Example sentences of "jump at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 So I must not jump at the first chance .
2 Avoid trying to jump white water , aiming instead to jump at the steepest part of the wave which is normally the part about to break , the critical section .
3 Jumping at the same event was the famous ski jumper Eddie ‘ The Eagle ’ Edwards .
4 She stood in a large yard with a glass of white wine in her hand and it spilt down the front of her red dress when she jumped at the banging noise of a firework .
5 Theda , listening to this venomous interchange in open-mouthed shock and dismay , almost jumped at the sudden attack .
6 The winger jumped at the last minute and Kitchen slid underneath him like a runaway bull and hit the concrete wall full on .
7 She jumped at the unexpected intrusion .
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