Example sentences of "it [verb] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It turns at the top and goes straight . |
| 2 | It succeeded at a stroke in reducing tenanted land from over 45 per cent of the cultivated area to under 10 per cent . |
| 3 | No David it goes at the back . |
| 4 | It would sit at the foot of the sick-bed and , if it gazed at the patient , its eyes would magically absorb the malaise so the man had a renewed chance of life . |
| 5 | The aircraft flies comparatively slowly , at about 700 km/hr , but its big wings allow it to cruise at a height of more than 21 000 m — nearly double that of a transatlantic airliner . |
| 6 | If it sits at the bottom of your belly , glowering like a smouldering fire , threatening to explode suddenly at any time and paralyse you ? |
| 7 | Between national curriculum levels and general skills and abilities as it sits at the moment ? |
| 8 | Estimated high at $500–600,000 it sold at the desk for $480,000 ( £320,000 ) , still a very strong price today for this artist . |
| 9 | The earliest experiment in New Jersey suggested that the reduction in working hours produced by relatively high tax rates was small — a 0.5-per-cent reduction in hours worked by men who received a cash supplement and had it withdrawn at a 50-per-cent tax rate . |
| 10 | As a result of the centrifugal force of rotation it bulges at the equator and its polar radius ( 6378 km ) is 21 km shorter than its equatorial radius ( 6397 km ) ; thus the Earth is more accurately described as an oblate spheroid . |
| 11 | And then it bulges at the end , you see , that 'll do cos if you |
| 12 | It met at the Swan Inn , Bedford on July 22nd 1801 ; the funds included £1,914.4s.0d. in donations and £297.3s.0d. in annual subscriptions . |
| 13 | And if a developer could not immediately secure rent from premises it builds at the dock , the Private Finance Initiative would provide it in the short-term , until the property market improves . |
| 14 | The hot water had prickled pleasantly at the nameless place at the tops of my thighs when I got in ; cooler now , it lapped at the dome of my stomach . |
| 15 | M17 , the Omega Nebula , is of the same type ; it lies at the edge of Sagittarius , and is in the same × 7 field with Gamma Scuti . |
| 16 | It lies at the heart of our philosophy . |
| 17 | The argument over decentralisation will probably dominate political debate in the future , because it lies at the heart of the Tamil issue . |
| 18 | The CSA 1985 , which is by far the most important piece of legislation , in that it lies at the heart of anti-insider dealing regulation in the UK , outlines the substantive elements of insider dealing offences . |
| 19 | The main reason for this difference , and it lies at the heart of the distinction between many public and private sector organizations , is the central role that the budget plays in fixing the level and distribution of taxation in governments . |
| 20 | We both know it lies at the heart of this mystery . ’ |
| 21 | It lies at the heart of Europe , which means that we must be not in a minority of one but right there where the decisions are made . |
| 22 | It lies at the heart of the two-volume world chronicle of Bishop Freculf of Lisieux , who dedicated Book II of these gesta imperatorum to Judith , for use in the education of her son . |
| 23 | It lies at the mouth of the Kaprun valley , to the south west of Salzburg , and together with Zell am See , it forms part of the ‘ Europa Sport Region ’ . |
| 24 | It snatched at the windows in the nearby houses and set them rattling in their frames ; it whooshed over the slates and plucked at the loose ones , prising them away and sending them spinning to the ground ; it scurried down through the garden gates , hoisted up handfuls of dead leaves and paper and kicked them scurrying down the pavement . |
| 25 | All at once she became achingly aware of the thinness of the cotton shirt that skimmed down over her thighs , the way the deep V where she had left it unbuttoned at the neck gave glimpses of the top curve of her breasts , and she immediately backed away . |
| 26 | But it stopped at the sky . |
| 27 | It was ideal and saved people walking up the bank with heavy shopping , also it was handy for the post office ( which by the way , we have n't one on Albert Hill ) as it stopped at the end of Albert Road and was quite near to the post office on North Road and everyone welcomed that . |
| 28 | I drove twenty yards ahead so that the bus would not be blocking my way when it stopped at the bus stop , then I stopped and looked back . |
| 29 | But it stopped at the neck , and its body did not appear . |
| 30 | It stands at a point where firm ground lies close to the river Derwent , and from olden times has been the site of an important river crossing , first by ferry , later by bridge . |