Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] a [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are the Government to continue with the same policy or enact a U-turn at the last moment ? |
| 2 | The first parties of long-tailed ducks will arrive early in October , and glaucous gulls in first-winter plumage will join our resident herring and black-backed gulls to forage along the shores or scrounge a living at the salmon farms . |
| 3 | Employees moving from an unfurnished flatlet or room to similar accommodation at the new base or who rent or buy a house at the new location receive a grant of £438 . |
| 4 | It 's a common condition which gets its name from the carpal bones that form a circle at the wrist . |
| 5 | In their squalid and cowardly decisions announced last week , they spelled out in large letters the message that , in Conservative Britain , there is one law for powerful corporations that have a voice at the heart of the Tory party , and another for ordinary individuals in urban and rural communities of Wales and England . |
| 6 | British people are , generally , deeply suspicious of ‘ with profit ’ companies who operate in the health and social care area and it remains to be seen whether free enterprise can win the hearts and minds of authority members and staff and make a profit at the same time . |
| 7 | Just as he was about to travel to Paris in November , to open a book exhibition and make a speech at the Bibliothèque Nationale , he caught a heavy cold which turned to bronchitis with congestion of the lungs ; a nurse was called in and he took a course of penicillin , but he still managed to make the journey . |
| 8 | The sweat was gathering in his brows , getting ready to slide down his nose and make a dewdrop at the end which would either stay there wobbling about very obviously and making him want to sneeze , or force him to draw attention to it by wiping it away . |
| 9 | Decide on a time each week to work on finishing off projects , and make a start at the beginning of the list , and work your way through it , ticking off the completed projects as you finish them . |
| 10 | She 'd told him the nurse was coming to see her lawyers and make a statement at the end of that week . |
| 11 | Fix it to a convenient base to stand vertical and attach a pointer at the top to measure deflection . |
| 12 | I tried many ways of joining the cords , but found that the best is to use a latch tool and catch a loop at the back of one cord and pull through a loop from the other cord . |
| 13 | We 'll walk over later , shall we , and catch a look at the milking ? |
| 14 | Walk down Wickham Avenue and catch a bus at the end of the road |
| 15 | ‘ Then I will have to walk down to the village and find a mechanic at the garage . ’ |
| 16 | So the Resistance-trained amateurs were gradually shunted to filing jobs or forgotten overseas stations where they needed do nothing but show an invisible flag and curl a lip at the way the CIA did the real work . |
| 17 | Stand back from time to time and take a look at the big picture . |
| 18 | ‘ Then I suggest we go the Ca ’ del Serpente and take a look at the possible rooms . ’ |
| 19 | There is no longer any need for you to stick your head in the sand regarding financial matters , come out and take a look at the world around you . |
| 20 | But if you have a slow , sad delivery , try to talk faster , and reach a climax at the end of one or two sentences , at least as you reach the end of the speech . |
| 21 | ‘ Come and have a drink at the bar , Karim . ’ |
| 22 | I went to the Maly Opera Theatre that night and saw Verdi 's Otello , and with the voices still occupying my mind I decided to take a subway down the Nevsky and have a drink at the Astoria . |
| 23 | You 're going to get the drill and have a go at the drilling session ? |
| 24 | Edward Hirst , whose 11-year-old son is undergoing treatment for leukaemia , said : ‘ Our message to the Government is ‘ Come and have a look at the work that is done here ’ . |
| 25 | So people of General P members of the General Purposes Committee , go down and have a look at the bridge , have a look at the southern end , where there is a a wooden plank , which actually prevents this sort of activity , on the southern end , but not on the northern end . |
| 26 | And if you go and have a look at the tables , you find that Abbey Life actually makes your money grow faster than a lot of other insurance companies . |
| 27 | and have a look at the pictures . |
| 28 | Go and have a look at the other one . |
| 29 | She can not help you pack your box at the supermarket and have a tantrum at the same time . |
| 30 | it 's a great way to swap ideas and have a beer at the end of the day |