Example sentences of "[verb] it [adv] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is something in you that loves the wild , the primitive ; you will pursue it even at the cost of what you cherish . |
| 2 | Put it instead at the back of a base cabinet or high up on a wall cabinet , or in the space , if there is one , between wall cabinets and ceiling which you can always turn into a second tier of cabinets by adding fronts to match your other units . |
| 3 | When Weismann first put it forward at the beginning of the century , it was highly controversial , and most scientists did not believe it . |
| 4 | I suggest we put it once at the end as erm , item so and so , so and so , so and so , are two piece construction . |
| 5 | Whether you are experiencing physical pain , mental anguish or emotional distress , you will feel it deeply at the time . |
| 6 | We happened to pass a woman pushing a pram , who for some reason produced a torch , no doubt in order to locate something , and directed it straight at the baby 's face . |
| 7 | If you ca n't do it here you ca n't do it at the beginning of the second appointment , if you ca n't do it there then the chances are you 'll do it right at the end and if you have n't made the sale I guarantee you wo n't ask . |
| 8 | I think you hold it right at the end . |
| 9 | Not that she had seen it so at the time . |
| 10 | No , but eh , another word that was I 've heard used , and it was , actually it was quite annoying because the chap used it , used it wrongly , but I did n't know that he 'd used it wrongly at the time . |
| 11 | If you have a lead rising main , it may well be that you can see it only at the mains stopcock , after which it disappears into the wall to re-emerge in the loft covered with sacking on its way to the cold water cistern . |
| 12 | I read it occasionally at the club , mainly for the literary reviews . |
| 13 | Corbett crumpled the parchment into a ball and threw it angrily at the wall . |
| 14 | He picked up the book he was reading , and threw it violently at the rat . |
| 15 | He threw it hard at the Dodger , but missed and hit Charley Bates , who started to shout with fear . |
| 16 | That 's how it seems in memory ; and we each apprehended it subcutaneously at the time , il me semble . |
| 17 | You know they joined it right at the beginning , they , they 're the ones where the momentum 's come from erm they 're the ones asking the rich peasants to join them , the middle peasants and they 're the ones leading the revolution , th they are the riff-raff if you , you know , want to take one view erm they have n't got anything to lose because of their position er er er er as erm a rich peasant may say , you know , what is there to keep me from joining yo you people have neither tile over your heads nor speck of land under your feet , and it 's true they have got nothing to lose but these are the ones that are pushing the ideas forward and forming the associations . |
| 18 | We have some good news for Norbert Stiles O.B.E. since he will keep it tight at the back for our key diplomatic posting . |
| 19 | Tommy picks up the Magnum and fires it twice at the stereo , one bullet in each cassette deck . |
| 20 | ‘ I wish I 'd understood it more at the time . ’ |
| 21 | It might seem long-winded , but dependent upon er if you get it right at the start with it , it might mean that one of the things we 're suggesting er you might say no , it 's not for me this , but you might think that job analysis is a good way of identifying training . |
| 22 | So no I think er we all stuck it together at the start , not really knowing where it was gon na lead us . |
| 23 | As the name suggests , this consists of bouncing the light off reflective surfaces instead of aiming it directly at the subject . |
| 24 | He was a small man and it looked as if his rifle was much too heavy for him as he waved it threateningly at the crowd inside the camp . |
| 25 | He can steady her balance by holding his hands sufficiently close but not grasping her waist as she pirouettes , then grasp it firmly at the end of the turn , maybe to twist her into another pose . |
| 26 | She slid her arms into her silk robe and tied it loosely at the waist . |
| 27 | I think that , too , must have been part of an identity check , particularly as she repeated it again at the end . " |
| 28 | And that 's the way we are approaching it here at the moment . |
| 29 | He then only needed a pitching-wedge and he hit it straight at the pin to about 18 feet or so . |
| 30 | At the 13th , a big sloping green , he studied my putt and said : ‘ Ah now , it 's a canny putt , son , but let me see … yes , hit it straight at the pin . ’ |