Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [noun sg] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Due to sudden and unexpected problems the last Q.T. day had to have a shortened and condensed programme and it was not possible to provide tea at the end of the day . |
| 2 | A complete set of insurance markets would allow risk to be transferred from those who dislike risk to those who are prepared to bear risk at a price . |
| 3 | From the beginning of the fourth year , and especially for as long as pupils were legally free to leave school at the end of that year , very much more definite choices were made : ‘ Newsom ’ courses for those who were to leave , examination courses for most of the rest , with many decisions then to be taken about which subjects to drop , and which to pursue . |
| 4 | He did not become less willing to relinquish office during those forty-eight hours of crisis ; but he did become less willing to relinquish office at the behest of Arthur Henderson . |
| 5 | From Corran , it is possible to reach Kinlochhourn at the head of the loch by a footpath climbing around the steep hill rising behind . |
| 6 | I 'm just about due to cause havoc at a meeting of the passenger Health and Safety Committee anyway . ’ |
| 7 | From then on , with the visitors seemingly content to waste time at every opportunity in the hope of keeping the scoreline respectable , the expected increase in Scotland 's lead failed to materialise . |
| 8 | For some goods it may be appropriate to permit cancellation at no charge provided sufficiently long notice is given . |
| 9 | An agreement was reached in July 1991 to collect VAT at the country of origin rather than in the country of destination . |
| 10 | If you happen to do a tour of the caddies ' pubs in Southport , Lancashire you are likely to stand shoulder-to-shoulder at the bar with four men who have carried the bags in no less than eleven British Open Championship victories . |
| 11 | In this view it is quite natural to find purposiveness at the level of the neurone or of the gene . |
| 12 | Given this , Whitelocke was lucky to escape prosecution at the Restoration ; to the credit of both , he and Charles II made their peace when Whitelocke returned some royal manuscripts that he had saved from plunder and lectured the king about Welsh , which he said was ‘ his Majesty 's more ancient native language than English ’ . |
| 13 | Yet when the rich who largely live off the proceeds of other people 's labour are marginally threatened we are supposed to feel concern at the loss of ‘ incentive ’ this might entail . |
| 14 | Those young people who gained places on what were called ‘ employer-led courses ’ , or mode A courses , were the ones most likely to gain employment at the end of their training . |
| 15 | It is better to assemble code at the SRAM . |
| 16 | It is extremely important to provide education at a point when the user experiences motivation . |
| 17 | By November of the year 655 or 656 — Bede gives 655 ( HE 111 , 24 ) but again this date may need to be emended in the same way as Bede 's other Northumbrian dates ( see Appendix , Fig. 7.3 ) — Penda was able to challenge Oswiu at the battle of the Winwaed with a mighty coalition , for he had spent the intervening thirteen years consolidating his position . |
| 18 | Mehetabel , or ‘ Hetty ’ as she was generally known , received the same education as her brothers , and is said to have been able to read Greek at the age of eight . |
| 19 | With their teams of lawyers , accountants and company agents , and able to transfer money at the push of a computer button , the launderers dodge through the maze of the different countries ' jurisdictions creating a trail so complex that investigators , never mind the banks , find it almost impossible to spot what is going on . |
| 20 | You are unlikely to make headway at the end of the month when discussing important career issues , travel plans or personal matters . |
| 21 | But , even here , it is wiser to seek agreement at the outset rather than leave matters until there is some disagreement about the continued use or the exploitation of the program . |
| 22 | The draw to this raffle , which includes cash alternatives , is due to take place at the Dairy Event in September . |
| 23 | It also means that the Scottish international 's disciplinary hearing due to take place at the Football Association this afternoon has been called off . |
| 24 | The right wing coalition parties , RPR and UDF , are expected to triumph at the French legislative elections due to take place at the end of this month but , regardless of who wins , the French economy is set to go into recession in the first half of this year with even the most optimistic forecasters predicting zero growth . |
| 25 | It was announced on Nov. 20 that Dec. 18 had been chosen as the date for South Korea 's presidential elections , with the winning candidate due to take office at the end of Roh Tae Woo 's current term on Feb. 25 , 1993 . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm very keen to get success at the club , and I want to do everything I can to bring it about . |
| 27 | In contrast with the previous case , where it was thought necessary to stop medication at the beginning of treatment , this woman clearly benefited from the introduction of a hypnotic for a brief period of time . |
| 28 | While it takes ingenuity and careful thought it is possible and productive to use drama at the centre of the curriculum , rather than as an occasional extra . |
| 29 | Offshore trading companies are liable to pay tax at a rate of 5% . |