Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [verb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chair has to come to rest at the bottom of the stairs and you need room to get on and off at both ends . |
| 2 | These appear to have grown at the edge of the platform and were surrounded by oolitic sand shoals ( Peryt et al . |
| 3 | Stalin is reported to have remarked at the end of the war that to establish communist rule in Poland would be like ‘ trying to saddle a cow ’ and Soviet relations with that country ( the largest and most populous in Eastern Europe ) have borne out these apprehensions . |
| 4 | Taylor was reported to have protested at the arrival in Monrovia in mid-February of 10 Nigerian air force fighter planes , and to have warned that he would continue to oppose Sawyer 's interim government and the presence of ECOMOG . |
| 5 | Unless you want to get arrested at the finish , do n't ever wear it again . ’ |
| 6 | The amendment which has gone up there and which I think is being circulated is our amendment which is designed to achieve spending at the government target figure . |
| 7 | I am a little surprised that the Planning Committee decided to go to look at the hockey club but not eighty seven houses in . |
| 8 | The currency management was entrusted to a French bank whose shareholders were said to have prospered at the expense of Arab fiscal autonomy . |
| 9 | On the night of the 17th and into the next day , the Germans mounted a massive bombardment ; shells are said to have fallen at the rate of 400 a minute . |
| 10 | ‘ We 're going to start shooting at the end of the month . ’ |
| 11 | The assault is alleged to have occurred at the Paradox night club in Aintree . |
| 12 | The assault is alleged to have occurred at the Paradox night club in Aintree . |
| 13 | The incident is alleged to have happened at the pensioner 's home in Crewe early yesterday morning . |
| 14 | And then it was only because I knew I was going to have to leave at the crack of dawn on Friday , and I would n't have time to fix anything up . ’ |
| 15 | The $489m loss for 1992 means that another 10,000 to 15,000 more jobs are going to have to go at the company as part of the continuing restructuring plan — its payroll actually rose to 252,000 at the end of 1992 from 240,000 in 1991 . |
| 16 | Although the Unix International/OSF wars seem to have abated at the moment , ‘ there is always an excuse for them to rip each others hearts out , leaving Bill Gates to have the market , ’ says Rothstein . |
| 17 | Fluka is continuing to work to stay at the forefront of knowledge in these areas . |
| 18 | ‘ I think big clubs will always have to compete to stay at the top and these prices show the way the transfer market has gone . |
| 19 | It is nice to follow the first Conservative Back-Bench Member who seems to have looked at the Bill without blinkers . |
| 20 | The development of agronomic research into soil conserving practices also ( in four cases where the search discovered projects with this component ) seems to have occurred at the research station , and on the land of a handful of farmers . |
| 21 | They say they may have to stop working at the hospital and it ca n't survive without them . |
| 22 | It is unnerving to want to smile at the interviewer only to discover that your face has set and feels too stiff to move . |
| 23 | I was inclined to laugh until I found myself shuffling along the edge of one levada , eyes fixed to avoid looking at the drop below . |
| 24 | You will see we have brought forward the first meeting to 23rd September — to help you get in the mood and inspired to start teaching at the beginning of the new term . |
| 25 | However , few of the boards that we observed appeared to have arrived at the stage of reflecting on some of this learning in training sessions , which might , in turn , help them discover ways to become more effective . |
| 26 | OVER the years I have learned to stop wincing at the description of someone having a drink problem . |
| 27 | Even the King had to start learning at the beginning , did n't he ? |
| 28 | When the Girls left to get married at the end of each show , rather than risk Jennie 's haphazard choice of replacements , she sent over the two Head Girls who were almost resident in America , Rene Todd or Dorothy Sabine , to make their own selection . |
| 29 | Everyone is trying to cut spending at the moment , but this decision is ill-advised . |
| 30 | There 's paperwork I have to get done at the store before tomorrow . ’ |