Example sentences of "[to-vb] a [noun] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any outing revolves around the need to find a lavatory at short notice , and many outdoor activities , such as hiking or climbing , are virtually impossible . |
| 2 | Edmund Walter was accused of taking bribes to acquit a murderer at Great Sessions , but his defence leaves some presumption in his favour . |
| 3 | You could , for instance , to select a name at random , call somebody a Kevin and be seen to be especially rude . |
| 4 | He decided to risk a burst at long range and squeezed the trigger ; nothing happened . |
| 5 | After this extraordinary eight-frame losing streak , Davis won four in a row to close to only 7-8 , but two elementary mistakes in the following frame , failing to reach the yellow when rolling up behind it for a snooker , and failing to pot a red at close range along the top cushion , prefaced a run of 48 with which Reynolds secured his most notable scalp . |
| 6 | After this extraordinary eight-frame losing streak , Davis won four in a row to close to only 7-8 , but two elementary mistakes in the following frame , failing to reach the yellow when rolling up behind it for a snooker , and failing to pot a red at close range along the top cushion , prefaced a run of 48 with which Reynolds secured his most notable scalp . |
| 7 | So we 'll do , let's just split into two groups , one group to have a look at aggressive people , one group to have a look at passive and what I 'd like to do is identify any groups . |
| 8 | So we 'll do , let's just split into two groups , one group to have a look at aggressive people , one group to have a look at passive and what I 'd like to do is identify any groups . |
| 9 | Mm , and she 's got the audacity to have a go at other people . |
| 10 | We get lost of letters from riders who are keen to have a go at competing but would like to arm themselves with some information first . |
| 11 | Yeah I like to , I like to have a go at different things I mean the the the other the other lunchtime we had you know he came in at lunchtime and er Shirley had gone somewhere Ann and er I 'll have the chicken kiev for me please so so I went and did it did you cook that for him ? |
| 12 | His basic earthiness means that this will be his last season for the Harlequins , the club he joined from Blackheath in 1986 in order to have a tilt at international honours . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought you might want to take a look at young Timothy here . |
| 14 | Before considering the implications of sexuality for personal and social problems it may be well to take a look at present-day outlooks upon sex in our society and to the norms and mores which exist in the community as a whole . |