Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pron] [noun pl] at [art] " in BNC.

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1 Finally comes settlement , but do n't count on this to pay your accounts at the end of the month .
2 Other wardens were from time to time granted leave by Henry III to postpone their accounts at the Exchequer , and he remitted the debts of others .
3 Here you can do much to protect her interests at a time when she is very vulnerable by making sure that they are first valued by an expert before being advertised , for widows are often ‘ conned ’ into selling their husband 's valuable possessions very cheaply to unscrupulous people , simply because they are feeling too low in spirits to resist any offer to have them removed speedily and without fuss .
4 Being a radical experimental company of the time , given to onstage nudity , we were no strangers to Beth 's voluptuous physique and it was hard to suppress our giggles at the absurd movie , in which a deformed , slobbering handyman ogles and gropes our heroine before coming to a violent end .
5 But it 's very intricate and complicated and you have to be very talented to move your feet at the speed some of these dancers reach .
6 Once the chart is complete you will be able to see your findings at a glance .
7 Some might wonder , ’ he grated , ‘ whether Blake will now be able to set his prices at a level low enough to undermine Lynx .
8 David Norman used his words more precisely when he said they were ectothermic reptiles which were able to keep their bodies at a constant temperature ‘ by being very large and living in a warm , mild climate . ’
9 If the values of UK purchases of dollars and of US purchases of sterling are roughly equal , dealers in the foreign exchange market will be able to balance their books at a forward rate that is equal to the expected future spot rate .
10 Licensed semiconductor partners will be able to involve their customers at the beginning of the design process and Sun says its current intention is to facilitate early design adoption and volume sales as soon as silicon is production ready , independent of its own system products becoming available .
11 Max Caulfield , in his biography of Mrs Whitehouse , sums up the argument in one sentence , saying ‘ as to the purpose of all this frenzy it was easy to explain that the forces of revolution , unable to achieve their objectives at the ballot box or , because of the existence of the nuclear bomb , by full-scale war , were endeavouring to encourage moral decay ’ .
12 Why is there a shortage of money for our teams and travelling coaches , or is it simply that the LTA 's overpaid employees are anxious to preserve their lifestyles at the expense of British tennis ?
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