | will establish what children should normally be expected to know , understand and be able to do at around the ages of 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 and will enable each child to be measured against established national standards . |
| 13 | Lead was first used at about the same time as copper , though it was seldom used to make artefacts in its own right . |