Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] at the [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 The 18th baron , who inherited the title three years ago , has sensibly decided to stay on at the Dower House , where he has been for many years .
2 The 18th baron , who inherited the title three years ago , has sensibly decided to stay on at the Dower House , where he has been for many years .
3 I did n't know quite where or how or with whom but I was going to turn in at the Gendarmerie and take it from there .
4 Once in a while at least , the philosopher must be allowed to approach the psychologist as a counsellor and to say : if you leave the Sorbonne by the exit in the Rue Saint-Jacques , you can either turn up the hill or go down towards the river : if you go up , you will get to the Panthéon which is the resting place of a few great men , but if you go downhill then you 're bound to end up at the Préfecture de Police .
5 Remembering Philippe Bonard 's invitation to use the pool whenever she wished , she decided to call in at the Auberge de la Fontaine and pick up her swimming costume .
6 Goldner toyed with the offer , but decided to stay on at the Getty after negotiating a new contract that allowed him to remain in his hometown of New York most of the year ( with short stays in Malibu ) , in effect managing and adding to the Getty 's collection in absentia .
7 Applicants are asked to send : an up-to-date c.v. , a sample of major and recent publications , a statement of the research the candidate proposes to carry out at the EUI ( not more than 5–10 pages ) , names and addresses of two referees , an indication of his/her knowledge of languages .
8 Fleck failed to show up at the Scotland camp when expected .
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