Example sentences of "at it [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean has there been any , because there may be some argument in having a quick go at it at public protection , and hearing from the new department what they 'd like their chief officer to be called . |
| 2 | Perhaps because I was unaware of the enormity of the task I had been set , I went at it with tremendous dash and verve , and together with my two colleagues , nominated from other parts of the company , visited no less than twenty companies in eight countries in three weeks . |
| 3 | Deaconess Tilley glanced at it with simulated interest . |
| 4 | While I was in these fine showrooms I saw exquisite pieces of antique furniture , old silver , paintings , porcelain , figures , antique clocks , masses of objets d'art , and the most fabulous coral and white Meissen porcelain dinner service — I just stood and gazed at it with sheer enjoyment ! |
| 5 | Then they went at it with redoubled glee . |
| 6 | But Tod looked at it with real feeling , with the dull heat of-I do n't know thwarted love . |
| 7 | In contrast , the D-32 's tighter , more introverted qualities mean that you can thrash away at it with complete abandon and still get a smooth , rich , controlled and , it has to be said , very Martin-esque result . |
| 8 | She looked at it with considerable disbelief , picked up the bucket by its rim with her teeth , and tossed it aside : seven seconds ! |
| 9 | When the telephone rang , Crosland leapt at it with unconcealed anxiety . |
| 10 | In the street a man was beating a pie-dog with a heavy stick , lashing at it with mindless energy as the animal cowered back helplessly against a mound of rubbish . |
| 11 | He looked at it with intense concentration for a few moments , then left the room . |
| 12 | The 6 A.M. Glasgow to Garvie train approached platform 8 gently , apologetically almost , then came to a stop with a squealing of brakes and a hiss of escaping steam , and they looked at it with wide-eyed wonder . |
| 13 | He thought it was impossible , but worked at it with eager ambition . |
| 14 | He stared at it in frozen incomprehension . |
| 15 | She grabbed at it in irritable haste . |
| 16 | ‘ Nobody had looked at it in great detail , ’ he said . |
| 17 | A computer crystal had appeared in his hand , and he looked at it in mild bemusement , as if it were a fish , or a coloured party hat . |
| 18 | She gazes at it in mild dislike . |
| 19 | So we gon na look at it in simple form first , things like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and carbonates and then build up erm I think , no . |