Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , I c I was fortunate to be able to carry on at the same place . |
| 2 | If they are to be more than mere training , then a process of informed reflection has to go on at the same time . |
| 3 | Eddie was staring at her with eyes as hard as granite but all she said was , ‘ You 'll have to go in at the front door . |
| 4 | No need for us all to go in at the deep end . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The ambition is certainly not to go along at the existing size , growing by 5 per cent a year . |
| 6 | Three times through the winter , Cascade had been within days of being fully formed , only to fall down at the last minute . |
| 7 | He said , ‘ I 'm going to pull in at the next layby . |
| 8 | ‘ They 're going to come in at the far end . ’ |
| 9 | He was intended to come down at the wrong moment , disappear , do the same again , then go shooting through the roof when the mechanics of the wire go wrong . |
| 10 | It is possible to jump in at the deep end , buy a farm , and teach yourself , learning by your mistakes . |
| 11 | If it is too drastic to jump in at the deep end with such a sweeping change , why not try it out in experimental matches , festival or night matches ? |
| 12 | And as Cram prepared to jump in at the deep end with a clash against Olympic 10,000m champion Khalid Skah in the BUPA International Festival of Running , race organiser Brendan Foster tipped his pal to rekindle memories of his glory days in his new event . |
| 13 | Not wanting to jump in at the deep end , I hired the school the day before and went with Karen , a friend who wanted to give her experienced but spooky horse an indoor schooling session . |
| 14 | It hit it hit Ian Stringfellow last week and caused Nicky Platten now to pull out at the last minute last night . |
| 15 | Miss Probst points out that the law gives the private sector a strong incentive to clean up at the lowest possible cost . |
| 16 | Charlton had the decency to colour up at the bare-faced plugs for his product that the worthy representing British Gas had been able to lever into his opening peroration . |
| 17 | Linearity appeared to fall off at the -90dB level , not of much concern , and there was a small amount of high frequency hash in the output at -78dB . |
| 18 | Moving back to the bridge , she halted for a moment to stare down at the sluggish water , and the wavering reflection thrown back at her made her feel like weeping forever . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , I most certainly do ! ’ he told her before turning back to stare down at the flushed features of his wife . |
| 20 | Ellie said nothing , deciding to stare down at the polished wood floor instead . |
| 21 | He had , as Dalgliesh knew , grudgingly respected Kate 's ability to look down at the butchered bodies in St Matthew 's vestry and not be sick , but he had n't liked her the better for it . |
| 22 | Broussac , on our way home , stopped to jeer in at the lighted windows of Master Ferrebourg 's office . |
| 23 | When a colleague had some treatment , a tape was played and he was made to look up at the highest point of the ceiling . |
| 24 | After a few moments he began walking , pausing once to look up at the grand facade of the Shelbourne . |
| 25 | To look up at the towering medieval universe is much more like looking at a great building . |
| 26 | She had to look up at the glittering green eyes ; she could n't help herself ; she had to watch as Fincara stooped down before her , white hands on knees , and sang — |
| 27 | Beyond the glass there was a sporadically placed ring of guards and dogs who seemed uncertain as to whether to stare back at the distorted press of faces at the glass panes , or whether to watch instead the spiral column of smoke and the flames that played at its heels . |
| 28 | ‘ Although Tara never is really dark , ’ said Caspar as they stopped to look back at the great shining edifice outlined against the sky . |
| 29 | This month I 'd like to take the opportunity to look back at the current series of articles featuring the Pentatonic scale , taking stock of our command of the scale all over the fretboard . |
| 30 | He left the convent with Amsterdam , not turning to look back at the ancient pile . |