Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They pay thousands and thousands for the Van Goghs and Modiglianis they 'd have spat on at the time they were painted . |
| 2 | This is of flannel : the round part is plaited up to form the front , and a quilling of the bordering put on , a band of the same laid on at the back , and strings . ’ |
| 3 | The lectures laid on at the Sorbonne were of an abysmal simplicity , and given by lecturers who grossly though understandably underestimated their audience : they bored her as she had not been bored by work for years . |
| 4 | That 's where all the official entertaining goes on at the regatta — just to give you an idea of the scale of it , they 'll be putting away 50,000 pints of Pimm 's , 6,000 bottles of champagne and 3,000 pounds of strawbnerries . |
| 5 | I 've never been able to find out what goes on at the ceremony , but , from what I 've heard , there is more to it than rolling up your trouser-leg . |
| 6 | I can see why nuns wear white when they take the veil , but when you think of the way everyone goes on at the prospect of the wedding night innocence is the last thing on anyone 's mind . ’ |
| 7 | Because they have been treated more as adults here , the contrast between this and ordinary school makes it sometimes difficult for them to return and adapt to being treated as children again , so it is obviously preferable for them to continue on at the unit . |
| 8 | It was agreed Somerville and McCrea would stay on at the apartment in case Quinn called in . |
| 9 | Yes and did you stay on at the hospital then ? |
| 10 | He had gained five distinctions in his Matriculation examinations and it had been decided that he would stay on at the College until he was eighteen to take Higher School Certificate . |
| 11 | It was at this moment that I decided I must learn to dance , so that I could stay on at the pensione instead of roaming about . |
| 12 | Idea now catching on at the double |
| 13 | Power stations , oil refineries , dairy farms , newspapers , hospitals , simply have to go on at the weekend , and often through nights as well as days . |
| 14 | Guests are often late and rarely sit down at the table on time . |
| 15 | Please sit down at the table . |
| 16 | There 's plenty here , so if you clean yourself up and sit down at the table I 'll put something out for you too . |
| 17 | And there 's another sort of things now that we do n't hear is when you sit down at the table to eat erm they 're probably the most the hostess would say now would be , Help yourself . |
| 18 | The temptation and the suspense novel , a book in which a high degree of identification both from intellectual curiosity and emotional involvement is necessary for the writer as much as the reader , is to catch hold of some intriguing initial situation , sit down at the typewriter and go racing ahead from there . |
| 19 | Cley rose to his feet and stood gazing down at the councillor . |
| 20 | The man was standing beside the stream , arms folded , gazing down at the water . |
| 21 | ‘ And this year you 're crazy about Maria Luisa , ’ Ruth murmured , gazing down at the fingers she had been wringing till they were red and hot . |
| 22 | He was leaning against the parapet rail , gazing down at the brick terrace several floors below . |
| 23 | She was gazing down at the town and smiling her private , remembering smile . |
| 24 | Now he must go away and I dare say I shall never see him again , ’ Joan said woefully , lagging behind despite Anne 's grumbles and gazing down at the ring . |
| 25 | She sat , leaning her cheek on her hand , gazing down at the dog , her flaming hair falling untidily down her back , and over her shoulders , and glistening in the light from the candelabrum on the mantel and the glow of the fire . |
| 26 | She frowned , gazing down at the table , she even bared her teeth . |
| 27 | She could almost imagine the door opening and Isabelle coming in to sit down at the dressing-table with its pretty antique tortoiseshell and silver toilet set , humming softly as she loved to do . |
| 28 | Mrs Fry went straight to the kitchen , told us to sit down at the table , opened the oven ( split-level cooker , of course ) and got out a huge pot . |
| 29 | Then he would have been able to sit down at the table , loosen his shirt collar , his shoelaces , and read the evening paper until Patsy was ready . |
| 30 | They say they are looking forward to seeing him soon , and that he will be safely with them to sit down at the table and enjoy the feast of the next Thanksgiving dinner . |