Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pos pn] [noun sg] at a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recently , I tried to cancel my appearance at a benefit as my pianist was ill . |
| 2 | I would turn down an Oscar to see my boy at a baseball game or my girl at a song recital . |
| 3 | Drawing on an earlier record of municipal activity and labour representation , it was able to consolidate its position at a time of hope for a new future by an active fusion of Labour Party , trade union and cooperative effort . |
| 4 | I agree with Eldon Snyder and Elmer Spreitzer that : ‘ Like all of education , physical education should provide opportunities for students to try their hand at a variety of activities as sources of possible self-realization . |
| 5 | We think it 's one of the best deals around , offering you the chance to secure your holiday at a value for money price . |
| 6 | ‘ Which is why you decided to try your hand at a kind of modelling that would pay better , ’ he said . |
| 7 | The intention was to provide an incentive to owners to sell their land at a price which took account of the developer 's liability to pay the ( reduced ) charge . |
| 8 | TO sell your timber at a loss to logging companies , who then earn millions from sawing it , makes no sense . |
| 9 | Both Lansdowne and Law opted to announce their resignation at a party meeting , which would revive the open warfare over tariffs that had existed before 1906 , and this would ensure the defeat of all the other party causes too . |
| 10 | What numbers must Pete set to fire his Scope at a TRAIN ? |
| 11 | So , except during a few warm days in summer , a white coat would seem to put its wearer at a disadvantage . |
| 12 | If a customer was unaware of the need to provide variation margin from time to time and had insufficient available funds to meet margin calls , then he may be forced to liquidate his position at a loss even though , had the contract been allowed to run to maturity , it may have closed at a profit . |
| 13 | Extraordinary embassies of an essentially ceremonial kind , so frequent in the past , involving the sending of a great aristocrat on a mission of congratulation or condolence or to represent his sovereign at a coronation ceremony , were now becoming rare . |
| 14 | Some men may not have gone far from their original homes , but others were willing to seek their fortune at a distance : the London merchant class was recruited from every part of the country , including the far North ( 104 , pp.210–12 , 389–92 ) . |
| 15 | This is one of two ways to place your opponent at a disadvantage without him even knowing about it . |
| 16 | A high level grill which enables you to check your food at a glance . |
| 17 | Devonport 's proposal is to upgrade its dock at a cost of £162 million and last night Eain Williams , a spokesman for the yard , said that there would be no new proposals coming from it . |
| 18 | Mr Major is by no means out of the woods , and must fight to defend his leadership at a crisis Cabinet meeting to be called early today . |
| 19 | Are the Government trying to ruin our industry at a time when 18 per cent . |
| 20 | Diplomats in Bangkok say the movement is attempting to boost its credibility at a time when the US Congress is debating policy on Cambodia . |