Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's time to try my hand at the settled life . |
| 2 | They include a party of German businessmen , keen to try their hand at the traditional Highland Games sports of shot-putting and caber-tossing , and a group of Australians . |
| 3 | Failing to hide his irascibility at the belligerent critic , Lord Ridley adopted a tactic other directors may be well advised to follow to silence unruly shareholders . |
| 4 | A chance to try your hand at the ancient art of Drystone Walling . |
| 5 | The band were forced to cancel their appearance at the recent MTV awards ceremony due to Gallup 's ill health . |
| 6 | Wembley says it welcomes Swindon Town , but not all Robins supporters will be able to sample its hospitality at the big match on Monday . |
| 7 | Macdonald tried unsuccessfully to find a magistrate to receive his oath at the last minute , then sent his papers to Edinburgh , where Secretary of State and Master of Stair Sir John Dalrymple suppressed them . |
| 8 | QUICK OPINION * , who failed by the narrowest margin to open his account at the fifth attempt when a short-priced favourite at Nottingham , may make amends in the Fairview New Homes Novice Chase ( 2.30 ) at Ascot , writes Course Correspondent . |
| 9 | In a letter to staff he said : ‘ I have to express my disappointment at the proposed changes . |
| 10 | The Women Artists Slide Library is also being asked to profile its work at the 181 Gallery in Hammersmith in December and there will be more news on this in our next issue . |
| 11 | He had had to conceal his revulsion at the creased and thumbed photographs handed round from desk to desk at school — those grey girls with their balloon breasts and gaping hairy forks . |
| 12 | Although in prose — as one says , perhaps too much influenced by the conventions of the comedies — this is one of the most serious scenes in the play ( 91–229 ) , and when the soldiers have left the King ascends to verse for what is to me the most deeply felt speech of all : In his own persona the King speaks verse , entering on to a prose-scene between Fluellen and Gower to express his anger at the French murder of the luggage-minders , and continuing in verse to Fluellen ( IV.vii.55–118 ) . |
| 13 | Sir Joseph Banks had pioneered the effort to transplant useful species from one area to another , and hoped to use his position at the royal botanical gardens at Kew to further the interests of Britain 's overseas colonies . |
| 14 | For an officer in Northern Nigeria to complain that his emir refused to take his advice was to put his career at the gravest possible risk ; he could expect in due course to be moved to ‘ easier work ’ — in other words , to administrative oblivion . |
| 15 | The appointment ended three weeks of political uncertainty during which Sheikh Hasina Wajed , leader of the second-largest party , the Awami League , challenged Begum Zia to demonstrate her majority at the first session of the newly elected Jatiya Sangsad ( National Assembly ) , scheduled for April 5 . |
| 16 | China is known to be worried about who to send to plead its cause at the final presentations in Monte Carlo on September 23rd . |
| 17 | We 're both Aquarian dreamers and have always been able to be ‘ alone ’ together , or step easily into imagination games , and Max — like me — has a fairy godmother who always seems to save his neck at the last minute . |
| 18 | We wish to voice our dismay at the one-sided approach the article took , and note that our comments have never been requested . |
| 19 | Said that urgent business had cropped up and tried to cancel his appearance at the last minute . ’ |
| 20 | But he said it loud enough for the whole restaurant to be convulsed and Ken to enjoy his audience at the same time . |
| 21 | He also claimed that an attempt had been made to kill his son at the same site in Castlerock , where he was shot dead a week later . |
| 22 | Mr Foxon himself was attacked with a crowbar at the same site just last week and the firm has had to double its guard at the retail park . |
| 23 | Was he furious because she 'd led him on only to change her mind at the last minute ? |
| 24 | The lay people of Durham were proud to have their bishop at the right hand of the Queen . |
| 25 | Already he sported a blond mustache that was a passable imitation of the older man 's , and he twisted a strand or two of it between finger and thumb as he shot a comic grimace of pain in Joseph 's direction to convey his discomfort at the extravagant declaration of faith in him . |
| 26 | All the techniques in taekwondo are flexible and allow the practitioner to change his mind at the last minute as to which block or punch will provide him with the best defence or counter-attack . |
| 27 | In these instances you may choose to have your dinner at the Euro Disneyland Theme Park before returning to your hotel . |
| 28 | You 're just not going to be able to maintain your rugby at the highest standard otherwise . |
| 29 | A failure to pay your salary at the agreed time , for example , might not in itself amount to constructive dismissal , although if the delay were prolonged or repeated subsequently , the position could be different . |
| 30 | Eleanor sent Richard and Geoffrey to join their brother at the French King 's court while she herself summoned the Poitevins to arms . |