Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] at [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE case must be made again for judges to stand down at 70 years of age . |
| 2 | The gap between the two , although only a few metres wide , is deep enough for my boat to pass through at any state of tide . |
| 3 | One example is the practice of engaging casual chambermaids , porters , waiters , bar and kitchen staff to cover the traditionally busy week or two around Christmas , or to help out at other times of the year when hotel occupancy rates exceed expected levels . |
| 4 | But you were too young to realise just how much work you have to put in at that stage of building up a business , how much effort it takes to hold the whole thing together and stop it from collapsing around you . ’ |
| 5 | It is not easy to hit back at that sort of conversation . |
| 6 | ‘ League points are still important to us and nobody wants to miss out at this stage of the season . ’ |
| 7 | Make it absolutely clear , as I did , that you are prepared to fight back at any time of the day or night no matter how painful it may be ; and that you will keep on fighting until the day you finally beat them . |