Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] at the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I plucked one of the torches from the wall and crouched down , wrinkling my nose at the mild sour odour .
2 It is because of that commitment and my understanding of the values and decent opinions of the Province that I have placed my resignation at the Prime Minister 's disposal .
3 It 's time to try my hand at the settled life .
4 ‘ I changed my mind at the last minute . ’
5 After Adelaide , Bodyline was not exploited with quite the same intensity , but the crowds retained their fury at the mere sight of a ‘ bumper ’ .
6 They did n't appear to mind me playing a double game , allying with each in turn , then becoming their opponent at the next round .
7 The shadow social security secretary , Donald Dewar , and Labour 's Scottish affairs spokesman , Henry McLeish , described their anger at the worsening situation when unveiling a rolling campaign aimed at highlighting the rising level of poverty across Scotland .
8 Everything I 've said about the training of Dawn might lead you to think it 's just a question of patience and keeping her weight at the right level , but there really is much more to it than that .
9 Your mam 's so good with them — she 'll make sure Danny does n't get into mischief and see that Lilian has her bottle at the right time . ’
10 They include a party of German businessmen , keen to try their hand at the traditional Highland Games sports of shot-putting and caber-tossing , and a group of Australians .
11 Group fixed ( above ) concentrated its search at the correct feeder location ( intersection of uninterrupted lines in the lower left region ) , while group varied searched randomly around the L+ landmark ( intersection of uninterrupted and dotted lines ) .
12 Maggie was stabbing her finger at the different plates on the table , and her aunt wagged her head and pursed her lips before she said , flatly , ‘ I 'm courting one of the airmen ; he comes to Donald 's farm . ’
13 Thresher insiders believe the company changed its decision at the last minute after TODAY 's revelations yesterday .
14 ‘ Oh , she changed her mind at the last moment .
15 In his rage he declared war on the whole animal tribe , swearing that he would exterminate the lot of them , and recapture his daughter at the same time .
16 Although Billing retained his seat at the 1918 general election , ill health forced his retirement in 1921 .
17 So , too , was runner-up Chris Platts , who shot a fine final round 68 to finish two shots clear of David Jones , Roger Winchester — who did win his card at the Qualifying School — and local player S. Okpe .
18 ‘ Kick me again , ’ said Georgiades , keeping his voice at the gentle , conversational level , ‘ and I will kick your balls so hard that they will fly out of your backside . ’
19 Failing to hide his irascibility at the belligerent critic , Lord Ridley adopted a tactic other directors may be well advised to follow to silence unruly shareholders .
20 Another bogus defector was code-named Fedora , possibly in reality Viktor Lessiovski , who used his work at the United Nations as a cover .
21 Mr Redwood used his debut at the Welsh Tory Conference in Llangollen at the weekend to ram home this message , which will have special meaning for Welsh-speaking communities in North Wales .
22 Guinness tried his hand at the new Porter with rather more success than his fellow Dublin brewers .
23 THE former chairman of the GLC 's Police Committee and member of Ken Livingstone 's municipal revolutionary guard , Boateng , 40 , has risen rapidly since gaining his seat at the last election .
24 The appellant was anxious for the matter to be dealt with in the magistrates ' court , but his accomplice elected to be tried in the Crown Court , but changed his plea at the last minute .
25 Paul 's unease on the back nine was critical , and there were other points : Nick changed his putter at the last minute .
26 Once a boy was almost carted away but the Headmaster changed his mind at the last moment .
27 A chance to try your hand at the ancient art of Drystone Walling .
28 The band were forced to cancel their appearance at the recent MTV awards ceremony due to Gallup 's ill health .
29 We hope that the European Court will make its ruling at the earliest possible moment so that the House of Lords can give a judgment .
30 The ‘ definitive ’ John Barnard Ferrari will make its debut at the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours in June 1993 rather than at the start of 1994 as originally scheduled .
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