Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] at [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The head deals with the first , class teachers with the second , and there is little blurring at the edges . |
| 2 | The eerie stillness of a town asleep caught at the edges of her already stretched nerves , and she shivered with apprehension as well as from the biting wind . |
| 3 | Actually if you 've a complete number of repeats , it does n't matter too much whether it a full repeat or a half repeat at the edges , as both can be mattress stitched to give a continuous unbroken pattern effect . |
| 4 | How exciting to look at the costumes and have the impression that one is wearing them , or see one 's own face adorned with the ear-rings on display . |
| 5 | As long as I know that I 'm right er and say well I 'm quite willing to look at the figures that you 've been given , but these are the figures that are right but I will look at them erm and I , and I certainly would n't er confront it much more than that . |
| 6 | John Lindsay , Scottish vice-chairman , said CIPFA was delighted that Mr Lang was prepared to look at the figures again . |
| 7 | Another hit the wall , another landed at the feet of the man with the axe . |
| 8 | It is far tougher to dive at the legs of an oncoming player than to haul them down by the neck or straight-arm tackle them as they run past you . |
| 9 | Section 4.3 examines economists ' models of constraints and objectives as practised in state-owned firms , whereas section 4.4 looks at the controls imposed in the UK and provides some general remarks on comparisons between these and the economists ' suggestions . |
| 10 | Chapter 10 looks at the procedures for appointing experts , and in particular the role of professional bodies . |
| 11 | The etymological team of the Seventh Research Fleet was privileged to sit at the feet of two gentlemen of the Oeldrid Stance Academy . |
| 12 | Late on the evening prior to the presentation we all met at the Studios . |
| 13 | Chapter 5 looks at the ideas of English and communications students about their discipline , and at their view of science . |
| 14 | ‘ Anyway , ’ Sheila went on , ‘ it 's all happening at the universities and colleges , is n't it , Jenny ? |
| 15 | It 's no good looking at the cigars available and attempting to choose one on the basis of certain criteria . |
| 16 | However , support mechanisms for information seeking in the online environment , such as shelf browsing and more sophisticated contextual subject access features , could encourage the searcher to use the catalogue and ultimately lead to more effective searching at the shelves . |
| 17 | Believe it or not Numerate arrived at the stables of Tania 's father , Peter , yesterday . |
| 18 | The place was packed with people , all chattering at the tops of their voices . |
| 19 | In the context of nurses and health visitors returning to work it might be more useful to look at the ways in which regrading affects your application and appointment , and to provide you with general advice on what to expect from employers in due course . |
| 20 | A bucket is useful to look at the animals more closely . |
| 21 | When we consider temperament in horses , and especially in families , it is most reasonable to look at the stallions in a family to get a more valid picture of the family characteristics , as stallions often exhibit traits of temperament to greater extremes than geldings and mares . |
| 22 | It 's better to shout at the walls than at the children . ’ |
| 23 | Then they all stared at the passages that radiated off the control-room . |
| 24 | We were all shooting at the crowds , as if the guns were not loaded , and only meant to frighten them . |
| 25 | She thought bitterly of the spots she of ten got at the comers of her mouth or across her forehead . |
| 26 | Of the 120,000 people who attended the three day meeting last year , 33 suffered at the hands of pickpockets despite a huge police crime prevention campaign . |
| 27 | I get real hungry looking at the photos — I ai n't ate for ages . |
| 28 | As I said earlier , we are also able to look at the successes being achieved by other trust status hospitals elsewhere . |
| 29 | Firstly , it is important to look at the stages of budgeting and move from the functional processes of acquisition , allocation , spending and control to the more strategic resource activities of planning , choice and evaluation . |
| 30 | There are two reasons why it is important to look at the interactions . |