Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [adv prt] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do not invest money which you may need back at short notice . |
| 2 | She really should go out at unaccustomed times more often , she thought . |
| 3 | If it is only 20 francs , Father will perhaps give me another 10 … and then I 'll rush off at tremendous speed . ’ |
| 4 | I could go on at great length on all these topics ; it would be very pleasant for me to say what I think and relieve Monsieur Geoffrey Braithwaite 's feelings by means of such utterances . |
| 5 | So I could go on at great length , colleagues , to tell you that he 's on this committee and that committee well er and that would take me a good half hour because he 's , he 's on , he 's involved in everything in everything in the Party in the union erm , and his commitment is absolutely second to none . |
| 6 | Er I could go on at great length about it if you wish me to but I 'm sure you do n't . |
| 7 | For example , migrating wading birds may stop off at particular estuaries en route from winter feeding grounds to summer breeding grounds ; and we will meet more examples ( eg of fish breeding in mangroves or coral reefs ) in the next chapter . |
| 8 | The cars used to set off at one-minute intervals , originally starting at 9.00 p.m. on a Saturday but that was changed in 1949 to midnight , . |
| 9 | I know Mother used to help out at Low Fields in an attempt to ease Daddy 's burden a bit . |
| 10 | To escape the posse of photographers and television crews that were always lying in wait , they would set off at high speed along treacherous tracks , with Europe 's press in hot pursuit . |
| 11 | I have my doubts whether he will fit in at Old Trafford . |
| 12 | Security staff will take over at other times |
| 13 | Radioactive waste will pile up at nuclear power stations , defence establishments and the Sellafield reprocessing plant for another twenty years because of delays in building an underground repository , according to the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee , which advises the Department of the Environment . |
| 14 | They also have a ‘ stand by ’ appointment scheme , where you can ring in at certain times at half an hour 's notice , where prices range from £4 to £7 . |
| 15 | Different parts of the lighting system can come on at different times . |
| 16 | Maybe recording what they 're doing , leading them , and the teacher can come in at appropriate moments to help it along . |