Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pron] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A3 v Framwellgate Moor & Pity Me at Edinburgh Park ; |
| 2 | So what makes more sense — buying two at £15 each and losing one , or buying one at £30 and seeing it thrive ? |
| 3 | He kept himself very much to himself , studying the ancient books he kept in the box beside his bed , doing his exercises , or playing himself at wei chi — long games that could take a day , sometimes even a week to complete . |
| 4 | send tapes in , or leave them at reception . |
| 5 | I have 200m shares , nothing would please me more than to see them at £1 each . ’ |
| 6 | To this question , the common answer is that he neither quoted the forged additions nor produced them at Rome , because he knew they were forgeries , and knew also that the forgery would be detected at once by a competent critic . |
| 7 | Kendall will come under increased pressure if he loses this fourth round replay and he is not prepared to keep faith with the players that failed him at Bramall Lane . |
| 8 | From end to end , the curve of mountain wall which faces you occupies a full 180 degrees , and measures all but nine miles along the crest ; but even more than the width it is the depth that awes one at Gavarnie , because the cirque is very deep , with an average drop from crest to valley floor of 5,500 feet . |
| 9 | It must also be remembered that death usually took place in the home , not only because nineteenth century parents preferred it , but also because , before the development of antisepsis in practical nursing in the last quarter of the century , to send a patient to hospital was much more likely to prove fatal than keeping him at home . |
| 10 | Not surprisingly , it costs less for New York and New Jersey to send their rubbish halfway across America than to tip it at home . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's the time of death that concerns me at present , sir , ’ he said . |
| 12 | It is a magic one , though only modestly so : ‘ He that blows it at need shall set fear in the hearts of his enemies and joy in the hearts of his friends , and they shall hear him and come to him . ’ |
| 13 | They were impressed by her intelligent appreciation of political matters and took to consulting her on political problems that confronted them at work . |
| 14 | Surely this is the moment when the strong west should be able to offer a hand of assistance to those countries , rather than holding them at arm 's length while it completes its own internal workings . |
| 15 | Then the reader 's fingernail will be able to produce the scent of clematis that wafts in through my window , the foie gras that awaits me at lunch , the liquid inspiration that gets me through the final paragraph . |
| 16 | Frank Grimwood showed no sign of moving , or even of lifting his eyes from his plate , except to flick them at Kennedy who was standing by the door . |
| 17 | Europa Europa , on the other hand , holds Solomon 's predicament up for our detached scrutiny , rather than involving us at gut level . |
| 18 | Each of these master gangs had ‘ satellites ’ , smaller groups that supported them at need and stayed in the general area . |
| 19 | ‘ I have had a long chat with Stephen and told him I know that he is knocking at the door of the full international side , but I would rather he played and helped out in the match at Tannadice than did nothing at Ibrox . ’ |
| 20 | And now , surrounded by hills and sky , they shared that glorious , harmonious feeling that makes one at peace , at one with the world . |
| 21 | Harry takes the matchstick out of his mouth and points it at Howard . |
| 22 | Having seen and heard him at Buxton , I find it hard to believe claims that he did not solo the South Face of Lhotse : claims , in any case , which Cesen has countered with an explanation . |
| 23 | Eva also insisted on Dad improving the service : she got him to consult esoteric library books early in the morning before work and asked him at breakfast , in a voice which must once have enquired of Charlie if he 'd done his technical-drawing homework , ‘ And what did you learn this morning ? ’ |
| 24 | Where a book might originally sell at £15 , Smith might buy it for £1.50 and sell it at £5.50 — a profit was turned , and the public benefited . |
| 25 | Come in the front way and make yourselves at home . |
| 26 | Told him to look in any time — just to walk in , sit down , take his shoes off , and make himself at home ! |
| 27 | They float right through the glass and make themselves at home . |
| 28 | Martha , the nurse on duty , proved to be a real dog-lover and insisted that Zephyr could go of her lead and make herself at home . |
| 29 | He picked a newly constructed swatch of samples up from the desk in front of him and chucked it at Antinou , who caught the flopping thing one-handed and proceeded to fondle it familiarly . |
| 30 | Gail ripped up a brochure and chucked it at Tjolle . |