Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If that gap is n't narrowed , we could well see a backlash as business doing their bit for the environment lose heart at the apparent lack of consumer interest . |
| 2 | That the arbitrageur can lend money at the riskless rate of interest appears sensible , but it is more questionable to assume that he or she can borrow at the riskless rate ( although if the marginal arbitrageur is a large financial institution , the assumption may be reasonable ) . |
| 3 | The limpet , like Neopilina , produces shell at an equal rate right round the circumference of the mantle and so builds a simple pyramid . |
| 4 | Nor , said Thomas Gisborne in 1795 , must he himself disdain to borrow money at the appropriate moment if he is not to put his credit to real and serious hazard . |
| 5 | I do n't understand your argument that having an E two type policy and without prejudice to what it may say , will make discussions at the local plan level about where boundaries are , more difficult or less difficult . |
| 6 | This business was expanded by his son John Roberts , who also lent money at a vast interest rate to the tinners , who were traditionally improvident and poor . |
| 7 | ‘ One year ’ — Māilo 's eyes lit up at the memory — ‘ I sold so many musk pods at the Indian border that I could hardly walk back , my pockets were so weighted down with silver coins . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I met Veronica at the Anglo-Catholic church in putney — St Mark 's . |
| 9 | PC Kevin Williams , aged 28 , of Paddington Green and Sergeant Colin Moore , of West End Central , accused of perverting the course of justice , were sent on bail to stand trial at the Old Bailey by Bow Street magistrates yesterday . |
| 10 | Well the advice Mrs then is if you know what variety it is and you know it 's a variety tough enough to grow outdoors like er Peregrine , then send protection at the susceptible time of the year when the blossom 's out , otherwise er if it is a tend a more tender variety we do n't think er the thing is going to survive and certainly not going to fruit . |
| 11 | He had been on the committee of the Scottish region , as it was ten called , since 1984 — ‘ they flung me on as naive new blood ’ — — and was vice-chairman for two years before becoming chairman at the tender age of 25 . |
| 12 | After signing copies at the official launch on Saturday , Bob , who lives on the edge of Hartburn , said : ‘ The initial print-run was 1,000 and more than 500 have been sold already . ’ |
| 13 | Health departments had achieved a clearer separation of purchases and provider functions , and much more effective methods of needs assessment at the district-wide level . |
| 14 | If they start to fall beneath their percentile band then they are not growing or gaining weight at the expected rate and it is important to try to determine why this is happening . |
| 15 | The ANC indicated that it was prepared to meet Inkatha at a multiparty meeting in the context of the National Peace Accord [ see p. 38422 ] , but expressed unwillingness to hold bilateral talks , arguing that previous meetings had failed to produced effective results [ see pp. 37951-52 ] . |
| 16 | Another great Therapy ? story revolves around a character called Eddie Faith , who found religion at a Christian meeting one night , and the next day walked into the local police station and confessed to 24 robberies he 'd committed in the previous year . |
| 17 | Publishers want safeguards at a practical level to ensure that it does not open the floodgates to returns of all kinds . ’ |
| 18 | Not that Uttley was allowed to completely forget his rugby past — also competing is fellow ‘ crumbly ’ Andy Ripley who , after taking the Ergo up in recent months , almost overtook Uttley at a recent head-to-head in a London gymnasium . |
| 19 | Even in the early days , when wage differentials between the two cities were not great , the Edinburgh compositors were considered by their Glasgow colleagues to be lacking in spirit : " The printers [ i.e. compositors ] of Edinburgh had the unenviable reputation of being willing to accept work at a reduced rate in almost any town in the United Kingdom before 1840 . " |
| 20 | When the German officer began to shout abuse at the Poles , this goat leant out of his window and shouted abuse at the German officer . |
| 21 | Amanda filled the flat with so much energy it hurt : humming , calling out snatches of news from the radio , crunching toast at a painful volume . |
| 22 | In the case of the Barnes , a logjam of more than a year ended on 21 July when a Pennsylvania judge ruled that the Foundation could send paintings from its celebrated collection on a tour that will include stops at the National Gallery of Art in Washington , D.C. , France , Japan , and probably the Philadelphia Museum of Art . |
| 23 | In 20 years in the game on both sides of the border , under top managers and representing Scotland at every international level as well as captaining the Scottish League XI , he knows the game backwards . |
| 24 | As in other carriers , a tube incorporates a wire hanger , only in this case the release of the bear takes place when the wire hits a line stop with its forward end , and is pushed clear of a slotted tube at the aft end . |
| 25 | This is because St James 's Church was not listed as a building of architectural or historic interest after it was declared redundant and thus the cost of the building work would attract Value Added Tax at the standard rate . |
| 26 | TWO brothers at Chapelcross both won awards at a recent presentation by the Institution of Measurement & Control . |
| 27 | If an individual has problems at a particular stage he or she tends to regress to an earlier stage and to be dominated , or fixated , by the behaviour and attitudes of that stage . |
| 28 | An allegation that drugs are being supplied as a " liquid cash " to modify behaviour at a particular prison may point a sufficient finger at the medical officers working at that prison , even though they are not referred to by name . |
| 29 | Thus the development of the mix to meet conditions at a particular point or period in time is essentially a contingency approach to marketing management . |
| 30 | Allow finance to be equated to the resources needed to provide education at the required level ( ie achieve equilibrium ) |