Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] at [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I have already noted , some kind of political change goes on at all times , produced by the succession of generations , the rise and fall of dynasties , competition among various social groups , economic and cultural developments , changing external circumstances , and more idiosyncratic factors , which can only be understood fully through detailed historical studies . |
| 2 | He goes on at some length referring to the machinery used for scribbling , spinning , fulling etc , all of these processes carried out under one roof . |
| 3 | It goes on at some length to persuade people not to climb up this waterfall and muck about in it . |
| 4 | ‘ You do not know what goes on at this school , ’ said Rafiq . |
| 5 | It starts off at some value here and it goes down until eventually when it 's done a certain number of miles the car 's worth nothing . |
| 6 | There were n't that many rehearsal places around at that time which we could afford . |
| 7 | The magic rubs off at many removes . |
| 8 | Another character turns up at this stage in the obese and blustering form of Judge Sir John Popham . |
| 9 | The speeches are short ( perhaps the school prize-giving metaphor breaks down at this point ) and the polished public school tones of the Synod have given way to nasal northern echoes . |
| 10 | Paul Johnson 's production is a masterwork of clarity and while it does n't quite haul itself up to the avant-garde peaks of Celtic Frost , it hammers off at enough tangents to cover almost all the bases . |
| 11 | Paul Johnson 's production is a masterwork of clarity and while it does n't quite haul itself up to the avant-garde peaks of Celtic Frost , it hammers off at enough tangents to cover almost all the bases . |
| 12 | Child hits out at all visitors who come to the house . |