Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reginald Bassett 's 1931 : Political Crisis , published in 1958 , was the first attempt to look at the events of 1931 free from contemporary preconceptions . |
| 2 | This is why Mrs Dole got the Labour Department to look at the personnel records of nine big companies around the country . |
| 3 | About 40 residents turned up at Darlington 's Feethams Cricket Club to protest at the plans . |
| 4 | Aware of this , he spins on his back in the manner of a break dancer and the spin gives him the momentum to strike at the legs of the attacker . |
| 5 | The model presented here of working with parents enables the clinician to progress at the parents ' rate of change and understanding . |
| 6 | Fees for legal aid work to remain at the levels set in April 1992 , despite the increase in overheads of the profession . |
| 7 | They should also be in frequent contact with all of the somewhat numerous organisations involved in the rural development of the Western Isles , and with the admirable young people who have come back from the mainland to work at the grass-roots level . |
| 8 | She came to visit Streatlam to look at the horses and I thought what a very handsome woman she was . |
| 9 | We are establishing an ethical committee to look at the effects of advanced techniques in animal breeding . |
| 10 | He says I 'd like the university to look at the problems , not just the symptoms . |
| 11 | They also complained about unfairness , but there was no willingness to look at the charges or to have proper consultation with local authorities to see how they and the Government could work together to improve the general standards of our beaches . |
| 12 | We 're walking back from the shops — me and Marie — and we stop for a bit to look at the lights in the electric shop . |
| 13 | After a lifetime of university teaching I have ceased to believe that the desire to sit at the feet of many masters is a powerful motive with the majority of wandering scholars . |
| 14 | For erosion to continue at the rates noted above it is necessary that the material supplied by the cliff should be transported away by the sea : otherwise there may be formed extensive beaches , spits , bars and comparable forms , which dissipate the energy of the waves and prevent , at least temporarily , the base of the cliff being attacked . |
| 15 | The drama might be unfocused , but we can now ask each group to look at the others ' work as examples of what 's going on elsewhere in the street . |
| 16 | As a result of this work the Coordinating Committee for Under Fives ( CCUF ) , an umbrella organisation of statutory and voluntary sector groups and individuals providing a service to under fives , decided to organise a conference to look at the issues of integration of special needs children within mainstream provision . |
| 17 | So Brett 'n' Damon ‘ m ’ me hand about playing Stackheel Olympics for a bit and then we go into town to look at the girls . |
| 18 | It was nerve-racking to remember Rosie 's shattering scream as the knife sprang from the bag and hit the floor , but the memory of her distress forced Rain to tug at the staples that secured the bag . |
| 19 | I also suggested that Britons should be urged not to ask for a chance to look at the remains until the situation improves . |
| 20 | The ordinary canons of construction require this court to look at the words of the section and to give them their plain and natural meaning . |
| 21 | She tried to control an urge to pull at the ropes of jewels , coils of bracelets , the heavy tiara pressing into her scalp . |
| 22 | Graham Game , a full-time green activist , hopes to win a commission to look at the dangers of a spill along the coast of Essex , the county 's prime natural asset . |
| 23 | But if he can manage it , may I please take him over to the island to look at the birds there ? |
| 24 | Then you came into this library to look at the books , spending perhaps twenty minutes here . |
| 25 | H3 is hard to study under trial conditions since any school agreeing to help with trials is making some commitment to look at the materials beyond the norm . |
| 26 | Alfred had inveigled Beatrice to take a stroll along the pier to gaze at the stars ; he was in exalted mood , and felt daring enough to ask her for her answer . |
| 27 | When Booth sent a short chip into the left corner Graham Davies made a deft pick-up and ran round the rear of the Oxford defence to score at the posts . |
| 28 | Twenty years ago I took the same journey to look at the ruins of Glastonbury , destroyed by Fat Henry and his evil spirit , Thomas Cromwell . |
| 29 | When latecomers appear through doors which slam noisily behind them and creep across the room in front of you , do not try to continue by raising your voice while your audience turn to look at the newcomers . |
| 30 | It is a mistake to look at the provisions relating to the passing of risk as in some sense enabling one party to score over the other . |