Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pos pn] [noun pl] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Racing cyclists generally like to meet their fans at the beginning of a stage , but do n't ask for autographs today . |
| 2 | The organisation wants to increase its investments at the rate of a dozen or so per year . |
| 3 | The discount houses would then be obliged to pay whatever level of interest was required to prevent banks ' demanding money at call , i.e. that rate of interest on call money which persuaded banks not to use this route to increase their balances at the Bank but to forgo instead their intention of increased lending . |
| 4 | De Candolle realized that all species have the potential to increase their numbers at the expense of rivals occupying the same territory . |
| 5 | The extension of the franchise to all adults created a situation in which political parties had to compete for the mass vote and so had to organise the electorate to support their candidates at the polls . |
| 6 | Why is there a shortage of money for our teams and travelling coaches , or is it simply that the LTA 's overpaid employees are anxious to preserve their lifestyles at the expense of British tennis ? |
| 7 | She prefers to engage her readers at the coal-face , as it were ; that of the formation of moral intuitions , or the making of decisions . |
| 8 | In 1272 Kilwardby , in 1399 Salmon of Norwich , and in 1303 Gainsborough of Worcester were all required to take an oath to receive their lands at the king 's pleasure and not by papal grant , an oath which was thereafter usual whenever a bishop obtained his see by provision . |
| 9 | The team 's ball-item ( ‘ Sugar and Spice ’ ) would be the one in which they had to deposit their balls at the back of the stage , jump , turn and move downstage . |
| 10 | A comfortable sleeping bag provides the means to re-charge your batteries at the end of a long day so it 's important to ensure you have the right one for the job . |
| 11 | The trick is to aim your eyes at the sign as soon as it is in your line of vision and then to fix your gaze upon it as you go past . |
| 12 | Pupils who do not manage to buy their books at the School Book Sales should place their order with the booksellers before the end of the Session . |
| 13 | A lucky few will then be chosen to play their versions at the town hall concert when the full LSO , conducted by Richard McNicol , will play the original . |
| 14 | Rosemary Sandford of Darlington Association on Disability , said they were saddened and disappointed they were not given the opportunity to express their views at the meeting . |
| 15 | Tell her not to do her nails at the table . |
| 16 | Other wardens were from time to time granted leave by Henry III to postpone their accounts at the Exchequer , and he remitted the debts of others . |
| 17 | Angel left soon afterwards to start his studies at the flour-mill nearby . |
| 18 | Jim saw an open petrol station and cut in front of a two-kilometre queue of Romanian cars to flash his coupons at the attendant . |
| 19 | They discovered the secrets of the seashore before learning how to polish their finds at the Margrove Heritage Centre . |
| 20 | First he submitted that under section 6(2) the school owed a duty to comply with the applicants ' preference to educate their daughters at the school by admitting them unless that duty was disapplied by section 6(3) . |
| 21 | This is because it is second nature for them to pose their questions at the level of the individual organism . |
| 22 | Even the local reporter had to kick his heels at the lich-gate with the few inquisitive neighbours who had gathered . |
| 23 | I wanted to help these women to ‘ find a voice ’ and no longer to place their needs at the bottom of the list of priorities . |
| 24 | Remember that most people tend to drop their voices at the end of a sentence . |
| 25 | Gripping the child 's arm , Aggie pulled her from the room and through into a hall and there she stood waiting , for she guessed that the women lined up like felons against the wall would now be led out to pay their fines at the desk in the corner , or be taken through the door back to the cells . |
| 26 | Lack of space , for instance , has prevented Ford from building locker facilities — meaning that some shop-floor workers still have to change their clothes at the side of the production line . |
| 27 | Is it right that the Secretary of State should hide behind English Tory Members of Parliament who consistently and always seem to have their names at the front of the Order Paper when there are Welsh questions , thus denying Welsh Members the right to put their point of view on behalf of their constituents ? |
| 28 | It was Pascoe 's turn to roll his eyes at the heavens . |
| 29 | ‘ Now he sails under a flag of convenience , prepared to change his views at the drop of an opinion poll . ’ |
| 30 | In 1918 he was shot in the knee while on a bombing raid and spent some time in hospital before being awarded an army scholarship , which enabled him to complete his studies at the City and Guilds College , London . |