Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [noun sg] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the end , de Gaulle could only secure peace at the expense of a series of humiliating concessions to the FLN — concessions which could be justified only on the grounds that they averted the yet higher costs of not making them . |
| 2 | The difficulty was that any additional building — of squash-courts , swimming pool , or even classrooms — could by now only take place at the expense of valuable playing-field space . |
| 3 | these levels does not necessarily imply commitment at the other . |
| 4 | To continue would only mean chaos at the Cabinet meeting itself . |
| 5 | This will greatly increase mortality at the end of the natural lifespan creating an almost rectangular pattern of mortality ( see Figure 3.1 ) . |
| 6 | Then they make their ale from what they have collected , and those who do not come there to drink and do not give money at the foresters ' will are sorely punished at their pleas for dead wood , although the King has no demesne ; nor does anyone dare to brew when the foresters brew , or to sell ale so long as the foresters have any kind of ale to sell ; and this every forester does year by year to the great grievance of the country . |
| 7 | I will not give way at the moment , although I may later . |
| 8 | A neighbour who did not give evidence at the trial of Lisa and Michelle Taylor has said she saw a girl resembling Alison , 21 , arrive home at 6pm on the night she was stabbed . |
| 9 | We aim to build a society that does not create wealth at the expense of the environment . |
| 10 | We aim to build a society that does not create wealth at the expense of the environment . |
| 11 | Other sections give appreciable protection to LCH with regard to collateral security in its hands : eg , s 175 removes from LCH the restrictions on enforcement of security which would otherwise apply , under the Insolvency Act 1986 , in the event that a defaulting member 's affairs were placed in the hands of an administrator ; and s 177 allows collateral lodged with LCH to be realised and applied notwithstanding a prior equitable interest or right of which LCH did not have notice at the time the collateral was received . |
| 12 | Marie Grubbe could not take offence at the insults and the brutality to which Søren , her third husband , subjected her when she so thoroughly understood herself and him . … |
| 13 | The story I have sketched here should be sufficient to indicate that the Copernican Revolution did not take place at the drop of a hat or two from the Leaning Tower of Pisa . |
| 14 | This has an immediate effect on the workload at the CAB where claimants often go when they can not get satisfaction at the Department of Social Security . |
| 15 | But one must not hasten justice at the expense of justice . ’ |
| 16 | These agents obviously did not cause diarrhoea at the time of study , although their presence might represent chronic or convalescent carriage after earlier symptomatic infection . |
| 17 | You can still use foam at the top and bottom . |
| 18 | But I mean there was er , they were so kind to them in the hospital if there would of been any sign of distress they would of , you know , usually anyway you do n't usually have distress at the end you 're usually at peace are n't you ? |
| 19 | We do n't really want trouble at the school , do we ? ’ |
| 20 | They do n't they do n't make crab at the end . |
| 21 | If they want to meet me at 8am , they can have breakfast before they arrive — they do n't need breakfast at the Savoy . |
| 22 | His sister did n't need anger at the moment , and it was only his concern that had allowed it to escape . |
| 23 | ‘ They do n't speak English at the garage ? ’ |
| 24 | He did n't dare look at the others . |
| 25 | Although Elstone reckons that no more reorganisation will be necessary in the near future , he does n't believe performance at the division will improve markedly until the recession is over . |
| 26 | The driver would have known it was his first time , did n't take offence at the yelling . |
| 27 | I 'd just like to add er , that I did n't take offence at the question , I think it was a perfectly qu fair question , it was the , the inference of , of rigging salaries . |
| 28 | My friend , if you did n't have hair at the front |
| 29 | Er we do n't have concentration at the moment erm , I 'm not sure |
| 30 | What do you call it when you do n't have punctuation at the end of a line ? |