Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adj] [verb] at the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Nipples do n't twinkle — you must have fallen asleep looking at the fairy lights on the Christmas tree , ’ she scoffed .
2 Ahmed liked to be laughed at , but he was a peasant and Nour was , in his own estimation , a prince and I was of an English generation which would have felt free to laugh at the Grand Turk if it had been so inclined .
3 Erm and I really want to I will build up some more time but I have n't got any to take at the moment .
4 We have n't got any left at the moment but
5 Yes , I 've got four going at the moment , actually .
6 Yes , I 've got four going at the moment actually , it 's rather ludicrous really .
7 ‘ You remind me of a wild animal sometimes , poised ready to flee at the first sight of a hunter 's gun . ’
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