Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pn reflx] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | A system where the user presses a series of buttons without thought and gets exactly what he needs ( rather than what he at that stage thinks he wants ) is efficient but not entirely educational , any more than one so difficult that the user could only throw himself at the mercy of the person sitting at the reader 's adviser desk . |
2 | If the object-glass of a refractor or the mirror of a reflector is of poor quality , the images will also be poor — and a bad telescope does not always betray itself at a glance . |
3 | They will also find themselves at the centre of the debate over which sources are published and which are not . |
4 | ‘ I 've always wanted to meet you to say something … just to say I 'm sorry , but … but I could n't help meself at the time . |
5 | Horses eliminated from the race at the bottom of the handicap will tomorrow find themselves at the top of the weights for the ‘ consolation ’ race the William Hill Spring Mile . |
6 | On a commercial note , it may well be that the insertion of a landlord 's break will reduce the market rent obtainable for the property , a fact which will doubtless manifest itself at the time of the first rent review after the landlord 's power to break has become exercisable . |