Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike the United States Supreme Court , which can delve deep into the deliberations of the Founding Fathers to try to elucidate what was meant by a particular provision of the Constitution , British courts are not permitted to look at the proceedings of Parliament in order to determine what Parliament really meant . |
| 2 | She had come to look at the frescos of Sandweg , the frescos that interpreted the story of the Massacre of the Innocents — the slaughter of the male children of Bethlehem at the behest of Herod . |
| 3 | The programme was designed to look at the skills and knowledge needed by hospitality industry managers , at all levels in every sector of the profession , to operate successfully within Britain and Continental Europe . |
| 4 | I can remember several policemen being reported missing at the police station where they were on duty . |
| 5 | In the event , Paris was saved because Galliéni recognized that the moment had come to strike at the Germans when Kluck , wheeling northeast of the city , exposed his right flank to the Sixth Army . |
| 6 | I should have stopped looking at the pictures then , when past and present had clashed in my mind and made no meaning , but I went on . |
| 7 | In this , the scene is divided into three sections both horizontally and vertically , and the idea is to line up the shot so that the main features are made to come at the intersections of the imaginary dividing lines . |
| 8 | Rather than try to disentangle the scores of relationships examined between animals and plants in this area by putting them into categories of predation or dispersal mechanism , an attempt is made to look at the relationships of particular taxonomic groups of animals and their food plants . |
| 9 | He is also instructed to look at the books provided in the church for such as him when he hears Mass . |
| 10 | It 's claimed as the hangar burned the two men were seen pointing at the flames and laughing . |
| 11 | It is a rather uncharacteristic work , scored fr the unusual combination of two violins and double bass , which like Mozart 's Musical Joke , pokes gentle fun at badly played dance music , and even includes a section where the players are instructed to shout at the beats of the bar ! |
| 12 | Without his Histories in Four Books we should know virtually nothing of what happened in the months following Louis the Pious 's death , and , more importantly , we should have had to guess at the motivations of those involved . |
| 13 | He knew nothing , nothing , of what Sally-Anne had had to suffer at the hands of one of the monsters who controlled … what were his weaselling words ? … the mechanism . |
| 14 | did you ever raise with him back in January nineteen eighty eight something that you and Mr had both raised before , namely that what goes into the brochure is not to be relied on you 've got to look at the solicitors correspondence , to interpret what is in the brochure , did you ? , did you ever raise that with Mr the solicitor 's correspondence ? |
| 15 | But the woman 's insults rankled , as did her earlier insolence — for her contemptuous glance had raked Theda 's person when she had dared to ask at the Feathers for a room for the night . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've got to speak at the women 's Institute . |
| 17 | She asked for the secretary and launched on a long story about phoning from a restaurant where a pair of leather gloves had been found apparently left by the lady with Mr Johnston whom one of the waiters had remembered seeing at the sports club . |
| 18 | The cornflower-blue dress she had brought to wear at the finals had been slept on by Ethel and was impossibly creased , as was her face after two nights sleeping in the car . |
| 19 | The respectable rich are compelled to look at the origins of their wealth , and at their own origins , which lie in crime , exploitation — in the unseen , unmentioned parts of Victorian society . |
| 20 | Herculaneum suffered equally badly , except that there underground shafts and tunnels had to be driven to get at the antiquities . |
| 21 | This lack of exposure in itself must have the effect of limiting motivation : staff nurses are rarely found battering at the tutors ' doors for advice on how to develop their teaching skills , and some way of motivating them and making them see the importance of teaching must be found . |
| 22 | The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has been asked to look at the allegations and to arrange for certain persons who are said to be able to shed new light on the case to be interviewed . |
| 23 | Lengths should be overlapped , and only cut to fit at the ends , as hessian can shrink as it dries . |
| 24 | The subject was then asked to point at the targets under three conditions : |
| 25 | Wrexham 's FA Cup first round match at Crewe on Saturday week is not an all ticket affair with spectators from both clubs being asked to pay at the turnstiles . |
| 26 | People are encouraged to look at the wills but constant handling was putting them in jeopardy . |
| 27 | At first he had tried to look at the newspapers regularly to search for job vacancies and had sent application forms to prospective employers . |
| 28 | Plenty of other good bands around the country have tried to grab at the coat-tails the Manchester scene and failed as a result . |
| 29 | Plenty of other good bands around the country have tried to grab at the coat-tails the Manchester scene and failed as a result . |
| 30 | My nails have recently started to flake at the ends . |