Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [to-vb] at [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I would consider it my duty to remain at the salon until you had found a suitable replacement for me , ’ she said primly .
2 ‘ It was my task to follow at the rear ! ’
3 Mrs Thatcher finally announced her decision to resign at a Cabinet meeting summoned at the unusually early hour of 9 am the next day , declaring that she had concluded that the unity of the party and the prospects of victory in a general election would be better served if she stood down to enable Cabinet colleagues to enter the ballot for the leadership .
4 He was imprisoned up there , beneath the lead roof , ’ Lucenzo said , pulling her close , his head against hers as she craned her neck to look at the pink and white Doges ' Palace .
5 She sat down in the chair that Dieter held for her and craned her neck to peer at the book .
6 She turned her head slightly , opening her eyes to gaze at the firm , tanned hands clasping the wheel of the super-charged sports car that Ross had hired earlier that afternoon .
7 And the club committee was given the go-ahead to seek legal advice in their bid to remain at the ground for at least six months under a protected tenancy .
8 The petitioning creditor must prepare for the hearing a list of all those creditors who have given notice of their intention to appear at the hearing and hand it in at the hearing(r6.24) .
9 She raised her weapon to fire at the door .
10 Wide-eyed , her throat suddenly dry , she turned her head to stare at the length of his body .
11 As usual , Queen 's have n't their sorrows to seek at the start of a new season while they wait to see who will turn up for the new University term .
12 Naturally , this did n't affect her competence to teach at the University of Oxford , because until quite recently the place preferred to treat modern languages as if they were dead : this made them more respectable , more like the distant perfections of Latin and Greek .
13 ‘ The parties will all reassert their commitment to sit at the peace table , but most will display a diminished taste for direct negotiations , ’ said Harvey Sicherman of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy .
14 Mother Hilary may well be the one to shed those tears , but she is also a realist who realises that for her daughter to achieve at the sport she loves , she needed to leave home .
15 They begin to doubt their ability to stick at a relationship . ’
16 And that , inevitably , casts doubts about their ability to survive at a higher level .
17 She lifted her arm to catch at a branch and , as she held it down , rainwater fell on her face her eyes were shut ; it was as if she was drinking the scent of lilac .
18 So too this gnawing of himself like a fox caught in a trap forced to bite off its leg and for pain , every few moments raising its face to howl at the sky .
19 One evening Rosslyn 's horse came up from the paddock as usual for his dinner , but instead of practically knocking her over like he normally did in his enthusiasm to get at the food , he stopped quietly at her side and put his head in her hands , saying non-verbally : ‘ I hurt ! ’
20 RUSSIA teetered on the brink of anarchy last night as President Boris Yeltsin virtually declared war on a conservative legislature that had bluntly rejected his attempts to arrive at a power-sharing agreement .
21 The deposed king had announced his decision to return at the end of May , when he committed himself to promoting democracy and announced that he was planning to sponsor an interim multiparty government of national consensus which would include members of the military .
22 The Scottish Sports Council announced today that its Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Mr Ken Hutchison has intimated his decision to retire at the end of November .
23 He opened his mouth to shout at the Thing , and the walls exploded .
24 Charlie is unaware of the spirits alive in him , so that the narrator of the story is frustrated in his attempt to come at the uncluttered account of past lives .
25 Contract Director , Bill Freeman , who recently announced his intention to retire at the end of the year , started his carpet career with Stoddard in 1956 .
26 He paused by the windowsill on the way to his desk to peer at an African violet in a pot .
27 The shock move follows his refusal to speak at a trial on the fate of the banned Communist Party .
28 His black eyes flickered , and he drew the monk over by his sleeve to look at the pageant more closely .
29 The Prince shook an admonishing finger at the Rifleman then took out his telescope to stare at the battery of French guns .
30 The early morning mist was lifting above the Great Stukeley lanes to reveal a glorious day as Mr Major arrived with his wife to vote at the village hall .
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