Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] [pron] at [art] " in BNC.

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1 Or just throw it at the neighbours , thought Henry grimly , as he tipped the edenwort in next to the water-chestnuts and the giant yam .
2 I do n't see how that you can possible reduce the number of deaths within the county , or even maintain it at the same level .
3 ‘ I persuaded her once or twice to meet me at the ruined tower .
4 IN THE current lukewarm musical climate there is something very likeable about a record that genuinely leaves you at a loss for words .
5 IN THE current lukewarm musical climate there is something very likeable about a record that genuinely leaves you at a loss for words .
6 In fact , we did go down there for a week to explore the possibilities , and I admitted that it was n't what it was and that the rosy glow that still suffused me at the very name was probably nostalgia for my touring days , when it was the most prestigious of all the dates .
7 I went calmly enough , but there must have been a suspicion of the trepidation that inevitably invests us at the sight of a hospital and the thought of entering it .
8 Benedict 's pulse began to beat in his throat , and he fought vainly against that familiar rush of heat to his blood that invariably engulfed him at the sight of her .
9 The question was asked : we know that he is a sound and effective Prime Minister ; but is he also a leader who can save the Conservative Party from the fate that undoubtedly awaited it at a general election had Mrs Thatcher remained in office ?
10 There was only one drawback and that concerned the weaker kittens that sometimes found themselves at the bottom of a pile of bodies and unable to breathe .
11 Toucans collect them one at a time , throwing them up in the air and deftly catching them at the back of their throats .
12 ‘ It was quite usual for me to take on this sort of job but it was n't usual for him to make an appointment for me and only tell me at the last minute , especially when it meant working after hours .
13 ‘ They insisted that they held the meeting at a place of their choosing and only told us at the last minute .
14 And I can remember having big long sheets and they would take us into Nottingham and just dump you at a shop and say now you know , go in and fill that in .
15 She was able to get her bearings this way and soon found herself at the back of the house .
16 Well the Fox prediction tonight is that Oxford United will draw and probably beat them at the Manor .
17 Ray Talbot has had an Omua pump on test for 18 months , and now sells them at The Real McKoi .
18 It was therefore tempting , and usually easy , to import excessive quantities of goods and then resell them at a profit to local merchants , " from whom " , wrote Callières in 1697 , " they receive a tribute , for lending their names to defraud the Sovereign of his dues " .
19 I said I 'm on a YTS , she went oh she said I do n't know if you 're for them , I said er well if you do n't I 'll find out and then tell you at the she goes , yeah , we 'll do that she says but I do , I do n't know if owe have to pay for them or not , you know she said I think you 're supposed to have a form .
20 If the helicopter is moving , to stop it you must apply an opposite control movement and then remove it at the precise moment that the helicopter stops .
21 The secret of AST 's success , he claims , is that it designs , engineers and manufactures its own products , and then sells them at a competitive price via resellers , which add software and value-added services .
22 Suppose also that an investor intends to buy the share , hold it for one year and then sell it at the end of the year .
23 She once again passed Drew in the street at about 5.10 and then saw him at the theatre at 6.30 , when he came into her dressing room to ask if his make-up was correct .
24 Tell them what you 're going to tell them before you tell them , and then summarise it at the end and tell them what you told them .
25 He held it up for the others to see and then threw it at the thin man contemptuously who automatically caught it in both hands .
26 Very often a student creates his first phrase and then finds himself at a loss .
27 Niki eats up a few places and then finds himself at the back of a bunch of five cars behind Prost , who is running second .
28 In the final stages of the peace-making at Utrecht in 1713 the representatives of the different powers avoided many of the difficulties and delays which had marked earlier such conferences by entering the meeting-place in the town hall pêle-mêle ( i.e. in no particular order ) and then seating themselves at a round table which had no head .
29 Thank God for dome tents with two bays : you collect snow from one end for tea , pass it through the middle-man , and then deposit it at the other end .
30 This was clearly significantly dangerous , and so whilst we w had the J C B , J C B down there , we asked the contractor to dig er to remove those electric cables and actually replace them at an appropriate depth .
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