Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At times like that , you call on your mates , and Kenny Everett kindly got us out of a spot of trouble there and agreed to come on at short notice . |
| 2 | Mr do you want to come in at this stage ? |
| 3 | ‘ League points are still important to us and nobody wants to miss out at this stage of the season . ’ |
| 4 | It is not advisable to give the dog free run of the car , however , simply because it could damage the interior , by scratching the upholstery , for example , if it wants to come out at first light before you are awake . |
| 5 | Each approach has its limitations and these I shall seek to draw out at appropriate points in the text . |
| 6 | 166 breeds from all over the country are expected to line up at this year 's event , competing to become the Supreme Champion . |
| 7 | For each day there is a diet sheet , more interesting key facts , and a weight and symptom chart for your to complete as you did for Stage I. It is vital that you keep this chart up to date : you will undoubtedly need to refer back at some point during the next few weeks , so the records are nothing short of vital ! |
| 8 | He was seen to bend down at two drains near his home . |
| 9 | Patrick squirmed uncomfortably in the jumper and the trousers , which were at least two sizes too large for him — he felt as if they were going to fall down at any moment . |
| 10 | Like Miss Honey , she felt sure both ears were going to come off at any moment with all the weight that was on them . |
| 11 | ‘ I hate to bring the real world into this , but is your room-mate going to pop in at any second ? ’ |
| 12 | Asthma tends to flare up at various times it 'll it tends |
| 13 | It was cold in the stadium and a leaden sky threatened to weep down at any moment on the small crowd assembled below . |
| 14 | The subterranean world of the behind-the-scenes television power-brokers gets to meet up at these events . |
| 15 | It was a further achievement that delegates from these two , until recently hostile , camps could clash sharply in debate during the conference without acrimony , although black consciousness delegates from Natal threatened to walk out at one stage . |
| 16 | His mother was leafing through a huge pile of correspondence , the wire-framed spectacles perched on the end of her nose threatening to fall off at any moment , while Senga sat beneath the window , copying verses from an open Bible . |
| 17 | A touch of deja vu started to creep in at this point . |
| 18 | I mean you get to this stage where a certain age you can say no you 're not having it because they 've got to start to grow up at some point and she likes using the felt tips and she 's usually not too bad with them |
| 19 | As for the future , well , I suppose I 'll have to move on at some time but for the moment I 'm quite happy at the theatre . |
| 20 | A lot of people of my age do n't want to settle down at this stage . ’ |
| 21 | He managed to blurt out at one stage in the proceedings : ‘ I did n't have any dollars , no gold , I do n't smoke and I earn 3,500 lei a month . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ They made the usual checks then , because I was allowed to go back at any time if there was a problem , they let me go home . |
| 23 | The most immediately noticeable different from their debut is that Claire 's vocals sound wholeheartedly more agreeable when she 's not being forced to shout along at breakneck speed and ‘ What A Predicament ’ allows her space to work within its range of varied musical styles . |
| 24 | The most immediately noticeable different from their debut is that Claire 's vocals sound wholeheartedly more agreeable when she 's not being forced to shout along at breakneck speed and ‘ What A Predicament ’ allows her space to work within its range of varied musical styles . |
| 25 | They may have tried to get in at another address without success . |
| 26 | Seaview is a very friendly place — friends and relatives are encouraged to drop in at any time , and residents feel they can talk to visitors even if they do n't know them . |
| 27 | After a while I stopped telling myself I was n't going to be sick , and — resigned to the fact that I was going to have to throw up at some point — kept telling myself instead that I 'd manage to hold it in until I was back in the flat , and so do it in private , rather than into the gutter in front of people . |
| 28 | We find customers prefer to sit down at individual desks and discuss their requirements . ’ |
| 29 | But he had to find out at some stage , did n't he ? ’ |
| 30 | Their first attempt , however , was foiled when they lost the centre leaf and had to walk out at this point . |