Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | would prefer that too er partly because it would give everybody an opportunity to look at the particular problem er in , in , in , in , in a shorter period of time , erm we are also cheered by the recent visit to England by the minister there Mr who made certain promises , I think it would be useful if Mr who a candidate at the meeting would reiterate his promises publicly today , thank you Chairman . |
| 32 | If we think of linguistic analysis as usually being linked to the sentence as the maximum unit of grammar , then the study of discourse attempts to look at the larger contexts in which sentences occur . |
| 33 | ‘ Because on the hour means just that and failure to transmit at the given time usually means one thing . |
| 34 | Bearing in mind that it takes approximately 12 weeks from planting to flowering , it is possible to grow bulbs of many species and varieties to flower at the same time for a spectacular display , and also plant for a succession of flowers if potting up is carefully timed . |
| 35 | All staff in these offices were offered the opportunity to go to Bristol to work at the head office . |
| 36 | They crossed the room to stand at the other side of the bed . |
| 37 | She understood then that if she had had leisure to listen at the right moment , she might have heard the faint , suggestive sounds of a third presence . |
| 38 | Kent teachers are arranging a photo session in Avery Hill Dance Studio during the time of the Easter Course , with a professional photographer who will allow amateurs to function at the same time . |
| 39 | Erm , if we are asking Mr to look at the long-term viability and the ways of preserving that , those options may be other than option one which was what you moved , and I think it 's rather premature to actually go down a road that says we preserve it in it 's present form with some disposals , when , we are asking for a report for it 's future viability , which may mean complete disposal , or may not , and I think , that , that 's why I 've seconded Mr 's amendment , because it 's right we should wait for that that report to come to property , know the full facts , and then we can make a decision as to which option we want for the County Farms estate . |
| 40 | The soldier howled in agony and staggered back , dropping his own weapon to clutch at the gaping cut that had opened his arm to the bone . |
| 41 | But it is going to be necessary because , by the time the later subjects come on stream , there will certainly be a need to look at the first ones again , such as maths and science . |
| 42 | In part this has been due to a failure to look at the right parts of the higher order visual cortex , using the right stimuli . |
| 43 | Her own afforded her nothing but a transient thrill , but mine supplied another dose of semen to chuck at the uterine wall where , sooner or later , she reckoned , some of it must stick . |
| 44 | Once you have added up the figures in the budget planner , you will have to deduct income tax to arrive at the net spending amount available to you . |
| 45 | Everything was peaceful except for the whine of a sniper 's bullet through the trees and the sound of the mortar crew sending the occasional bomb to explode at the distant crossroads . |
| 46 | He said that it might take two to three years to arrive at the complete version of the social audit , which will be sent to all shareholders with the financial statements . |
| 47 | The next definition , which we formulate from a desire to get at the fundamental building blocks as far as multiplication in Z is concerned , is intentionally unconventional , introducing , as it does , a familiar concept in an unfamiliar way . |
| 48 | Then there were the Paris student riots , the Biafran conflict and scenes of devastating suffering and starvation ; Yasser Arafat became head of the PLO and enlisted thousands of young people into his army ; Muammar Gaddafi threw out the Libyan monarchy and installed himself as his nation 's leader and hero of terrorist factions everywhere ; the streets of Ulster became a battle zone with troops , fire bombs and unbelievable scenes of street-fighting ; Jan Palach , a twenty-one-year-old Czech student set fire to himself in Wenceslas Square to protest at the Soviet invasion of Prague . |
| 49 | I loved the programme and the people but I made the decision to leave at the right point , before I could grow bored . ’ |
| 50 | One afternoon towards the end of the voyage , when the sun was beating down and a fresh northerly wind was speeding the ship southwards , she leant out over the gunwale to look at the low strip of land that was in sight on the port beam . |
| 51 | Serve them right , he thought vindictively and then , imitated at his own childishness , turned his head to look at the other people arranged alongside him , the desk 's shining expanse of polished wood reflecting their faces as twisted white blobs . |
| 52 | Putrefaction had set in around the nose and mouth , the skin felt cold and soggy as Corbett gently turned the head to look at the fatal weal round the neck , a broad , purple black gash with little round indentations which made it look like some ghostly parody of a necklace . |
| 53 | The first vessel to load at the new facility was the ‘ Secil Angola ’ which arrived on 27th April to load 3945 tonnes . |
| 54 | The fifth feature is the development of so-called ‘ parallel networks ’ , which cross-cut the formal or official organization of the state , and cause a concentration of powers to accumulate at the very top of the executive . |
| 55 | In 1955 she was the first black person to sing at the Metropolitan Opera House , New York . |
| 56 | She waited for the phone to ring at the other end . |
| 57 | This work went ahead , although rather slowly , and allowed the tunnelling to begin at the same time . |
| 58 | Of course , it is possible for more than one disturbance to occur at the same time so that the cyclical variations generated , although inherently damped , may be quite large . |
| 59 | If there is no stated requirement for a quorum , persuade the Chairman to start at the advertised time even if only you and he are present . |
| 60 | On the one hand , the local situation and knowledge about it encouraged some people to retire at the same time as they were made redundant . |