Example sentences of "[to-vb] in a [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their job was to hold on as long as they could against impossible odds , so as to give the rest of the army time to concentrate in a hammer-blow at the enemy centre . |
| 2 | The fact that several shoals are compelled by circumstances to amass in a swim at the same time may be the explanation as to why it is easier to make a big catch from a river . |
| 3 | There is also a tendency to pause in a pose at the end of a phrase and for a deliberate change to be made before further dance . |
| 4 | She took to asking Jacob to sleep in a shed at the bottom of the garden to defend her against Modigliani 's violent forays . |
| 5 | ‘ It did n't help me to have to live in a hotel at the time . |
| 6 | ‘ It did n't help me to have to live in a hotel at the time . |
| 7 | He was now in London from Tuesday to Friday , and tended to stay in a flat at the office in Russell Square . |