Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] at [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The United States had entered the Second World War with a very limited overseas basing system , but by the close of the war had acquired a massive global basing network ‘ derived from a combination of conquests , agreements with allies , and temporary arrangements with neutrals and exile regimes that had at least the potential for post-war renewal and extension ’ . |
| 2 | Hong Kong , Hong Kong , Beats the Chinese Heart , a Viewpoint touring exhibition by Simon Buckley shows the mix of traditional and modern lifestyles in Hong Kong and looks at how the Chinese community has attempted to recreate the atmosphere of Hong Kong in Manchester ( until 2 Mar ) . |
| 3 | A literary experiment changes a text and looks at how the change affects a reader . |
| 4 | Next he 'll decide to go and look at how the new crimpling machine is working in the Wayfarer Bay . |
| 5 | It is the perfect time to stand back and look at how the beauty of nature can enhance your surroundings . |
| 6 | Only stare up at the gaping hole in his cage and feel the terror of the sky beyond and look at where the broken end of the great branch that had fallen spiked out into the wild sky above as if broken part lay about him , its smaller branches and torn bark fretting on the cold wind . |
| 7 | It was an unsystematic syncretism which was particularly successful in Italy ( Etruria and Rome ) , left its mark on Garthage , Syria and Egypt , was unsuccessful in Judaea , rather insignificant in Mesopotamla , and affected at least the iconography , if not the substance , of Indian religion through Gandhara art . |
| 8 | This reduction of demand to a tow level maximized the number of children who could proceed without assistance , and offered at least the illusion of motivation through enjoyment . |
| 9 | Words and names , as we all know from everyday experience , possess magical power : naming and identifying experiences and things imposes some degree of control over them and gives at least the illusion of bringing them within our power . |
| 10 | Both the diffusionist and the evolutionary methods contrast with the structural-functional , which is above all contextual , and seeks at least the primary significance of the present in the present rather than in the past . |
| 11 | Yeah but look at where the weight is though darling . |
| 12 | She wondered if Fand had enchanted her , but knew at once the Woman had no such powers . |
| 13 | If I may anticipate a point which , I know from experience , the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) may in due course seek to make , those increases mean that , when looked at alongside the extra help that we have made available in the past four years through income-related benefits for the less well-off families with children , which will amount to some £600 million next year , total expenditure on help to families next year will be higher than if we had simply increased child benefit each year since 1987-88 . |
| 14 | They envisaged the aircraft as having at least the capacity of the Dakota , but the robustness and short take-off and landing ( STOL ) capabilities of their DHC-2 Beaver and DHC-3 Otter . |