Example sentences of "at it [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | And of course a lot of the engineering was on textile machinery and er I did n't , I just would n't go back to it after I 'd been at it about a couple of years . |
2 | and you thought you would carry on being good at it at A level . |
3 | See , see , I mean if you take a , if you take a , look at it at a point of view of |
4 | Figure 24.4 gives an example ( drawn from trajectories on the screen of a videotape of the motion ) of how one might see the bob moving if one glanced at it at a succession of equally spaced times — although one would not expect to see just this sequence ever again . |
5 | The gravediggers got hold of the coffin and shook it ; they pulled it this way and that , twisted it , hacked at it with a spade , levered at it with crowbars ; but still it would n't move . |
6 | You could poke at it with a screwdriver or a piece of wire and wipe it with a piece of rag . |
7 | Well I 've looked at it with a conscience cos I took the glass out originally . |
8 | She leaped up , dabbing at it with a napkin . |
9 | Well the first time when he found it could comb is hair straight back with his right hand ; he could dry himself under his arms properly instead of just sort of wiping at it with a towel ; wash his teeth better , instead of using his left hand with difficulty because he 's never been really left handed . |
10 | Yes ar are not that good but I 'm working at it on a sort of regional basis erm but you may have to keep me here for a very long time in order to achieve it . |
11 | The baskets measure an ample 15 inches by 13 inches , and 10 inches to the top of the handle , and are hand-made in Somerset by P H Coate and Son who have been at it for a century and a half . |
12 | When you 've finished writing , put it away for two or three days : leave it , do n't look at it for a while . |
13 | She stared at it for a couple of minutes , then , with a prolonged sigh , began to take them out and put them back into the cupboards and drawers . |
14 | And er we cast during the dark days of the war , when toys were n't available , we a few older blokes er apprentices used to I remember being at it for a couple of hard week we had a hard week , well evening during the evenings anyway . |
15 | We both look at it for a bit . |
16 | After staring at it for a minute the client pointed at the picture and exclaimed angrily , " I do n't like that bean . " |
17 | As she closed the door after her , Mr Kronweiser looked at it for a minute or two in puzzlement . |
18 | He looked at it for a second then got to his feet and stamped on the eye , hearing it pop beneath his foot . |
19 | I stood there staring at it for a moment , unable to believe what I saw . |
20 | He looked at it for a moment . |
21 | They got out and he stood looking at it for a moment or two before he walked to the door after Mary Rose . |
22 | Replacing the phone he stared at it for a moment , then glanced at Bodie , who was waiting apprehensively for the news from the hospital . |
23 | He looked down now on to the plate on which lay a pig 's foot and two pieces of streaky pork ; and picking up the pig 's foot in his two hands , he gnawed at it for a moment before looking at the child again and asking her , ‘ Well , what 's your other name ? ’ |
24 | Preston stared at it for a moment , frowning . |
25 | He put down the phone , sat staring at it for a moment and then dialled once more . |
26 | She gazed at it for a moment . |
27 | There was a ‘ Sold ’ sticker on the board , and she stood gazing at it for a moment as though it might provide a magic solution to all her problems . |
28 | Twoflower reached into his pouch and took out a large round gold object , glanced at it for a moment , and slipped it back . |
29 | Lifting out the ornament , a beautifully sculpted ballerina on point , she stared at it for a moment , then gave a faint , rather sad smile . |
30 | It stared at it for a moment , rubbing its arms , and then it picked up the telephone . |