Example sentences of "at [pron] [adv] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By now the phone is trilling at me Please replace the handset and try again . |
| 2 | As one might expect of such an assembly of talent , Sahara Blue is a stately , tasteful listen , but only at its best captures the poet 's urgency and potency . |
| 3 | Matthew Spender 's writing is at its best remembering the past as though it has just happened . |
| 4 | One of the few things predictable about future input technology is that it will include an optical scan element which will be at its best handling the output from IT related machines . |
| 5 | The woman was at the other end of the counter weighing bull's-eyes , and called at her just to leave the money . |
| 6 | Whitlock looked round sharply at her then conceded the point with a shrug of the shoulders . |
| 7 | Bet bloody Matt 's been getting at him probably knew the camera had caught him looking shit-scared . |