Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the Criterion was the first English periodical to print the work of Cocteau , Valery and Proust , it seems always to have been Eliot 's fate to espouse causes just at the point when they are about to disappear or to disintegrate . |
| 2 | It was late by the time we got to the village , and we were surprised to see lights on at the pub , and people running in and out . |
| 3 | Only last month , BR agreed to put barriers back at the crossing at Ruswarp . |
| 4 | On one occasion , ‘ action likely to cause a breach of the peace ’ was invoked by Kent police successfully to turn miners back at the Dartford tunnel , over 100 miles from their intended destination . |
| 5 | This would explain why most people fail to develop symptoms right at the beginning of the infestation . |
| 6 | In the absence of a basic level of agreement on issues , however , it was not considered worthwhile to bring delegates together at the conference table . |
| 7 | Nevertheless the drive to achieve cuts even at the expense of standards has intensified . |