Example sentences of "at it [conj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You were so successful at it that in the end you could vanish without leaving a soul behind sufficiently concerned about you to kick up a fuss — only a solicitor worried about the legal hang-ups , and especially the money ! |
| 2 | He swore at it and at the siren still wailing as frantically as ever outside . |
| 3 | Evelyn was gazing at it and at the eager face above the frilly collar , but whether in rapture or disbelief Sam could not tell . |
| 4 | Roger , Terry and David , er need to take this away , have a look at it and at the next meeting we either then draw some conclusions and again what I 'm looking for |
| 5 | To give herself time to think , she dribbled some sea water onto the hare from a half-pot , lifted thankfully from the clachan rubbish heaps ; and looked at it and round the hut afresh . |
| 6 | He needed to have two goes at it and in the end made a good five . |