Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [verb] [pron] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Although someone supervises me at all times , I handle all my cases myself . |
| 2 | As for his invitation — if I catch you at 1997 with him or any other man , I 'll revoke my decision about the wedding night , and take you to bed immediately ! ’ |
| 3 | Wing Commander the Duke of Hamilton replied : ‘ My instructions are to let it run its course as if I know nothing at all about it . |
| 4 | If I snatch your hat from your head with intent to steal it , that is conversion as well as trespass , but if I throw it at another person , that is trespass only , for I am not questioning your title to it . |
| 5 | I make my living out of explaining things to a lot of dum-dums , and if I do it at all I expect to get paid . ’ |
| 6 | If I do it at half the speed , just do it at thirty miles an hour , how long will that take ? |
| 7 | If I do it at half the speed . |
| 8 | Now if I do it at half that speed , if I do if I drive at thirty miles an hour , how long will it take me to do the sixty miles ? |
| 9 | Jenna began awkwardly , and he suddenly gave a shout of laughter , vaulting the fence and then reaching to lift her over as if she weighed nothing at all . |
| 10 | You 're lucky if you survive them at all . ’ |
| 11 | So even now if you wake me at three o'clock in the morning and sing me one bar of Der Rosenkavalier I will be able to carry on from where you start ! |
| 12 | There 's no more dangerous animal in the jungle if you surprise him at close quarters . " |
| 13 | Ah 's goin' on patrol now , jus ’ call fer Clyde if you needin' anythin' at all . ’ |
| 14 | See which one you like the best or if you like them at all . |
| 15 | If you see one at all . |
| 16 | because if you force them at all , it does n't work . |
| 17 | You will have realized , for example , that if you crunch your car into your neighbour 's gatepost at 20 miles an hour you will do much more damage than if you nudge it at 10 . |
| 18 | Do n't stray from the line and shout if you find anything at all . |
| 19 | Beforehand they were tense and quiet , and no doubt very frightened if the truth were known , but on their return , if we saw them at all , they would be relaxed and only looking forward to bacon and eggs in the Mess — and then bed . |
| 20 | We fail so utterly to reward responsible married women that if we give anything at all to single mothers we appear to be placing a premium — ‘ |
| 21 | In ordinary politics , however , we must treat integrity as an independent ideal if we accept it at all , because it can conflict with these other ideals . |
| 22 | We do n't see as much of you as we 'd like to ( if we see you at all ) . |
| 23 | I therefore decided to abandon what I had planned , because I felt that Faber 's too , despite their initial keenness , would now want another sort of book , if they wanted one at all . |
| 24 | Wayne never found his rhythm on his serve and he did not get into the match until he broke me at 5–3 , but I did good enough to win , ’ said the 24-year-old 1991 Wimbledon champion . |
| 25 | To hell with it , I 'll go down fighting , it will break me on my terms if it breaks me at all . |
| 26 | By far the most intriguing announcement in Wales also carried a competitive element , even if it had nothing at all to do with slow bowlers . |
| 27 | If it meant anything at all it probably meant other people thought you were a bit like them . |
| 28 | If it meant anything at all , thought Henry , it was something along the lines of We have n't got a clue . |
| 29 | Still smiling from her thoughts , she placed her hands on his broad , muscular shoulders , feeling the strength of his hands lifting down her body as if it weighed nothing at all . |
| 30 | So , from the dominant parliamentary perspective the Left takes the British constitution for granted as a good thing , and from the insurrectionary perspective the Left sees the British constitution ( if it sees it at all ) as beyond the pale of reasoned consideration and change . |