Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor , said Thomas Gisborne in 1795 , must he himself disdain to borrow money at the appropriate moment if he is not to put his credit to real and serious hazard . |
| 2 | PC Kevin Williams , aged 28 , of Paddington Green and Sergeant Colin Moore , of West End Central , accused of perverting the course of justice , were sent on bail to stand trial at the Old Bailey by Bow Street magistrates yesterday . |
| 3 | The ANC indicated that it was prepared to meet Inkatha at a multiparty meeting in the context of the National Peace Accord [ see p. 38422 ] , but expressed unwillingness to hold bilateral talks , arguing that previous meetings had failed to produced effective results [ see pp. 37951-52 ] . |
| 4 | Even in the early days , when wage differentials between the two cities were not great , the Edinburgh compositors were considered by their Glasgow colleagues to be lacking in spirit : " The printers [ i.e. compositors ] of Edinburgh had the unenviable reputation of being willing to accept work at a reduced rate in almost any town in the United Kingdom before 1840 . " |
| 5 | An allegation that drugs are being supplied as a " liquid cash " to modify behaviour at a particular prison may point a sufficient finger at the medical officers working at that prison , even though they are not referred to by name . |
| 6 | Thus the development of the mix to meet conditions at a particular point or period in time is essentially a contingency approach to marketing management . |
| 7 | Allow finance to be equated to the resources needed to provide education at the required level ( ie achieve equilibrium ) |
| 8 | This was the commission 's first visit to meet people at the sharp end of the system . |
| 9 | Mr Brown went to Saudi Arabia last February to increase efficiency at the British-run King Khaled National Guard Hospital , near the Saudi capital , Jeddah . |
| 10 | Mr Brown went to Saudi Arabia last February to increase efficiency at the British-run King Khaled National Guard Hospital , near the Saudi capital , Jeddah . |
| 11 | It is for new CE Bob Phillis ( above ) and editor Stewart Purvis ( left ) to provide quality at the right price |
| 12 | But , in order to maintain the services to our members , unions will probably still have to increase rates at an annual basis . |
| 13 | In his address to the congress , the chair of the Russian Supreme Soviet , Ruslan Khasbulatov , expressed support for the continued existence of collective and state-owned farms as the most effective way to provide food at the present time . |
| 14 | In 1815 he visited Paris , in 1820 he made a six months ' visit to Italy , and in 1825 he was in Paris again , having been sent to supervise repairs at the British embassy . |
| 15 | The community broadcasters are in a stronger position than ever before to establish credibility at a nationwide level . |
| 16 | Former Davis Cup player Castle has become a well respected coach since leaving the tennis circuit and his involvement in the city-based event is sure to increase attendance at the city-based event . |
| 17 | Andy Currier was eventually able to provide consolation at the other end , but departed for the sin-bin 30 seconds later after a foul on Bob Jackson , accompanied by Paul Hulme , who questioned the referee 's decision too vehemently . |
| 18 | From this primitive idea sprang the belief that it was important to celebrate Easter at the correct date , since this was the crucial time of combat between God ( or Christ ) and the Devil , and God required the support of his worshippers to defeat the Devil . |
| 19 | A short length of aerial wire ( not more than about three metres ) may be necessary in order to receive signals at the high frequency end of the medium waveband . |
| 20 | Insist though trade unions might that their purpose was not to subvert the market economy but to sell labour at a fair price as a commodity in it , the fact remained that successful trade unionism implied reduced dividends on investment , just as organising the production of goods for sale in Co-operative stores as a function of independent industrial co-operatives implied reduced dividends on purchases from them . |
| 21 | When executive search consultants leave or retire , they are forced to sell back the equity to other partners who , on election to the partnership , are encouraged to purchase stock at an agreed rate . |
| 22 | The king , troubled by the prince 's displays of temperament and his unwillingness to follow the advice of those who had charge of him , mindful also of his own unrobust health , considered it would be unwise for himself and his brother to receive visitors at the present time . |
| 23 | The Norwich City Council wanted to get a licence to be able to sell intoxicants at a new pop centre they were going to open , mainly for young people , and was a member of the Labour Party , incidentally , and and a County Councillor , one of the City Wards , had the cheek to go and oppose the whole of Norwich City Council |
| 24 | Found off the UK Continental Shelf at depths of up to 3,000 metres , grenadiers are thought to reach maturity at the advanced age of 50 , while orange roughies fished elsewhere have been estimated at 100-years-old . |
| 25 | Although technology can not realistically take a back seat , we will try to tackle concepts at a simple level . |
| 26 | One of the principal drivers for the DTI campaign is the need to create awareness at a senior management level . |
| 27 | This is in fact more important from the company management point of view than the notion of building up funds to replace assets at a given date . |
| 28 | This is in fact more important from the company management point of view than the notion of building up funds to replace assets at a given date . |
| 29 | Thus for practical reasons it has sometimes been found expedient for projects initiated by Unidroit to reach fruition at a Diplomatic Conference held under the aegis of UNCITRAL . |
| 30 | A GROUP from education establishments in Norway arrived in Darlington yesterday to view courses at the technical college . |