Example sentences of "[vb base] at the [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | The letter to a friend left behind after a move could contain thoughts about the way the family have been treated by immigration officials ; the really interesting letter would not just recount memories , but also hint at the dreams and fears , the expectations and terrors of what lies ahead . |
| 2 | The pictures in the book are a useful stimulus because they hint at the disasters and yet allow the children to flesh out the world of the carpenters , the gardeners , the cooks , the soldiers , the furniture makers ( perhaps using small pieces of fabric to indicate who they are ) . |
| 3 | Pets , he just wants to say hello , you knock at the door and this Afghan wolfhound is playing in the back there , take it in the kitchen and they say to you he only wants to say hello , that 's right |
| 4 | I said , people that knock at the door and say , the taxi 's ready the taxi man does n't come and do it . |
| 5 | She was working on the two o'clock to ten o'clock shift at the factory and on the Tuesday morning was up early to do some ironing , then she began to prepare the midday meal for herself and her mother and father , and Aunt Carrie who was visiting them . |
| 6 | Can I just make a point this thing about salary because I know we ca n't people we want at the salary and all the rest of it but then there 's , if we 're go if that 's the s if we 're now saying that that 's the salary for the job and there 's no no way in my conscience rests clear really that we should just pay that to one person |
| 7 | I saw Mr Callaghan come down the steps of his plane , stop at the foot and greet the throng of journalists waiting on the tarmac to question him about the current discontents . |
| 8 | Once in Kentish Town , we stop at the shop and Crilly buys me a carton of food : soup and cheese and biscuits and cereal , chocolate and bread and ham and whatever else takes my fancy . |
| 9 | And we look at the slip and we think oh yeah , |
| 10 | Look at the question and then just close the book and say right I 'm going to try and solve this equation . |
| 11 | Look at the ceilings and the walls . |
| 12 | I just look , I just look at the shelves and I look to see what they 've got and |
| 13 | From bitter experience , she knew it would be impossible to talk it over with Julius , look at the advantages and disadvantages of such a decision , and then reach an amicable agreement . |
| 14 | Look at the agenda and your personal notes from the staff meetings for the past half-term . |
| 15 | Now I do n't care what people say : at times I look at the child and I am so happy I ca n't sleep at night . |
| 16 | Your eyes look at the instruments and the instruments tell you you 're fine , you 're flying level . |
| 17 | In this chapter we now look at the behaviour and properties of the three states of matter . |
| 18 | I 'm sure if people will perhaps they look at the church and think oh it 's out of touch but it is n't there are churches that are alive and have something very relevant to say today . |
| 19 | But if you look at the H and the A's , they 're in fact , feature-wise , identical but you 're able to work out that one 's er an H and one 's an E based on the context . |
| 20 | ( Tasks 10 and 11 look at the selection and deletion of blocks of text . ) |
| 21 | ‘ They look at the work and think ‘ I could never do that . |
| 22 | The last four articles ( 17–20 ) deal with teachers as individuals and look at the forces and pressures on them . |
| 23 | Look at the diagram and work them out yourself . |
| 24 | Look at the diagram and then try the exercise . |
| 25 | After she has paraded up and down with Gianfranco Ferré , current king of Dior , pointing out various details on his work , we look at the sketches and ask to see dress number 59 . |
| 26 | And you know , you look at the water and you see in the water a perfect reflection of what there is above . |
| 27 | Although we know it is important to teach children that the roots of their culture are in the village , and in the preservation of values and the importance of agriculture , if you look at the primary and secondary level , we find that these aspects are not much stressed . |
| 28 | I mean , maybe what I 'm hearing from the committee is that we take it back and look at the criteria and the ground rules . |
| 29 | Look at the TV and other aerials , overhead cables ( telephone and/or electrical ) . |
| 30 | Well , gentlemen , there is splitting in all parties , and when you feel that our Party is suffering a great deal , look at the others and ask which of them is worse ? |