Example sentences of "[noun] of [noun] [to-vb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I will also give you a good deal of freedom to look at the sea . ’ |
| 2 | Inevitably this assault had to mean trouble for some of their own folk , since they must drive through the outer ring of Scots to get at the enemy — the cost which had caused Ramsay momentarily to hesitate . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | A climber jumps in his car , burns precious fossil fuels on a stretch of tarmac that has eaten acres of countryside to arrive at an undeveloped crag . |
| 5 | But now the club have found that on applying for renewal of permission to play at the same venue next season , the pitch has already been allocated . |
| 6 | In 1987 the Department of the Environment set up a national review of homelessness to look at the implementation of the law relating to homelessness and to consider whether it needed changing . |
| 7 | There continues to exist an element of uncertainty as all EC member countries are not at the same level of preparedness to proceed at an identical pace towards the final stage of European monetary unification . |
| 8 | The rally , at the City Halls , Glasgow , will be attended by civil servants from the West of Scotland to protest at the Government 's market testing ( or privatisation ) programme . |
| 9 | Critically discuss the apparent inability of academics to arrive at a universal set of determinant factors for the APT . |
| 10 | Davis was the worst sort of person to have at the head of a monopolistic company . |
| 11 | Resolved , That this House , believing it is in Britain 's interests to continue to be at the heart of the European Community and able to shape its future and that of Europe as a whole , endorses the constructive negotiating approach adopted by Her Majesty 's Government in the Inter-Governmental Conferences on Economic and Monetary Union and on Political Union ; and urges them to work for an agreement at the forthcoming European Council at Maastricht which avoids the development of a federal Europe , enables this country to exert the greatest influence on the economic evolution of the Community while preserving the right of Parliament to decide at a future date whether to adopt a single currency , on issues of Community competence concentrates the development of action on those issues which can not be handled more effectively at national level and , in particular , avoids intrusive Community measures in social areas which are matters for national decision , devlops a European security policy compatible with NATO and co-operation in foreign policy which safeguards this country 's national interests , increases the accountability of the Commission , enhances the rule of law in the Community including improved implementation , enforcement and compliance with Community legislation , improves co-operation between European governments in the fight against drugs , terrorism and cross-border crime , and through these policies secures the long-term interests of the United Kingdom . |
| 12 | The motion , eventually approved by a clear majority of 101 votes , declared that it was " in Britain 's interests to be at the heart of the European Community " but called on the UK government at Maastricht to pursue a policy which would avoid " the development of a federal Europe " and enable it " to exert the greatest influence on the economic evolution of the community while preserving the right of parliament to decide at a future date whether to adopt a single currency " . |
| 13 | Since the discourse analyst , like the hearer , has no direct access to a speaker 's intended meaning in producing an utterance , he often has to rely on a process of inference to arrive at an interpretation for utterances or for the connections between utterances . |
| 14 | the availability of opportunities to study at a broad range of levels , of course lengths and of modes ( part-time , full-time or mixed ) ; |
| 15 | The Attorney General would spend hours poring over the evidence before asking the Court of Appeal to look at the Courtney case . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | They function as a diversion to the eye , a focus for a view , a foretaste of grandeurs to come at the entrance to a park . |
| 18 | Gradually , an expanse of intense colour and velvetine texture emerged ; the minute particles of pigment fell and dispersed causing a natural halo of colour to appear at the base of each panel . |
| 19 | They dynamited and burned our museums , and stole works of art to sell at the border with Thailand . |
| 20 | The fourth and final section takes leave of society to look at the realm of theory . |
| 21 | We expressed our reservations about the conditions attached to the pay review body — both the preconditions and the ability of the Minister or the Secretary of State to interfere at a later date . |
| 22 | He says that the church is dangerous — ‘ not fit for a man of God to officiate at a most solemn sacrament ’ . ’ |
| 23 | You need a glass of wine to raise at the end of your speech if you are going to propose a toast . |
| 24 | Carpenter bees use their saw-jaws to cut holes in the sides of flowers to get at the nectaries . |
| 25 | He was bound in the sum of £40 to appear at the Michaelmas Quarter Sessions in Kendal , the banker Christopher Wilson standing surety for him , for £30 . |
| 26 | The first prizewinner will also receive £250 worth of vouchers to spend at a range of top high-street stores ; the 12 second prizewinners get £80 worth of vouchers . |
| 27 | Oh , why do n't you make what you 've got cos you 've got a lot of things to make at the moment , and then come back and choose another time , hm . |
| 28 | There is still a lot of work to do at the Training Centre . ’ |
| 29 | In a comparison between blocking and non-blocking strains of mice it was shown that the potential of embryos to arrest at the 2-cell stage is determined solely by the genotype of the egg and occurs irrespective of the paternal or embryonic contribution ( 18 ) . |
| 30 | Given basic ability , equality of opportunity to borrow at the market rate of interest to invest in your human capital so as to secure a future return makes observed income inequality a matter of individual choice . |