Example sentences of "[verb] at [adj] notice " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am afraid this is all very complicated and difficult to untangle at short notice , but I hope , nonetheless , that it is of some help . |
| 2 | When a march is organised at short notice , as much notice as practicable must be given . |
| 3 | When we could find nowhere to meet at short notice , the WTN local , The Crown and Sceptre , said that we could use the kitchen upstairs . |
| 4 | It was in that personal role that he had been summoned to dine at short notice . |
| 5 | He had done well that day — almost performed miracles — having located Mrs McLaren 's Scottish relations ; persuaded a most excellent and locally well-known lady to come at short notice and be in the house to stay with her ; and had seen to it that the house itself was tidied , and cleaned ready , and supplied with food . |
| 6 | There are times when mistakes are made in school and things go wrong : children blamed for things they did n't do , events may be cancelled at short notice , cardigans and coats lost or , even worse , end up in the toilet bowl . |
| 7 | Occasionally tours may be cancelled at short notice owing to circumstances beyond our control . |
| 8 | It can be expensive to provide and difficult to obtain at short notice , and has the disadvantage of not being readily available in ordinary schools . |
| 9 | His armour was piled not three yards away , arrayed ready to be donned at short notice . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , it was the best I could do at short notice . ’ |
| 11 | It was the best he could do at short notice . |
| 12 | They heard of course from the child himself and they had the advantage of a very full report prepared at short notice from the guardian ad litem and the guardian ad litem was present and assisted the justices at the hearing . |
| 13 | Similar regulations and procedures have delayed both the promotion and dismissal of staff and have hampered the ZBS by failing to provide it with adequate transport when needed at short notice . |
| 14 | A transparency sent round in a cab or a special piece of artwork produced at short notice can be just as valuable as an exciting launch or a slap-up lunch . |
| 15 | Extra guests could be put up in the boat itself , which had a permanent skipper and crew , enabling Bernard and Laura to escape at short notice to idyllic , inaccessible Mediterranean islands , Laura still could not swim and often groaned with seasickness . |
| 16 | Do parents know the school will use that particular radio station when the school is to be closed at short notice ? |
| 17 | The Garden may be closed at short notice once its daily capacity is reached , but visitors are welcome to visit the Oast House exhibition , woodland walks , restaurant & shop . |
| 18 | In view of the continuing cold weather , we have asked Single Homeless in London to see whether other emergency hostels can be opened at short notice . |
| 19 | Many a harassed fixture secretary has been helped at short notice over the past nine years ! |
| 20 | If sufficient forces could be raised at short notice , the robbed would pursue the robbers on ‘ hot trod ’ , with the right to reclaim their goods by force and deal with the wrongdoers out of hand . |
| 21 | He was not to be summoned at short notice or dropped in on , but was to be treated as one would a man whose time was as valuable as one 's own . |
| 22 | The great issue of the next week was whether Law could agree to attend the Carlton Club meeting which Chamberlain had summoned at short notice for the Thursday morning , 19 October . |
| 23 | The Assembly on the other hand met only four times in each prytany ( tenth part of the year , i.e. a bit longer than a month ) ; extra meetings could no doubt be called ( though the word usually taken to refer to such meetings , sunkletos , may just mean a meeting called at short notice ) . |
| 24 | Although the talks had been called at short notice in an attempt to reduce bilateral tensions , particularly in the light of recent failures in official negotiations , they were felt by press observers to have produced only ambiguous results . |
| 25 | v. Lowthian the defendants knew of the existence of the contract between the plaintiffs and their co-contractors but they did not know its precise terms and said that they assumed from their experience in other cases that it could be terminated at short notice . |
| 26 | The disruption was widespread over a five hour period with all trains terminating at Bewdley and buses being hired at short notice to ferry passengers back to Kidderminster station . |
| 27 | Ward teaching commitments must be honoured , and this can not be done if the clinical teacher is asked at short notice to participate in classroom teaching . |
| 28 | International Relocation Company , which specialises in home finding for expatriates , recommends giving at least two weeks ' notice for an appointment with a British day school although it says international schools may be viewed at short notice . |
| 29 | In large transient hotels it is not practical to confirm in writing every reservation , as guests come and go at short notice . |
| 30 | A small Immediate Reaction Force based on the existing Allied Command Europe ( ACE ) Mobile Force , capable of being activated at short notice , would also be retained . |