Example sentences of "'s [noun] [to-vb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Talbot and Van Gelder looked at each other in silence , then bent forward over Theodore 's shoulders to look at the figures he had added up . |
| 2 | Little seemed in Mrs Whitehouse 's eyes to change at the BBC and , in early 1964 , the Corporation 's Charter was renewed for a further twelve years without any of the additional ‘ safeguards ’ that Mrs Whitehouse would have liked to have seen written in . |
| 3 | Tallis thought a lizard had emerged from the creature 's mouth to bite at the thorn , then realized she had seen its tongue . |
| 4 | INVITING Mussolini 's grand-daughter to speak at the Tory Party conference has caused outrage . |
| 5 | Doctors faced with a refusal of consent have to give very careful and detailed consideration to the patient 's capacity to decide at the time when the decision was made . |
| 6 | Doctors faced with a refusal of consent have to give very careful and detailed consideration to what was the patient 's capacity to decide at the time when the decision was made . |
| 7 | It is not part of Stone 's business to look at the condition of working people , but the illustrations in the book reveal very little about the thought styles that the privileged brought to marriage and divorce . |
| 8 | And she also knew that the reason for her pettiness was because she feared that Silas was disappointed in Doreen 's refusal to help at the barbecue . |
| 9 | It is interesting for today 's connoisseur to look at the cellar list of the Dolls ' House and ruminate on the joys of opening a bottle or two . |
| 10 | Ace was at the front of the vehicle , using Daak 's chainsword to hack at the metal-plated skirt . |
| 11 | Lazio manager Dino Zoff is convinced it 's Gazza 's destiny to rank at the pinnacle of football 's history , rubbing shoulders with the likes of Maradona . |
| 12 | He has not visited the cliff , but questions the Frenchman 's ability to climb at the highest levels . |
| 13 | The next night it was the turn of 830 Squadron 's Swordfish to strike at the enemy . |
| 14 | ‘ I did n't realise I 'd be going round treading on people 's corns to get at the truth ! ’ |
| 15 | In July , DHAC members accompanied three women and their seven children to the corporation housing manager 's office to protest at the allocation of a house to a former Belfast prison officer . |