Example sentences of "they [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They invited them to sit at a table and were joined by an unusually tall , thin man who was extraordinarily blonde for his age which was thirty to thirtyfive . |
| 2 | Like a host in some cheerful tavern , he told them to tether their horses and ushered them in , asking them to sit at the table and wait while he finished his business in his own secret chamber . |
| 3 | The truth is that as painters and as a man and a woman , they were engaged , during these years , in the same adventure which turned out to be more fatal than either of them realised at the time . |
| 4 | We must let them know at the station , or there will be an awful accident . ’ |
| 5 | His companions were both in their forties , one of them greying at the temples , a squat , powerfully built man ; the other was a tall gangling individual with deep set eyes which remained fixed on Hitch the whole time . |
| 6 | The prevention of purprestures was his responsibility : he threw down houses , sheepfolds and other buildings and enclosures erected without licence in his bailiwick , and attached those who made them to appear at the next Forest Eyre . |
| 7 | Erm , erm , they go to see , they , first of all it starts with them looking at a notice board with the notice on it . |
| 8 | And the contact turned into an embrace without either of them looking at the other or talking , they just put their arms around each other . |
| 9 | Standing behind them looking at the steaming urn on the barrow , I felt worse than hungover ; it was a mixture of too little sleep , being hot and unwashed , completely unaware of what was going on , and worst , I was hungry . |
| 10 | so that modifications could be introduced in the physical , social or educational environments of these children which would help them achieve at the same level of conceptual development as is found in children from western societies . |
| 11 | We have not successfully rolled back the frontiers of the state in Britain , only to see them reimposed at a European level , with a European superstate exercising a new dominance from Brussels . |
| 12 | Eight of their first 10 concerts were in Leeds but a rare excursion saw them appear at the Old Bell pub in Derby . |
| 13 | ‘ You write the specifications for her repairs , and I 'll guarantee to have them done at the best boatyard in America . ’ |
| 14 | She 's gon na take them and do them , get them done at the thing and then take it home . |
| 15 | A notice apologising for keeping visitors waiting and inviting them to look at the booklets adds the finishing touch . |
| 16 | Instead she pointed out what she thought was happening in the session and the need for all of them to look at the problems in a constructive way . |
| 17 | The holistic approach of phrenology taught them to look at the body-mind dichotomy and to think in terms of prevention rather than quick cures that were often spurious . |
| 18 | The allegation of the defence had to be met and properly dealt with , so the matter would be returned to the justices for them to look at the circumstances and come to a proper determination after they had heard further evidence . |
| 19 | This bids them to look at the common law ( i.e. the legal position ) before the Act , and the mischief that the statute was intended to remedy ; the Act is then to be construed in such a way as to suppress the mischief and advance the remedy . |
| 20 | PC Chris Eden said : ‘ It 's amazing how drivers ’ attitudes change when we ask them to look at the recording . |
| 21 | The two of them arrived at the broken gate of a house even more rackety than its peeling neighbours . |
| 22 | Even the Committee felt low , not one of them arrived at the next schedule meeting ! |
| 23 | We took them look at the |
| 24 | The index-linked gilts on the market have maturities of up to 2024 and most of them stand at a substantial premium to their par value . |
| 25 | This was by far London 's worst display and it leaves them rooted at the foot of the European Division with a 1–2 record . |
| 26 | ‘ Let them look at the fire , ’ he said . |
| 27 | The first dazed rabbits came out ; two of them bleeding at the nose , looking otherwise unharmed but staggering , almost -falling . |
| 28 | The notice to the creditors must state a time and date , not more than four days before the meeting , by when the creditors must lodge their proofs of debt ( Form 6.37 in Sched 4 to the rules , see App C , form 34 ) and , if applicable , proxies , in order to entitle them to vote at the first meeting ( r 6.79(4) ) . |
| 29 | The landowner was letting the buildings return to dust , but no doubt he would be grateful to have them re-stored at no cost to himself . |
| 30 | ‘ The piste is like this , ’ said one of them kicking at the sand . |