Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [pers pn] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , ’ said Aline , suddenly serious , ‘ it is only that the step from perfectly ordinary things into the miraculous seems to me so small , almost accidental , that I wonder why it astonishes you at all , or why you trouble to reason about it . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's now coming up for its 12,000 mile service , and does n't feel as though it needs it at all . |
| 3 | and they 've got it in but it wants it at different times does n't it ? |
| 4 | It costs us at least eighty five pence and we do n't live as far , well we do n't do n't live that far . |
| 5 | What a difference it makes , it costs you at least ten pounds a night |
| 6 | So , from the dominant parliamentary perspective the Left takes the British constitution for granted as a good thing , and from the insurrectionary perspective the Left sees the British constitution ( if it sees it at all ) as beyond the pale of reasoned consideration and change . |
| 7 | ‘ The thing to do now is to explain the situation as it affects you at present . |
| 8 | He said , ‘ If it reassures you at all , I 'm not Drugs Squad and I 'm not Special Branch . |
| 9 | To hell with it , I 'll go down fighting , it will break me on my terms if it breaks me at all . |
| 10 | No ulterior motive lurks behind it , but it keeps you at a distance . |
| 11 | Seven minutes is what it takes me at this time in the evening ; eight , sometimes nine , coming the opposite way in the morning , to allow for waits at the two pedestrian crossings and the crowds coming out of the station . |
| 12 | ‘ I am a registered general nurse and , although I love my work , it depresses me at times to have to work shifts , both day and night . |
| 13 | Hesh Wiener of Technology News of America comments that IBM is having to price current drives at less than half of list , and will make a success of the new ones only if it lists them at or below current street prices . |
| 14 | The flute adds brightness to oboe , clarinet , bassoon , and horn when it doubles them at the octave . |
| 15 | It puts them at a disadvantage . |
| 16 | ‘ It puts us at a great disadvantage playing at Selhurst Park . |
| 17 | And I think it puts you at their as well . |