Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Bradys do n't have that much money to scatter at the Royal Hotel . ’ |
| 2 | Charlie is unaware of the spirits alive in him , so that the narrator of the story is frustrated in his attempt to come at the uncluttered account of past lives . |
| 3 | An attempt to look at the overall picture was made by the Royal Commission on Legal Services : its recommendations were widely criticised and largely ignored . |
| 4 | My youngest son , Joseph , is very interested in history , and we are going to Hue to look at the Imperial City and watch the emperor perform the traditional ceremonies of Tet . " |
| 5 | With this in mind he has established a small scientific strategic and research programme to look at the analytical programme from a broader perspective . |
| 6 | He was imprisoned up there , beneath the lead roof , ’ Lucenzo said , pulling her close , his head against hers as she craned her neck to look at the pink and white Doges ' Palace . |
| 7 | He had learned also that if there were a continuing nightmare in Israel then it was that an Arab enemy might one day possess the capability to strike at the Jewish heartland with nuclear weapons . |
| 8 | The frequency of political discussions rose sharply between the pre-campaign week and the final campaign , but then it continued to rise steadily throughout the campaign to peak at the very end . |
| 9 | Then they felt that the most effective way of dealing with it would be for each main committee to look at the various aspects in detail , rather than take the and miss everything , best for each of the main committees to look in detail at each part . |
| 10 | The setting up of the Select Committee to look at the whole under-fives area |
| 11 | The quiteron works in a similar way , although the energy gaps involved are about a thousand time smaller than for semiconductors — several milli-electronvolts ( take out the word electron to arrive at the corresponding driving voltages ) , This difference is behind the quiteron 's big advantage : it dissipates far less power than the conventional device . |
| 12 | Back in the 10th century they would scoop out holes in the sand to get at the crude for medicinal purposes . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ The Macaulay is a major research facility , established in Scotland , which has the capacity to operate at the leading edge of science and to contribute to the solution of practical problems concerned with the environment . |
| 14 | INVITING Mussolini 's grand-daughter to speak at the Tory Party conference has caused outrage . |
| 15 | For a few seconds , as she leaned both hands on the desk to gaze at the unfamiliar surroundings , a feeling of panic hit her . |
| 16 | I went behind the music-stool to look at the Greek pottery . |
| 17 | A number of that 25-35 age range were brought in as one of two groups who had an opportunity to look at the various stages while the possible designs were still being examined . |
| 18 | would prefer that too er partly because it would give everybody an opportunity to look at the particular problem er in , in , in , in , in a shorter period of time , erm we are also cheered by the recent visit to England by the minister there Mr who made certain promises , I think it would be useful if Mr who a candidate at the meeting would reiterate his promises publicly today , thank you Chairman . |
| 19 | ‘ Because on the hour means just that and failure to transmit at the given time usually means one thing . |
| 20 | They crossed the room to stand at the other side of the bed . |
| 21 | She understood then that if she had had leisure to listen at the right moment , she might have heard the faint , suggestive sounds of a third presence . |
| 22 | The soldier howled in agony and staggered back , dropping his own weapon to clutch at the gaping cut that had opened his arm to the bone . |
| 23 | In part this has been due to a failure to look at the right parts of the higher order visual cortex , using the right stimuli . |
| 24 | Her own afforded her nothing but a transient thrill , but mine supplied another dose of semen to chuck at the uterine wall where , sooner or later , she reckoned , some of it must stick . |
| 25 | Once you have added up the figures in the budget planner , you will have to deduct income tax to arrive at the net spending amount available to you . |
| 26 | Everything was peaceful except for the whine of a sniper 's bullet through the trees and the sound of the mortar crew sending the occasional bomb to explode at the distant crossroads . |
| 27 | The next definition , which we formulate from a desire to get at the fundamental building blocks as far as multiplication in Z is concerned , is intentionally unconventional , introducing , as it does , a familiar concept in an unfamiliar way . |
| 28 | I loved the programme and the people but I made the decision to leave at the right point , before I could grow bored . ’ |
| 29 | One afternoon towards the end of the voyage , when the sun was beating down and a fresh northerly wind was speeding the ship southwards , she leant out over the gunwale to look at the low strip of land that was in sight on the port beam . |
| 30 | Serve them right , he thought vindictively and then , imitated at his own childishness , turned his head to look at the other people arranged alongside him , the desk 's shining expanse of polished wood reflecting their faces as twisted white blobs . |