Example sentences of "do [adv] [verb] [adv prt] at the " in BNC.

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1 Our prices did not go up at the same rate .
2 If one did not sit down at the table there would be a gap , an empty space that would spoil the symmetry of the host 's table .
3 He did not turn in at the door of number thirty-seven , however .
4 ‘ It just did n't sink in at the time — I did n't quite realise what was happening .
5 If I say to you behaviourism is about di dum di dum and I did but obviously it did n't sink in at the time .
6 I would have tried to ask Dudley Wood , secretary to the RFU , but he did n't show up at the new kit 's launch …
7 There 's one matter that 's in the file , but which did n't come out at the inquest .
8 ‘ He and Marius did n't get on at the time .
9 I Ca n't figure out why I did n't turn back at the the ?
10 I did n't look up at the sky .
11 He did n't look back at the sudden commotion behind him and , when a shadow passed over him , merely gibbered weakly and tried to burrow into the horse 's mane .
12 Do n't give up at the first mistake ; ask God to forgive you and help you to start all over again .
13 erm , you do n't give up at the first little hurdle .
14 And if you 're tiling right round a room , inaccurate levels will mean your rows do n't match up at the start and finish point .
15 Please do n't switch off at the mention of maths , if you can use a calculator , you an do this .
16 Write about one main incident or object ( Chekhov said you could select anything you saw and write about it , but do n't sit down at the typewriter before the idea has gelled in your mind .
17 The first thing I 'd like you to do is try to write er will you please write down erm do n't shout out at the moment , write down what would be your definition of foreign policy .
18 Do n't mess about at the plant . ’
19 They do n't come round at the same time so you 're always out of phase and it always looks untidy .
20 I 'm afraid so , I mean a lot of these things , you can have a basic idea , and then your flowers do n't turn up at the markets and all them sort of things , although we 've got a wonderful garden and I 've got quite a lot I can use .
21 But a bowler who does not break down at the end of every other over and who can finish each season with an average around the 25 mark would be worth his weight in gold now .
22 ‘ A football club does not close down at the end of a playing season .
23 ‘ You mean if he does n't show up at the right time the opportunity wo n't occur again ? ’
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