Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] the [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everybody says , ‘ Oh , you won £44,000 in the world championships , you must 've been really pleased with that , ’ but it 's not just the money , it 's being able to pick up the trophy at the end — that 's the nice thing . |
| 2 | It had taken three-quarters of an hour to sort out the situation at the crossroads in Ramsgate , make statements to the police , get the names of witnesses , watch the crippled Jaguar being winched on to the back of the Relay tender . |
| 3 | I 've done my bit , I 'm trying to get it right now but I 'm scared to walk out the soor at the moment |
| 4 | Furthermore , they agreed to buy back the land at the purchase price should the venture fail . |
| 5 | He then removed the window and put it in the new hole and started to fill in the gap at the sides with cement . |
| 6 | If you had to fill in the gap at the end of the following sentence , what would you put ? |
| 7 | To be credible , it must be in a firm ‘ s best interest to carry out the threat at the time it is called upon to do so . |
| 8 | Be sure to switch off the power at the mains . |
| 9 | Request to consider action to clear up the patch at the top of Baberton Loan on the Lanark Road . |
| 10 | He felt the contact was so invaluable that he was prepared to turn down the job at the head of one of the UK 's premier blue-chip companies if it meant making such a sacrifice . |
| 11 | But the highlight of it was that I used to get a ride on the dray and I used he he we used to finish up the round at the bottom of erm Road , and Street . |
| 12 | You also pay premiums into an endowment savings plan or pension plan — the proceeds of the endowment plan when it matures , or the cash sum at retirement from the pension plan , are used to pay off the capital at the end of the loan . |
| 13 | But I used it to pay off the barman at the Tomorrowman for the damage . |
| 14 | On top of everything else , my line had to take over the Cross at the foot of the hill . |
| 15 | He would dearly like to hand over the captaincy at the end of next August after having retained the Ashes on his fifth tour to England . |
| 16 | The letter 's bound to add to press , er add to press for a settlement with a number of Tory M P's expected to bring up the matter at the Party 's Conference at Bournemouth . |