Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] at the [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 | It is common for pupils to grow in height as much as an inch and a half ; they appear to lose weight at the same time . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Central London teachers are asked to provide tea at the next training day ( 17th October 1981 ) . |
| 5 | The eighteenth-century administration sought to protect those whom the intendant of Burgos called the ‘ wretched slaves ’ of the landlords : there were proposals to freeze rents at the 1770 level , to set up arbitration boards of peasants and landlords . |
| 6 | Allow finance to be equated to the resources needed to provide education at the required level ( ie achieve equilibrium ) |
| 7 | This was the commission 's first visit to meet people at the sharp end of the system . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 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 | It is for new CE Bob Phillis ( above ) and editor Stewart Purvis ( left ) to provide quality at the right price |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | There were no sudden changes in direction even though employers and government began to modify their attitudes towards trade unions in such a way as to encourage negotiations at the highest level . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It would be a marvellous feat if the 22-year-old swimming pool attendant from Wakefield was to supercede Hare at the first attempt . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Many would claim that the teaching of Jesus is still relevant and that it is virtually impossible to be totally committed to amassing wealth and to serve God at the same time . |
| 22 | A GROUP from education establishments in Norway arrived in Darlington yesterday to view courses at the technical college . |
| 23 | The firm has been campaigning since November 1991 to receive results at the same time as the Japanese press — a privilege denied it because it is not a member of the Tokyo Stock Exchange press club , where securities companies post earnings announcements in members ' pigeon-holes . |
| 24 | Evidence of my identity — why I , presumably an Englishman , since my relative is , should independently choose to visit Vienna at the same time — a time , incidentally , when most people with any sense are travelling in precisely the opposite direction … |
| 25 | There was some attempt made to reach agreement at the continuous disarmament talks but the only real progress was a pledge not to test in the Antarctic , a gesture of more value to the species Penguin than the species Man . |
| 26 | Could I have Mr Chairman cos it 's a , is it an order of government to support Mr at the same time or should I do . |
| 27 | The law , approved by parliament earlier this month , allows doctors to perform euthanasia at the explicit request of their patients under tightly controlled conditions . |
| 28 | ‘ You remember the two men who came to see Daddy at the old house , do n't you ? ’ said Mother . |
| 29 | Steve was doing OK but he was finding it hard to play guitar at the same time as singing . |
| 30 | ‘ For an actor of his calibre , ’ recalls Gerald Thomas , ‘ and he was of a very high calibre indeed , he had the inability to play dialogue at the same time as he was handling props . |