Example sentences of "it [adv] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She slid her arms into her silk robe and tied it loosely at the waist .
2 Not seeing it right at the minute .
3 Well why put it right at the back ?
4 ‘ We suggested it right at the beginning , before it all grew so big .
5 It is simplest to have it right at the beginning , like P.D .
6 Say if we do n't get it right at the beginning what we get out at the end can be very successful .
7 When she nodded , he went on , ‘ It would probably have been better if we had discussed it right at the beginning , and certainly when we realised we were becoming attracted to each other . ’
8 You know they joined it right at the beginning , they , they 're the ones where the momentum 's come from erm they 're the ones asking the rich peasants to join them , the middle peasants and they 're the ones leading the revolution , th they are the riff-raff if you , you know , want to take one view erm they have n't got anything to lose because of their position er er er er as erm a rich peasant may say , you know , what is there to keep me from joining yo you people have neither tile over your heads nor speck of land under your feet , and it 's true they have got nothing to lose but these are the ones that are pushing the ideas forward and forming the associations .
9 Well I promise I wo n't keep them more than that , but this coming from a party that 's brought about that , and then being critical of others and the lack of intent , I think the he said it right at the beginning we have a very good education system , and I 'm saying we 've got one despite this Government .
10 Was it right at the end of a distinguished public servant 's long career to reduce him to such misery ?
11 If you ca n't do it here you ca n't do it at the beginning of the second appointment , if you ca n't do it there then the chances are you 'll do it right at the end and if you have n't made the sale I guarantee you wo n't ask .
12 The way he was looking at it right at the end when he 's looking back at him and he
13 I think you hold it right at the end .
14 It might seem long-winded , but dependent upon er if you get it right at the start with it , it might mean that one of the things we 're suggesting er you might say no , it 's not for me this , but you might think that job analysis is a good way of identifying training .
15 The Viscount nodded , although he had scarcely heard what was said , registering it somewhere at the back of his mind .
16 That 's how it seems in memory ; and we each apprehended it subcutaneously at the time , il me semble .
17 If you have a lead rising main , it may well be that you can see it only at the mains stopcock , after which it disappears into the wall to re-emerge in the loft covered with sacking on its way to the cold water cistern .
18 Not that she had seen it so at the time .
19 So no I think er we all stuck it together at the start , not really knowing where it was gon na lead us .
20 No , but eh , another word that was I 've heard used , and it was , actually it was quite annoying because the chap used it , used it wrongly , but I did n't know that he 'd used it wrongly at the time .
21 As Bernice watched , horrified , Bishop produced a large handgun from beneath his robes and aimed it squarely at the Doctor 's head .
22 Jack had it away at the time .
23 Whether you are experiencing physical pain , mental anguish or emotional distress , you will feel it deeply at the time .
24 ‘ I wish I 'd understood it more at the time . ’
25 As the name suggests , this consists of bouncing the light off reflective surfaces instead of aiming it directly at the subject .
26 I suggest we put it once at the end as erm , item so and so , so and so , so and so , are two piece construction .
27 He then only needed a pitching-wedge and he hit it straight at the pin to about 18 feet or so .
28 At the 13th , a big sloping green , he studied my putt and said : ‘ Ah now , it 's a canny putt , son , but let me see … yes , hit it straight at the pin . ’
29 If I were you , I 'd hit it straight at the pin . ’
30 And he stopped me and said : ‘ Son , I saw ye practising , and I 've always found with a player of your capabilities it is best to tell them to hit it straight at the pin ! ’
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