Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pn reflx] at the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Its fragrance is real , and penetrating : but it does not release itself at the first casual opening of the pages .
2 I was just to present myself at the right time on the due date , when he would honour his promise to see me .
3 IBM also finds itself at the wrong end of several historical trends .
4 At its most typical , this new form of innovation is at least primarily a marketing function , and this contrasts sharply with other kinds of innovation , which , governed by internal cultural purposes , often find themselves at the very margin of the market or indeed outside it altogether .
5 ‘ If they 're sensible they do and their daughters will know what it 's all about and wo n't throw themselves at the first lad who looks at them .
6 Juliet even surprised herself at the bitter words spilling over .
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