Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] the [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wanted as far as possible to forearm the boy at the beginning of adolescence — not ramming a weapon into his hand willy-nilly , but showing him the size and shape of it and where it lies in such a way that he would take it up without realizing he was doing so and find himself using it when he needed to . |
| 2 | I 've always wanted to get as stoned as quickly as possible to enjoy the evening at the end of a working day . |
| 3 | Also the bill number should be faxed through , as this makes it much easier to trace the parcel at the airport . |
| 4 | Non-members are welcome to attend the meeting at the Catholic Church Hall , Ellesmere Port , at 7.30pm . |
| 5 | In 1859 the terms of the emancipation settlement looked likely to benefit the peasantry at the expense of the gentry . |
| 6 | The centre of San Antonio with its famous ‘ West End ’ is just a five minute stroll away and guests here are welcome to use the pool at the Brisa , about 10 minutes ' walk away . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , Piper , if you can not make up your mind , you are welcome to spend the night at the Police Station ; I have two empty cells at the moment . |
| 8 | However , it may be helpful to adjust the dose at the critical time . |
| 9 | There will be times ( as in the second example ) when it 's more useful to keep the question at the back of your mind ; asking it directly might be too intimidating . |
| 10 | He can see the effect of his manipulation of the gas tap and adjust the latter to stabilize the system at the desired temperature . |
| 11 | It 's far better to defuse the problem at the start . |
| 12 | Mr. Hoffberger was unable to sell the mare at the December 1973 sales because she was ill . |
| 13 | She had n't been able to read the signature at the bottom of the page , and that seemed wrong , somehow . |
| 14 | Sarah was officially crowned by Keith Brundish , junior vice-president of Alresford Rotary , who expressed appreciation at being able to hold the competition at the dance . |
| 15 | Karen was happy to get the job at the nuclear factory because … |
| 16 | Gertrude Jekyll had not been available to design the garden at The Tamarisks when Lutyens had been drawing up plans for the house , but she was shown these plans and her advice was sought . |
| 17 | First , you will want to define the problem for yourself , but later it is equally essential to define the problem at the actual negotiation — we might as well check that we are both talking about the same problem ! |
| 18 | For example , if there was some slight uncertainty about whether an input segment was as legion or as in lesion the ambiguity at the lexical level would not be enough to resolve the ambiguity at the phoneme level . |
| 19 | Well , i i if I , the , on one of the comments I 'd make is that it 's the only time I 've ever known the accounting profession to do businessmen a favour by forcing them to face up to what the costs of the consequences of their actions are and this has as James said led to looking quite carefully and I think it 's difficult to quantify the cost at the moment for a variety of reasons . |