Example sentences of "[vb -s] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girl pops a spoon in my mouth , and then scrapes at my chin . |
| 2 | She scratches at my skin , and asks again . |
| 3 | He scratches at the spots on his arm , pulling soiled nails hard across the red blemishes . |
| 4 | Phyllis is very particular about cleanliness , which is why she always shops at the new branch of Safeways . |
| 5 | What I found amazing , to the extent of keeping me occupied combating fluoridation during the past 20 years on a more-than full-time basis , was that the sales promotion experts employed to build the fluoridation bandwagon have been able for so long to lull most scientists and politicians into accepting this method of diluting and dumping waste fluorides at public expense . |
| 6 | The seasoned rockers and cabaret bores at the local pub would appreciate the fact they have travelled up and down the country , playing every decrepit club and hovel on the way . |
| 7 | It also suggested that legislation should be brought in that required planners , designers and architects to consider future health and safety needs at the initial design stage . |
| 8 | His hand , the same one he injured in April last year , needs at least two weeks ' rest , but he should be back in the ring in February . |
| 9 | His hand , the same one he injured in April last year , needs at least two weeks ' rest , but he should be back in the ring in February . |
| 10 | ‘ He needs at least two or three races if he 's to have a go at the Champion again . |
| 11 | He needs at all rimes to be in full possession of his faculties , or that extra , unpredictable poetic thrust would never declare itself — that heart-lifting boost that rockets mere words into the outer spaces of true poetry . |
| 12 | His stable star will get the easy ground he needs at Ayr today , but the Friendly Hotels PLC Station Hotel Ayr Novice Chase also offers modest prizes considering the decent line-up . |
| 13 | Each year four million cervical smears are taken , and each one needs at least five minutes to check for the signs of disease . |
| 14 | From a crazy catholic mixture of grape varieties ( Cabernet Sauvignon , Malbec , Merlot , Syrah , Cabernet Franc , Pinot Noir and Tannat are all in the '90 ) , Guibert of Mas de Daumas Gassac produces a spectacular red that needs at least 10 years ' cellaring . |
| 15 | All the options came out filling Sweden 's energy needs at a cost of between $5.5 and $7 billion per year , or from 2 to 2.9 cents per kWh . |
| 16 | The physiotherapist needs at least one plinth ( treatment couch ) , which , at about 40 inches ( about 1 metre ) , is wider than a manipulation couch , which is usually about 24 inches ( 60cm ) wide . |
| 17 | This applies particularly to public libraries , which aim to satisfy a wide range of reading needs at a number of different levels . |
| 18 | It will also cut training needs at a time when people no longer want to serve long apprenticeships . |
| 19 | A vineyard needs at least 400–500 millimetres of water per year : in Champagne the vines receive an annual average of 662 millimetres of rain over 176 days . |
| 20 | Yours will most probably be the arms she needs at this point , and the best thing you can do for her is to show that you share her grief , and that as far as possible you are going to be the rock on which she can lean while the sands of her life are shifting so frighteningly beneath her feet . |
| 21 | By 1798 he was already comfortably settled as a linen draper within the hallowed precincts of the City of London , and had the fact entered in the commercial directories accordingly ; Titford and Barwick might be consulted for your drapery needs at 77 Bishopsgate Within , situated at the end of Suttons Court opposite the Marine Society Offices . |
| 22 | If Winnicott 's image of the mirror-image is a valid one and what the baby needs at a certain stage is a reflection of a meaningful world in which she/he has some place , we are also back with perception and self-perception . |
| 23 | But Blackheath administrator Alun Davies said : ‘ The knee is coming on fine but it needs at least another couple of weeks rehabilitation . |
| 24 | It needs at least that . |
| 25 | ‘ To my mind , ’ she wrote , ‘ he has all the qualities of a leading man that the British film industry badly needs at this juncture : youth , good looks , a photogenic face , obviously alert intelligence and a trick of getting the maximum effect with the minimum of fuss . ’ |
| 26 | Remember that this type of filter needs at least 5 cm ( 2″ ) of gravel . |
| 27 | Other naturalistic views , Marxist and some which indeed call themselves ‘ evolutionary ’ , have often proclaimed themselves free from any such picture , but it is basically very hard for them to avoid some appeal to an implicit teleology , an order in relation to which there would be an existence that would satisfy all the most basic human needs at once . |
| 28 | It also demonstrates that the findings of research support a coherent policy to identify family needs at times of stress and develop services and good practice to match them as far as possible . |
| 29 | Weakened leaders are not what Germany needs at present . |
| 30 | Everyone who has regular dealings with Brussels needs at least one such directory . |