Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [noun sg] at [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , the finance company has to check the creditworthiness of a customer from details supplied on a proposal form for credit , so it has the right to cancel the agreement at any time before credit has been approved and accepted . |
| 2 | Where the Regulations apply , they give a cooling-off period entitling the customer to cancel the agreement at any time ‘ within the period of 7 days following the making of the contract . ’ |
| 3 | Whereas the most the Prime Minister had ever conceded before polling day was a vague pledge to ‘ take stock ’ , Mr Lang , while stressing the need to preserve the Union at all costs , said : ‘ I 'm certainly not ruling out change … |
| 4 | On appeal , on the question whether the judge was entitled to refuse to allow the prosecution to discontinue the case at that stage and whether he was entitled to call the remaining witness : — |
| 5 | You may also be able to see the rabbit at this stage . |
| 6 | Erm , and therefore it feels it would be disingenuous of it to support the principle at this stage , it may well lead to a situation where were encouraging the County to go down a particular route , but only to get to the very end of it for us to pull the rug from beneath the County 's feet . |
| 7 | Erm , I think I answered this question this morning in response to erm Miss Whitaker 's erm er question to me , erm Hambledon 's objection to the principle of a new settlement is based upon , erm , our interpretation of P P G three , we feel that , as I said , it would be disingenuous of us to support the principle at this stage knowing that we were unwilling to accept a new settlement in Hambledon . |
| 8 | Brave and good in the air , Dave consistently proved his ability to find the net at all levels , but perhaps the goal for which he will be best remembered by Palace fans of the period was that which he scored at Elland Road , Leeds , in January 1976 when 3rd Division Palace dismissed the mighty Yorkshire outfit on our way to our first FA Cup semi-final . |
| 9 | ‘ Labour 's policy is that they are going to provide the money at some point when the country can afford it , but everyone knows they will never be able to afford it . ’ |
| 10 | I have formally to decline such offers and shame on the correspondent who said that he had a pair of longjohns that flashed as he took them off and I was welcome to observe the spectacle at any time . |
| 11 | We try to tackle the problem at all ends — to prevent young people ending up on the streets , to provide a roof over their heads , and to search for long-term solutions . |
| 12 | But when the wind turned the leaves , the blackthorn flowers were enough to arrest the movement at that place . |
| 13 | If an AC voltage is passed across the sheet a stylus will be able to detect the potential at any point . |
| 14 | If an AC voltage is passed across the sheet a stylus will be able to detect the potential at any point . |
| 15 | I would be grateful for your written confirmation as soon as possible that LDU will be able to progress the project at this pace . |
| 16 | Just as Harry was preparing to aim a kick at this driver where it might hurt , the man offered him more milk , saying that he was a Frenchman doing forced labour and had recognised Harry 's RAF uniform — by now extremely unsuitable for pay parade ! |
| 17 | The Regional Council Highways Department is to install a kerb at this corner and the Community Council are to plant a few trees . |
| 18 | Even if the tests begin immediately , the earliest possible time for an abortion would be 19–20 weeks , but this would leave no time for the tests and termination to be organised , or for the parents to discuss the matter at any length . |
| 19 | She did not take those hours out and contemplate them ; she simply let them lie somewhere in the head , to surface no doubt at some point of low resistance . |
| 20 | All the members of the Forum say they want to avoid a split at this month 's conference ; but most now reckon a split is unavoidable . |
| 21 | All these provisions apply to listed buildings ( of which in 1985 there were 380,000 in England , 33,000 in Scotland , and 10,600 in Wales ) but the secretary of state has power to list a building at any time , and local authorities can serve a ‘ building preservation notice ’ on an unlisted building ; this has the effect of protecting the building for six months , thus giving time for considering whether or not it should be listed . |
| 22 | Everyone had to carry a gas-mask at all times , and an air-raid practice was held on that first afternoon . |
| 23 | Before he could say anything Mrs Woodward exclaimed ‘ Is n't it strange to see a train at this time of night ? ’ |
| 24 | The joint chiefs were unwilling to support a treaty at this juncture for strategic reasons . |
| 25 | You may start to plan a move at this stage in preparation for the changes ahead , but the pros and cons of moving have to be carefully weighed . |
| 26 | The cumulative effect of the changes proposed and the objections made , is to negate the emergence at this time of any new greenbelt boundary affecting the area of Skelton . |
| 27 | Everyone would be trying to use the lift at that point — probably queuing for it . |
| 28 | It was vital to give the impression at any rate that I and my board colleagues were in control of affairs and that we had a clear strategy that somehow was going to restore our business to its former glory . |
| 29 | We have to draw the line at some point . |
| 30 | The defendant in a fixed date action is permitted to submit a defence at any point before the return day , but if it is outside the 14 day period he or she may have to meet any costs incurred as a result of the delay . |