Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [noun pl] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Place your hands at either side of your head , with elbows pointing forwards . |
| 2 | Here well-dressed factory representatives show up once a week and sell their goods at 30 per cent discount to wholesalers who then sell them to people like Marta — but not before a hard haggle for the best deal . |
| 3 | They flash their eyes at each other so much you 'd think they were rehearsing a scene from Carmen . |
| 4 | The scale of the enterprise is so large that fourteen nations combine their efforts at this single lab . |
| 5 | SIR — In my experience and that of others , many women in societies with very high birth rates would like to start reproducing later , stop earlier and space their births at wider intervals . |
| 6 | I did n't know that , I thought I 'd put down what , some of the people one of the babysit for as one of my references because I babysit her kids at primary school age |
| 7 | Churchill 's Black Dog may be marred by cut-price literary criticism , and its construction may be slapdash , but its armature is a belief that people can , by an act of creative will , save their souls at any stage , that fundamental personal change is possible after 40 , 50 , even 60 . |
| 8 | People acquire their homes at different times and in different circumstances . |
| 9 | This illustrates the importance of providing investors with products that meet their requirements at low costs . |
| 10 | The Passport Agency is using advertisements to suggest that people renew their passports at other times of the year . |
| 11 | This does not preclude the possibility that genes are normally transcribed at or shortly after the time of induction but exert their effects at later times . |
| 12 | How can these men ( of course they are all men ) drive their juggernauts at such insane speeds in such dreadful conditions ? |
| 13 | I would tut at people trying to climb in wellingtons , and roll my eyes at those in jeans . |
| 14 | But there was little they could do about it except wring their hands at each fresh horror in its columns , analyse its transparently partisan coverage , and point out how its competitors were dragging their standards downmarket to try to keep up with its soaraway sales . |
| 15 | The insect-eaters , however , get such an accurate picture of their surroundings from their sonar that they hardly use their eyes at all . |
| 16 | Powerglyde can also be used with a standard plug-in timer to automatically open and close your curtains at certain times of the day , giving you added security whenever you 're away from home . |
| 17 | The strain of possible air raids and bad news from abroad was at last removed from our lives , and being still in the Air Force , and single , my only responsibilities were to do my job properly and polish my buttons at regular intervals . |
| 18 | As sailing boats bob beside the quay , visitors take their places at open-air cafés set out beneath the shade of cool chestnut trees . |
| 19 | If you fancy your chances at bigger shows but ca n't afford to buy or keep a top class horse , think about a registered Mountain and Moorland for a fraction of the price . |
| 20 | If you fancy your chances at bigger shows think about a registered Mountain and Moorland for a fraction of the price . |
| 21 | Yet we hardly plan our lives at all ! |