Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Britains richest man … was fined a hundred and twenty pounds for speeding at a hundred miles an hour along the M5 . |
| 2 | Jobless Shepherd told a court his labrador Flash was savaged by a pit bull terrier as he took her for a late-night walk after drinking at a local club . |
| 3 | What 's so excitin' about lookin' at a poxy empty yard on a night that 's fair set ter freeze the cobblers orf a brass monkey ? ’ |
| 4 | That is one reason for looking at a certain objection , that our conception of such connection is not fundamental to , or pervasive in , a certain body of knowledge and speculation , one which must have some pride of place in any informed view of reality . |
| 5 | In this context it is worth looking at a recent study carried out in California by Harbicht Research Inc for Southern California Edison , a local utility company who investigated how local residents felt about a proposed " wind-farm " project . |
| 6 | ‘ When Vinnie swore the other day in the Blackburn game he became the first player to be sent off for swearing at a fellow professional . |
| 7 | Harry Pollitt reported to the Central Committee of the Party in January 1936 that : We fight to affiliate as an organised Party , campaigning for united action on the part of all workers organisations , for a change of policy that corresponds to the desires of the Labour Party members , and that also opens up the perspective of realising at a later stage one united working class political party . |
| 8 | The reason I ask is this ; Last season my club achieved promotion in the Courage League and naturally all the players were very pleased and excited by the prospect of competing at a higher level of rugby . |
| 9 | He is confident that given five years and more know-how , Russia will have international companies capable of competing at a global level . |
| 10 | Yes , so what er that council on study and television er could n't of come at a better time Don |
| 11 | So his lack of faith was not a matter of failing to straddle an impossible credibility gap , but of baulking at a simple step of trust on the evidence of inescapable reasons . |
| 12 | Erm I mean the if you , if you 're looking at erm at er at , at , at the costs on that erm I mean do you , do you think that er er that that 's a reasonable sum to , to actually put aside ea each month to provide that sort of protection or , or perhaps you ought to be thinking of , of looking at a higher figure . |
| 13 | It is n't a graphics accelerator , but it 's capable of moving at a decent lick when put on a fast bus . |
| 14 | Those who were not hard pressed and in no immediate danger of running at a considerable loss might have no strong incentive to vote in favour of a course which threatened them with heavy losses in the immediate future . |
| 15 | While smaller churches may be able to count every week , this may prove impractical for large churches , especially with more than one exit , without some fairly elaborate means of arriving at a total for each service . |
| 16 | ‘ Believe me , I 've done the trip half a dozen times , and the novelty of arriving at a new port never wears off . ’ |
| 17 | We said in the chapter that this was done through the medium of arriving at a written-down cost or value . |
| 18 | Could n't of happened at a worse time |
| 19 | At the same time , if discount houses ran the risk of borrowing at a new higher MLR they would try to borrow more money at call and would be prepared to pay a higher rate of interest to do so . |
| 20 | In Chapter 3 we discussed briefly employee theft , and , in particular , Ditton 's study of fiddling at a factory-production bakery . |
| 21 | To make up an improvisation using this material is part of their trade , and their habit of working at a certain familiar phrase and making it develop and grow produces music which we can all grasp and remember , especially if we know the performer 's style well . |
| 22 | Camcorders vary in their ability to produce a good picture in low light , but any model capable of working at a light level of 10 lux or less will enable you to record in most interiors without the need for additional lighting . |
| 23 | One of the pleasures of a short break is the luxury of shopping at a leisurely pace . |
| 24 | The heading can then be released for cleaning at a later date . |
| 25 | To look up at the towering medieval universe is much more like looking at a great building . |
| 26 | It was the first chance to see Diana close up since the long honeymoon and it was like looking at a different woman . |
| 27 | Before Auque 's news , it was like looking at a huge , dark landscape whose features were indistinguishable from one another . |
| 28 | If you examine these charities , and the pop stars who lend their support to them , it 's like looking at a giant human Venn diagram , with the same sets supporting different charities . |
| 29 | It was like looking at a miniature version of himself . |
| 30 | He also called for those hit hardest by VAT rises to be compensated , urged that the wealthy be called on to pay more and warned Chancellor Norman Lamont against aiming at a general tax level of 20p , saying it was ‘ not manageable ’ . |