Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pron] [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.

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1 hot water bottles are useful for keeping you warm at any time of the day or night .
2 Hot water bottles are useful for keeping you warm at any time of the day or night .
3 He was now faced with a shot of about 230 yards , with the prospect of dropping one shot at best , but possibly two .
4 RECENTLY , 12 WOMEN who accused Barclays Bank of sex discrimination for forcing them to retire at 60 have won a total of £160,000 , and their jobs back .
5 And er , I think , I wo I would wish to extend my thanks to all the finance staff , er , particularly Ann in helping us to arrive at this position .
6 I would like to thank the organisers for inviting me to speak at this conference and to say that I am very pleased to be here .
7 Baldwin , like Hunter , has played in New Zealand before at club level , but to seen them play at international standard was a revelation .
8 The tribunal rules that Barclays discriminated against her by making her retire at 60 , when a man who had joined the bank at the same time could work until 65 .
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