Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [verb] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Chapter 5 I propose to look at a different aspect of metalinguistic politics : the way in which grammarians and linguists have projected a male/ female dichotomy on to the languages of the world , and their attempts to use grammar as a tactical weapon in the battle of the sexes . |
| 2 | I prefer to look at a nice fashion magazine , French Vogue or Italian Vogue . |
| 3 | If you wait five years it gets slightly steeper so the force to you becomes that and so on and so forth , forty five fifty and you can see at fifty five if you want to retire at a certain age er what 's the age that you actually want to retire ? |
| 4 | ‘ You 've come at a gay bad time . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's rather busy — you 've come at a bad time , I 'm afraid , Miss Holbrook . |
| 6 | A First National Bank loan puts valuable cash in your pocket and is an extremely flexible facility which enables you to choose the sum you wish to borrow at a monthly repayment you feel able to manage comfortably . |
| 7 | A First National Bank loan puts valuable cash in your pocket and is an extremely flexible facility which enables you to choose the sum you wish to borrow at a monthly repayment you feel able to manage comfortably . |
| 8 | An adjustable reading stand is an essential piece of equipment for pupils who need to work at a close range . |
| 9 | There will be pupils who need to work at a different pace from most of their classmates , and who require specialised equipment and materials in order to have access to the curriculum . |
| 10 | One , we 're going to look at why well trained staff are , are so important to the C U , secondly we 're going to look at things responsibility training is and lastly we want to look at a systematic approach that you can take as training . |
| 11 | If we want to work at a high level of stress , however , anywhere near the potential strength of glass for instance , we must be prepared to keep the surface free from even the most microscopic cracks for , if even one crack is allowed to exceed the Griffith length , which may be only about a thousand Ångströms , catastrophic failure will occur . |
| 12 | I mean , I do I do take your point about the culture , and it and it 's it is a significant issue , which will take some time , I mean , probably wi with your experience in Social Services you 'll know that a substantial number of directors of Social Services are in fact female , and maybe one of the questions that we have to ask at a senior level is , our s senior erm , chief officers , erm , the fact that we 've got no woman , chief officer , and it may well be because now that we 've got an equal opportunities policy , that we may get applications from erm , very able women who see that we have got a clear commitment to equal opportunities demonstrated in this paper . |
| 13 | In the example of Rubik 's cube , we have looked at a substantial problem that leads naturally to a great deal of mathematics and uses many techniques of problem solving . |
| 14 | To understand the problem we need to look at a moving object from the point of view of a single cell in the visual cortex . |
| 15 | ‘ If they want to go at a certain pace and not become a Top Five singles band you have to respect them for it . |
| 16 | Trained staff will then apply what they have learned at a chosen test site , which will be on an island to minimise uncontrollable external intrusions . |
| 17 | They have arrived at a similar endpoint , from a very different starting point . |
| 18 | They have looked at a clear historical development , distinct traditions and geographical origins in determining this question , and so far have confirmed that Sikhs , Jews , and Gypsies , but not Rastafarians , are ethnic groups . |