Example sentences of "[vb infin] [coord] [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I could n't eat or drink at the moment . |
| 2 | I will not act or suffer at the sword 's edge — Not that — I will not bleed — my dear , do you remember ? " |
| 3 | Rights to either buy or sell at a specified price within a specified period ( 3 months ) . |
| 4 | Sarella felt her nerves jump and crackle at his approach . |
| 5 | How lovely , thought Winnie , letting her knitting fall and looking at the leaping flames , if she agreed ! |
| 6 | A large quantity of Mozart 's music was published in that year , 1785 , perhaps reflecting the ever-growing demand from the newly affluent middle classes for music which they could buy and play at home . |
| 7 | The costs of market-making to the investor are reflected in the bid-offer spread ( turn ) , the difference between what the market maker will buy and sell at . |
| 8 | As for Salt and the rest of them , they 'd goggle and gape and point at their foreheads . |
| 9 | As I worked at my translations I heard him mutter and grunt at his desk . |
| 10 | Students are often uncertain whether they are taking the right kind of notes to help them survive and succeed at college . |
| 11 | They will then dive and display and peer at you with their ‘ redcurrant ’ eye , as if seeking approval . |
| 12 | ‘ I was only asking why you waste so much time stealing stuff you ca n't eat and then waste more time stealing dogs when you could steal and eat at the same time , as it were . ’ |
| 13 | However , when the risk-free asset is introduced to this situation investors will all either borrow or lend at the risk-free rate . |
| 14 | Love was n't something you could give or withhold at will . |
| 15 | And you 've done nothing but snap and shout at me ever since we came on board . ’ |
| 16 | The Act also empowers the Secretary of State to define the structure and content of each of these subjects in considerable detail , and to specify what pupils of different abilities should study and achieve at various ages . |
| 17 | Size will evaporate in the course of the years , and new writing will blur and spread at the edges . |
| 18 | The implicit assumption is that investors can borrow and lend at the riskless rate of interest . |
| 19 | Hawley decided on an immediate attack by his dragoons on the enemy right wing before his own weary infantry had got into line , convinced that the Highlanders would break and run at the mere sight of the royal cavalry charging sword in hand . |
| 20 | After Belfast , he knew what women could do and smile at the same time . |
| 21 | They ca n't stay and look at the , that child all the time can they ? |
| 22 | She scoured the streets in the poorer areas looking for likely candidates and then , knowing the reality of poverty , taught them the rules of hygiene in her own way , which the Girls would imitate and laugh at behind her back . |
| 23 | Amiss directed ferocious attention towards his tray , giving a spirited impression of a man who could n't eat and listen at the same time . |
| 24 | Yes , you could think and dance at the same time . |
| 25 | A quick end , rather than torture and rape at the hands of those barbarians in the hall . |
| 26 | ‘ We do n't put him next to other horses , but he can see them clearly , only a field away , and he does n't fret or bother at all . |
| 27 | Do you mind and sit at the table |
| 28 | But — ’ and here she sighed , ‘ Lily darling , I could look and look at him the whole day … ’ |
| 29 | ( This is called ‘ open ’ form , for the piece can begin and end at any place . ) |
| 30 | Head of Presentation , Dave Jamieson explains that all three regional bulletins on Central must begin and end at the same time . |