Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was agreed Somerville and McCrea would stay on at the apartment in case Quinn called in . |
| 2 | Yes and did you stay on at the hospital then ? |
| 3 | He had gained five distinctions in his Matriculation examinations and it had been decided that he would stay on at the College until he was eighteen to take Higher School Certificate . |
| 4 | It was at this moment that I decided I must learn to dance , so that I could stay on at the pensione instead of roaming about . |
| 5 | Not only do we strip off at the beach , but we have brought the values of the beach inland . |
| 6 | From the outside , a passer-by will gaze up at the window , and all he will see is that lavender light . |
| 7 | But something made him glance up at the lounge window as he approached . |
| 8 | A noisily closing door made them glance up at the ship 's sunlit bridge . |
| 9 | Which was supposed to open and flap back at the end of the world and let her out , resurrected . |
| 10 | What do the journalists type on at the Post ? ’ |
| 11 | However , they will break down at the end of the black hole 's life when its mass gets very small . |
| 12 | But a bowler who does not break down at the end of every other over and who can finish each season with an average around the 25 mark would be worth his weight in gold now . |
| 13 | We can always finish up at the Boar if things do n't improve . ’ |
| 14 | Could I just ask you , did those bodices do up at the back with hooks and eyes ? |
| 15 | Forewarned , I do n't even show up at the Institute till gone 11 . |
| 16 | Under the circumstances , with the band far keener to slope off and mope back at the hotel , the gig goes remarkably well . |
| 17 | All the same he felt that he must look in at the hall before going to his hotel . |
| 18 | ‘ Would you care for a bit of supper , and then we could look in at the Area Ball . |
| 19 | I 've got an appointment with Shrimpton , the lawyer , at four and I shall look in at the shop afterwards . ’ |
| 20 | To her credit , she tried very hard not to even once look over at the table , though she was being subjected to the constant tinkle of happy laughter , which made her think Matthew must be at his witty best . |
| 21 | At fire stations and first-aid posts and rest centres , men and women would look up at the sky just as she , Vi McKeown , was doing now . |
| 22 | I did n't look up at the sky . |
| 23 | He kept his head a little bent and did not really look up at the Curator . |
| 24 | Chen , watching Karr , saw a small movement in the big man 's face ; saw him look up at the woman appreciatively . |
| 25 | Gripping and polished — it should clean up at the box office this autumn . |
| 26 | I did n't simply black out at the table , oh no . |
| 27 | Cos , how did the magician work out at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham in the pantomime last year ? |
| 28 | A lot of people did look out at the station , but they saw nothing strange . |
| 29 | Left : From Monica 's favourite spot — her writing room — she can look out at the garden while sitting at her desk |
| 30 | Suitable scenes of red-faced hilarity would occur back at the office as someone always tipped off the entire staff to be ready at the front door . |