Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , you can not prevent it from happening — but scientists are a bit nearer to understanding what goes on at the molecular level . |
| 2 | Howard almost laughs aloud at the young man 's distaste for the prospect . |
| 3 | Behind this board ( called a pathfinder ) is the start boat which motors along at the same speed as the board . |
| 4 | That tradition lives on at the Banzai Pipeline , not so much the Wembley Stadium of surfing as its Coliseum . |
| 5 | Rather it looks down at the scarred and broken Christ figure as if to say , ‘ Why ? |
| 6 | This study looks only at the latter two groups . |
| 7 | If one looks only at the outer signs , one may see a cantankerous , dotty old person , but in the soul something very different may be perceived . |
| 8 | Those who must let them enter do not like the work , for they fear what sidles in at the same time — the jealousies , the old rows and the suspicion of old fraud . |
| 9 | He glances down at the final layer of glasses . |
| 10 | Great torque , good mid-range power , but needs more at the top end . |
| 11 | If the baby looks more at the new patterns , it indicates that he/she can discriminate them from the original . |
| 12 | One looks up at the cheery advertisement that reads ‘ Lonely ? |
| 13 | She looks up at the grey clouds scudding across the sky , down at a vista of narrow back gardens , some neat and trim with goldfish ponds and brightly painted play equipment , others tatty and neglected , cluttered with broken appliances and discarded furniture . |
| 14 | John looks up at the grey eyes so far away . |
| 15 | Carmichael glances up at the grubby banner , and he shrugs . |
| 16 | As the Docklands beer festival fades from view , Martyn Cornell looks back at the sad demise of brewing in the Cockney heartland |
| 17 | The master raconteur looks back at the many amusing moments of his 47-year career at the BBC . |
| 18 | One of the richest and most ancient human civilisations lies today at the cultural roots of the world 's most economically vibrant region . |
| 19 | Katina MacDonald , widow of one of their descendants lives there at the present time . |
| 20 | Lady Macduff looks round at the sparkling |
| 21 | He glances round at the seventeen people — who are they ? : students ? , support-workers ? , staff ? — squeezed around the two tables . |
| 22 | Both engines are extremely tractable , but the Calibra pulls hardest from ultra-low revs and beyond 4000rpm , while the Corrado wins through at the top end and lower-mid range . |
| 23 | Under Theory X motivation occurs only at the physiological and security levels of Maslow 's hierarchy . |
| 24 | The simple end-product arrives only at the fifth attempt . |
| 25 | The second type of breakage occurs not at the top tie but near ground level , when the extra leverage imparted by wind on the long stem reveals the weak spot in a stake that has been allowed to rot and deteriorate . |
| 26 | He spins round at the third barrel . |
| 27 | My throat hurts again at the very thought ! |
| 28 | In Rugby Union , Chinnor and Swindon , they 'll be locked in combat in the first round of the Oxfordshire Courage floodlit Cup , and that match kicks off at the southern by-pass ground at seven fifteen . |
| 29 | Every sentence begins ‘ The whole point is this , ’ proceeds doggedly towards the target , then veers off at the last moment and explodes harmlessly in the undergrowth . |
| 30 | The strong relationship between syntactic category and coverage exists only at the first level of information . |