Example sentences of "them [verb] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because they have been treated more as adults here , the contrast between this and ordinary school makes it sometimes difficult for them to return and adapt to being treated as children again , so it is obviously preferable for them to continue on at the unit . |
| 2 | They say they are looking forward to seeing him soon , and that he will be safely with them to sit down at the table and enjoy the feast of the next Thanksgiving dinner . |
| 3 | A noisily closing door made them glance up at the ship 's sunlit bridge . |
| 4 | She used the cry of her voice to draw them to her , allowing them first to fly away and then encouraging them to swoop back at the height of their arc of flight . |
| 5 | I must write to the Michelin and ask them to look again at the Fermette Marboeuf ! |
| 6 | My right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State will take the case to his colleagues in the Council of Ministers and ask them to look again at the proposals , which would be damaging not only to British industry but to industries — including tourism — right across the Community . |
| 7 | Before she undressed , Nicandra pulled back the window curtains , cold as glass in her hands , and stood between them to look out at the changed world . |
| 8 | They leaned close momentarily then began to come forward again , slowly , looking about them , the first of them pointing up at the ruined monastery . |
| 9 | When they were long enough , he intended to curl them and allow them to extend down at the sides of his mouth . |
| 10 | They let them surge out at the gate and shake themselves loose of restraint to take their several ways . |
| 11 | All three of them stared silently at the walls . |
| 12 | Huy watched him retreat and then followed Taheb and Nephthys , finding them talking softly at the gate . |
| 13 | If we can get them lined up at the entrance , they should be sucked through like water through a plug hole . |
| 14 | But the task of clearing hundreds of tips was too much for them to take on at the last minute . |