Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [adv prt] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let's jump in at the deep end — literally . |
| 2 | The hon. Gentleman should look back at the Labour party 's record in government before he starts to criticise ours . |
| 3 | Gripping and polished — it should clean up at the box office this autumn . |
| 4 | All the same he felt that he must look in at the hall before going to his hotel . |
| 5 | But things have come to a pretty pass when obesity is confused with the wobbly bits the good Lord designed for girls — the bits that should stick out at the front and back of a strapless ballgown . |
| 6 | Fear slowed his thoughts , and grudgingly granted him one consolation : at this speed they must come out at the bottom a damn sight faster than they went through at the top . |
| 7 | Finally it was agreed that both should get down at the same moment . |
| 8 | ( 1 ) It is a well-known custom that as soon as the siren of a fire-engine is heard , other vehicles should pull up at the side of the road , in order to afford free passage . |
| 9 | Joy said that this really was n't on and that they must pull up at the side of the road and try to find some stones or something with which to wedge the coffin . |
| 10 | People must turn up at the proverbial factory gates fresh , fit and ready to toil . |
| 11 | I did n't know whether you might stop off at the pub or something . |
| 12 | did n't know whether you might stop off at the pub . |
| 13 | Some day soon we 'll stop by at a monastery and have a scribbler read them out to you . |
| 14 | ‘ I thought of going out for some choc bars , ’ he would say , adding sotto voce as his daughter ran for her anorak , ‘ and I thought we might drop off at the gym/piano teacher's/library on the way … ’ |
| 15 | On the way , I 'll call in at the Wheel Room , to feed my poor invalid , then … |
| 16 | ‘ Anyway , I 'll call in at The Randolph , so I 'll see you soon . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Look , May , ’ he said , ‘ if you 're not careful you 'll end up at the funny farm the way you 're going on . ’ |
| 18 | Erm I remember er thinking one day , erm I must get a photograph of that er building which was clearly a erm er a coal office or similar , I 'll go back at the weekend and get that . |
| 19 | I might be starting at Crewe or Rochdale , but I might end up at the top . ’ |
| 20 | I 'll get off at the |
| 21 | If you 've got signs on the main line saying traffic point , traffic censors ahead , you 're gon na have people saying oh sod that I 'll get off at the next junction instead |
| 22 | people are gon na say oh well I 'll get off at the next one |
| 23 | well if they ring up tomorrow , erm one bloke says he might ring up tomorrow , one said she 'll , she 'll come round at the weekend and another bloke said |
| 24 | So it 'll come up at the next C S N T . |
| 25 | Just turn everything up , ’ and I said to the drummer , ‘ Get out there and start drumming the intro to Hot For Teacher and I 'll come in at the appropriate moment . ’ |
| 26 | All the novel is intended to be is a bit of fun — something that you might pick up at an airport and that takes you through the journey in a pleasant fashion . |
| 27 | Well we 'll start off at the top of Road and on the one side there was the furniture people they used to make furniture . |
| 28 | We 'll start down at the far end of what we call the lured mark and from there you 'll have to tack all the way up to this closest one , the windward mark . |
| 29 | ‘ It might pop up at an awkward moment , ’ he said , which was hardly any better . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll pop in at the doctor 's when I go down for my shopping , ’ Mrs Hellyer said . |