Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] 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 Behind this board ( called a pathfinder ) is the start boat which motors along at the same speed as the board .
3 That tradition lives on at the Banzai Pipeline , not so much the Wembley Stadium of surfing as its Coliseum .
4 Rather it looks down at the scarred and broken Christ figure as if to say , ‘ Why ?
5 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 .
6 He glances down at the final layer of glasses .
7 One looks up at the cheery advertisement that reads ‘ Lonely ?
8 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 .
9 John looks up at the grey eyes so far away .
10 Carmichael glances up at the grubby banner , and he shrugs .
11 As the Docklands beer festival fades from view , Martyn Cornell looks back at the sad demise of brewing in the Cockney heartland
12 The master raconteur looks back at the many amusing moments of his 47-year career at the BBC .
13 Lady Macduff looks round at the sparkling
14 He glances round at the seventeen people — who are they ? : students ? , support-workers ? , staff ? — squeezed around the two tables .
15 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 .
16 He spins round at the third barrel .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 Arranged them by pushing the ‘ record ’ and ‘ play ’ buttons down at the same time .
20 Scale length checks in at the Fender-like 25½″ .
21 But Kevin still has his Dad 's bag — and credit card — and he checks in at the ritzy Plaza Hotel before embarking on an hilarious , hair-raising adventure when he runs into the same villains — Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern — who he fought off when he was Home Alone .
22 points up at the low ceiling with a cry :
23 ‘ Most people who use the train regularly know everyone who gets on at the first few stops .
24 You can not tell if a youngster really has , for instance , stopped smoking , but you will know if your teenager gets in at the negotiated time .
25 There will also be a video compilation featuring selected tracks under the title Dancemasters Plus : The Video Mixes out at the same time .
26 There will also be a video compilation featuring selected tracks under the title Dancemasters Plus : The Video Mixes out at the same time .
27 Now McFall either jumps in at the deep end or dithers and backs off — he never falls off .
28 Tom jumps in at the deep end
29 Mostly , crises arise when a guest pulls out at the last minute and we 're urgently looking for a replacement — sometimes we 've had just a matter of hours .
30 My hair falls out at the slightest touch , sometimes leaving little bald patches .
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