Example sentences of "at the [adj] [noun pl] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jess shivered , looking down at the upturned faces that stared at her with idle curiosity . |
| 2 | Frantically he began tearing at the small buttons that ran from her waist to the collar of her dark blouse . |
| 3 | Let us look at the various yarns that are spun on cones . |
| 4 | I have of course had the advantage of considering this matter er previously , and I have had the chance also to look at the various objections that have been made . |
| 5 | He was kneeling by a pool , looking up at the towering trees that surrounded him — quiet , intent , somehow unsurprised . |
| 6 | It was only by directing light through facets at the right angles that craftsmen were able to release the fire and brilliance of diamonds and other transparent precious stones in a manner best fitted to symbolize and indeed embody the highest degree of excellence and majesty . |
| 7 | ‘ You 've changed your hair colour , ’ Claudia said , gazing at the blonde curls that fell round Dana 's shoulders . |
| 8 | I am looking at the specific points that were made by the delegation to me earlier this month . |
| 9 | AT ABOUT this time of the year and for every year since 1973 , the Laing Construction Company has set about the long and complex business of arriving at the six illustrations that will ultimately grace its calendar . |
| 10 | Delving into her bag , Cara extracted a few cards from her wallet and passed them over to her , and while Fabia , who knew her sister went by her maiden name in her job , was looking at the printed cards that announced ‘ Cara Kingsdale , Verity magazine ’ , Cara was suggesting , ‘ Keep those by you just in case Mr Gajdusek wants proof that you represent Verity . |
| 11 | His glorification of the subtle and simple cocks a snook at the overblown excesses that have given Paris couture the kiss of death . |
| 12 | I think it 's also very relevant that we look at the real threats that are facing the N H S. |
| 13 | The Secretary of State has said several times today how proud he is of British Rail 's safety record — a pride which we all share — but that is surely no reason not to look again at the real doubts that have arisen in the past year about manning , the number of hours worked and the quality of some of the new systems of signalling that are being installed . |
| 14 | Remembering what Garvey had said about comforting the sick dame , Gabriel leapt to the end of the play and snatched at the only words that seemed the right ones for these poor corpses , these walking dead : |
| 15 | Second , the study looks at the emotional reactions that young children actually display . |
| 16 | The delivery because it gave me what I had to think about when I was up there language body language and then the playbacks I could look at the two things that Mike just highlighted as one and two . |
| 17 | Now he looked again at the two betting-slips that lay on the table in front of him ; then turned to the back of the Business section for the Sport , his eye running down the results of the previous day 's racing at Fontwell Park . |
| 18 | I mean one day , I mean I was in a customer care meeting for three hours on Monday , so obviously I lost some there , but you know , that particular day I was on a , just on the phone personally on my B M S for just over three hours , and just looking at the other things that I had to deal with . |
| 19 | Before moving on to look at the new developments that I suggested initially might constitute the basis for a redirection in writing , it is worth considering some of the shortcomings of the frequency-count approach just described . |
| 20 | Wh you know erm to look at the actual facilities that erm is in the flats , erm tenants ' action group . |
| 21 | Then swiftly she launches into a staccato attack on political buffoonery and the Government in general before lashing at the crass assumptions that men make about women , and reaching the parts of chaps ' angst-filled sexuality that mere innuendo could never find . |
| 22 | As I looked at the few stones that remained of the castle , I learned from the magazine that the Irish-built castle of the local kings , the O'Rourkes , had once towered over the local countryside . |
| 23 | This chapter will look at the different explanations that have been put forward for girls ' 'failure' in education , and at some of the research that has been done in this area . |
| 24 | Its tasks include finding out how the cladding around the nuclear fuel rods deforms at the high temperatures that might follow a loss of cooling water . |
| 25 | Solow 's book might mislead you into assuming that theorem appreciation is best learned by appreciating theorems ; but Burn looks at the raw materials that make theorems possible . |
| 26 | As I understand the Leeds position , they want what they call a lev a level playing field , or to be aiming at the same goalposts that they 've been aiming at for the last number of years . |
| 27 | Caroline tugged at the thin straps that held the red silk up over the generous curve of her breasts , then smoothed down the skirt as if her touch might somehow magically make it extend beyond her thighs . |
| 28 | I looked down at the pretty patterns that streets do n't know they make . |
| 29 | It can be inferred from speeches made by Yugoslav and Soviet spokesmen when the question of compulsory repatriation was subsequently debated at the United Nations that both governments were primarily intent on getting their nationals back within their power . |
| 30 | Officials say it is because the two sides have different versions of what was decided at the previous negotiations that the ceasefire has broken down . |