Example sentences of "[to-vb] at the [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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1 | Cranston stood up and linked his arm through Athelstan 's as they went out to stand at the door whilst the ostler saddled their horses . |
2 | And to stand at the ford as long as humanly possible , denying the Northumbrians the crossing until they were forced to give way . |
3 | So that 's that 's the way to use that is not to talk to it but to have a silence while you 're writing er and then to stand at the side while you making the points that are that are associated with what you 've written up . |
4 | Well to work at the weekend as well |
5 | The meeting urged cadres to work at the frontline as " vanguard models " to demonstrate the " strong leadership provided by the superior socialist system " in triumphing over natural disasters . |
6 | It is a good idea to know at the outset whether the members of the critical mass will be willing and able to respond appropriately to the change ; then , if it is determined that certain members are unwilling or unable , that situation can be planned for and dealt with . |
7 | Nevertheless , clauses 9.1 and 9.2 are dangerous as a tenant will prefer to know at the outset whether any defects affect the premises and the tenant 's solicitor should amend them as follows : |
8 | For now the point is that the drafter needs to know at the outset whether any of the business 's customers will fall within the definition of " consumer " : if so , care must be taken in drafting clauses excluding or limiting liability . |
9 | Optional cording sets with overlap arm are available which enable the curtains to overlap at the centre when closed . |
10 | ( At one conference delegates were told to talk at the floor because Special Branch had hi-tech microphones trained on the windows to catch the sound-waves . ) |
11 | ‘ It ca n't be that time , ’ she said , bounding up , only to clutch at the table as her head started up again . |
12 | He continued to stare at the ground as she added , ‘ I 'm just wondering who might have had a motive for killing him . ’ |
13 | They 've asked him to look at the case because it makes a mockery of justice . |
14 | You 're supposed to write the minutes for this meeting on the back of the agenda , now , I know very few people who ever actually do that , er , I always want to look at the agenda when I 'm taking my notes . |
15 | There are still areas where we tend to look at the other as ‘ the resident expert ’ , or at least more expert than we consider ourself to be . |
16 | She turned to look at the registrar as he strode smiling into the room , and her bemused expression must have registered . |
17 | There is no reason to look at the ceiling because it no longer exists . |
18 | A French medic was climbing the grassy bank from the sunken road to look at the Officer as I got the prisoners out of the dug-out and back to their previous positions in the hollow . |
19 | I believe that er we did n't er consider going to look at the development because it was quite clearly in the minds of a large percentage of us that it was contrary to the town plan and so we did not think it was necessary to do that . |
20 | Imagine how difficult it is to look at the speaker if you can not tell the direction the voice is coming from , or if you can not hear his voice and maybe do n't know he is speaking . |
21 | For example , in a fast-moving train it is better to look at the horizon than at the close landscape — it is even better to avoid looking out of the window . |
22 | Slides were used to punctuate the talk , as well as to illustrate points , but he had a tendency to look at the screen while speaking , which is distracting . |
23 | Georgia was looking at the bracelet the same way she used to look at the hill when she was five , she was in awe of it , it might be too strong for her . |
24 | In this instance it is very important for him to look at the monitor while talking and try to pretend that the interviewer is in the room with him . |
25 | little support are most affected and we need to er , go back to what Kathleen was saying about education , we need to help young girls get self-confidence , more se , coping skills to deal with these pressures , but also , as other people have said , we need to get the government to look at the fact as , that encourage women to keep smoking and address those issues as well . |
26 | Mr Bush announced that Mrs Black had agreed to help at the school as there would be an extra seventy children attending . |
27 | I explained how I 'd attempted to fire at the Corporal as Kaptan lay on the ground and how the gun had malfunctioned ; it would be more accurate to say I 'd been first to aim but the Corporal had got his shots off first . |
28 | The gunmen continued to fire at the house after he managed to scramble inside and slam the front door shut . |
29 | It was a reasonable thing to do at the time as the fund was in surplus . |
30 | I 'll probably have to do me tour of the quayside to start at the beginning where we went |