Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [to-vb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The accused did not have the intention permanently to deprive at the relevant time . |
| 2 | Miles 's voice was hushed , and Bernice saw his helmet tilt as he craned his neck upwards to look at the Bridge . |
| 3 | Emily asked the Princess not to look at the work in progress , ‘ and she was very good about it . |
| 4 | ‘ They say she 's the youngest prima ballerina ever to dance at the Coliseum . ’ |
| 5 | Take a moment now to look at the needle . |
| 6 | And they plan to hold a residents ' meeting today to protest at the Durham County Council scheme . |
| 7 | There is not enough room here to look at the differences of nuance within this approach , which analyses the crisis of the uniform legal system and the monolithic concept of the state . |
| 8 | Many people consider that the failure adequately to protest at the rise of European Fascism in the 1920s and 1930s was a failure of moral duty , whilst others point out that protesting was a highly dangerous business which led to imprisonment , to torture , and to death . |
| 9 | Will my right hon. and learned Friend confirm that he will ask the chairman of British Rail urgently to look at the position of the tunnels further along the line to ensure that precautions similar to those that are being instituted in the Severn tunnel will also be made in those tunnels if signalling changes have taken place recently associated with the general modernisation work ? |
| 10 | Outside , in the rain , it turned what had once been its head up to look at the storm . |
| 11 | I have of course had the advantage of considering this matter er previously , and I have had the chance also to look at the various objections that have been made . |
| 12 | Elsewhere , with many teachers engaged in the fifty mile protest , hundreds of youngsters used their day out to protest at the green line barrier separating Greek and Turkish communities . |
| 13 | Dismal woman , Briant thought and dismissed her too from his mind , turning his head again to look at the people in front of him . |
| 14 | They came close to ending the European famine last season only to falter at the end . |
| 15 | John himself was warned by the local Police Inspector not to speak at the square again or he would be arrested for speaking against the national interest . |
| 16 | Still , it 's natural for the novelist sometimes to fret at the obliquities of fiction . |
| 17 | Convention establishes certain procedures so that when clear rules are adopted according to these procedures , people can rely on state intervention in their behalf ; they can also rely on the state not to intervene at the behest of other citizens except as these rules stipulate and can plan and coordinate their affairs accordingly . |
| 18 | I would finish unpacking , have a look at the cooker and set things ready for supper , then I would take a walk out to look at the sea , and gather kindling in case the evening turned chilly enough for a fire . |
| 19 | Meanwhile Scheer , who had now decided to reduce the gap between the two German fleets to a mere 32km/20mls , would be close behind and in position also to strike at the outnumbered Beatty . |
| 20 | I squeezed my way out to find at the foot of the cathedral steps the white helmets of a military band celebrating Easter state-style , surrounded by the boy soldiers of Peru in grey , black and khaki , armed with machine-guns . |
| 21 | Once at the Tate , they usually had time only to look at the sea and river pieces , the Turners and the Whistlers . |
| 22 | ‘ Buzzing , ’ he replied , turning the couchette over to get at the narrow bed . |
| 23 | It is time now to look at the sections of financial theory which are relevant for the valuation of securities . |
| 24 | She leant her painted face back to look at the two men standing at the sideboard , and it said much for George Banks who , turning to the old lady , said , ‘ I feel you would always be welcome in whatever company you choose , ma'am . ’ |