Example sentences of "[v-ing] it [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once it was dry , Louise styled Kukkay 's hair by twisting it up at the back to create fullness on top while still leaving it curly and ‘ free ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ Pumlumon was directing it straight at the giants , ’ said Caspar . |
| 3 | Her cool hands slid up under my jacket , plucking at my shirt , pulling it out at the waist . |
| 4 | They tug at their hair , pulling it out at the roots , roll around the floor and bang their heads against the wall . |
| 5 | Finally she stepped into her chosen dress , zipping it up at the back with practised ease . |
| 6 | As the name suggests , this consists of bouncing the light off reflective surfaces instead of aiming it directly at the subject . |
| 7 | And that 's the way we are approaching it here at the moment . |
| 8 | And who is that whooping it up at the bar with a glass in his hand ? |
| 9 | Not seeing it right at the minute . |
| 10 | I mean , they 're , they 're , actually , they 're creaming it off at the moment . |
| 11 | Jesus , he 's sucking in air at the back and wuffing it out at the front . |
| 12 | The most common cause of damage when getting the glider out of the trailer and putting it back at the end of the day 's flying is impatience , and the only answer is never to rig without an adequate number of people . |
| 13 | The Viscount nodded , although he had scarcely heard what was said , registering it somewhere at the back of his mind . |
| 14 | He had made his right hand into a fist and was jabbing it up at the sky , feinting in the direction of the falling missile . |