Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [to-vb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said he said erm he thought people might be less willing to speak at the meeting if they knew it was being recorded , which seems entirely reasonable . |
| 2 | WITH MILLIONS of spotty young upstarts being so alarmingly eager to please at the moment , I guess that the slightly askew likes of Strangelove should be welcomed with open charms . |
| 3 | She was still sufficiently girlish to blush at the formula compliment . |
| 4 | But I was so confident I would feel the solidness of either chub or root my reactions are not prepared to stop at the end of the strike . |
| 5 | Not easy to prise at the rim of the bolt , because this was a purpose-built carriage . |
| 6 | The option is clearly to the advantage of the developer , in that : there is low initial capital commitment there is opportunity to resolve problems and obtain planning approval The faces less competition than would be found if the land was sold at auction or tender if the scheme is abandoned the option need not be exercised On the other hand problems can arise where there is a substantial downturn in the market and it is not viable to proceed at the price agreed in the option agreement . |
| 7 | What seems objectionable in Matza 's argument is that he clearly believes there is a ‘ hierarchy ’ of stances in relation to deviance , not just alternatives : the appreciative stance is portrayed as superior to either the romantic or the correctionalist in that it is inherently more likely to get at the truth . |
| 8 | Not only does this mean that you are more likely to get at the truth , but it is also likely to be more fruitful for whatever purpose you have in mind . |
| 9 | Er and erm it 's difficult for people to maintain er not only as I say , but in their lifestyle over a particular period of time , so you could be more likely to get at the truth by this method , than by sending out questionnaires . |
| 10 | There are situations where the reciprocal of a rate would make more sense than the original rate : ergonomists , for example , might find it more natural to look at the time it takes a person to produce a fixed number of items rather than at the output a person produces from a machine in a fixed period of time . |
| 11 | Rather than trace individual papers in detail , it is more useful to look at the development of particular classes of paper . |
| 12 | If we wish to discuss changes in punishment it is perhaps more helpful to look at the percentage of those found guilty receiving different types of sentence . |
| 13 | This makes it all the more important to arrive at the interview well prepared . |
| 14 | And it was Silvia , not Ronni , who was the first to arrive and the more reluctant to leave at the end of each lesson . |
| 15 | Perhaps the scarcity is of trombonists keen to seek the front of the platform — it may be more appealing to lurk at the back , menacing one 's colleagues from behind . |
| 16 | It is also useful to look at the bibliography or index to see what it includes and what it misses out . |
| 17 | Having seen the function of the Bank of England in the sterling money markets carrying out its role as lender of last resort , it is now possible to look at the significance of its open market operations in relation to interest rate determination in the money markets and in the wider economy . |
| 18 | A fifteen-year-old girl having her first baby is twice as likely to live at the poverty level than a nineteen-year-old first-time mother . |
| 19 | It might be as well to differentiate at the outset between the direct and the indirect effects which test-case litigation might be expected to achieve in promoting a change in the law on tax diversion . |
| 20 | The Grant Hall Hotel was next door to Zion United Church where I still spent many weekday evenings in boys ' work , and it was now handy to finish at the church and then cross over to the radio station for the late night shift . |
| 21 | It is often necessary to look at the water 's surface and try to visualise exactly what is happening beneath it — to imagine the fish in their own world and how best it might be to get a bait to them . |
| 22 | It is now permissible to look at the report to find the mischief and at the draft Bill to see that a provision in the draft was not included in the legislation enacted : see the Factortame case [ 1990 ] 2 A.C. 85 . |
| 23 | ‘ No , you 're not , you 're exhausted , and you are n't fit to work at the moment . |
| 24 | Even the son had had a tang to him , although he had proved surprisingly hard to digest at the end . |
| 25 | She ate the food , sipped her brandy and was even able to smile at the sight of Iris peering between the slices of bread to ensure that the contents were acceptable to a vegetarian . |
| 26 | Nathan cheered up a touch when he had eaten his way through half the menu , and was even able to smile at the prospect of spending the night in our corridor-like room . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , it is rather difficult to tell at the moment because it 's nearly dark , is n't it ? |
| 28 | While there are few hard and fast rules about what is precisely right to wear at the office this season , there are some pointers to keep you heading in the right direction . |
| 29 | While there are few hard and fast rules about what is precisely right to wear at the office this season , there are some pointers to keep you heading in the right direction . |
| 30 | It is therefore appropriate to look at the subject afresh . |