Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [noun sg] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The roar of applause when it later rids itself of them may boost its popularity at a critical moment . |
| 2 | So , too , was runner-up Chris Platts , who shot a fine final round 68 to finish two shots clear of David Jones , Roger Winchester — who did win his card at the Qualifying School — and local player S. Okpe . |
| 3 | The ‘ definitive ’ John Barnard Ferrari will make its debut at the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours in June 1993 rather than at the start of 1994 as originally scheduled . |
| 4 | The term for which a Chairman is appointed — whether for years or for one occasion — does not alter his behaviour at a particular meeting . |
| 5 | Back you 'd go then to the We used to have a a a a machine then , an electric box affair , that used to put your lamp in , it would set your wick at a certain angle that there wo made a spark and when you 'd close this up , it caused a spark that would light your wick again you see ? |
| 6 | On 23 May he read his poetry at the National Gallery in Washington , to an audience which included St John Perse , all the time " keeping behind horn-rimmed spectacles an almost unchanging expression " . |
| 7 | One report tells of a totally blind boy who could ride his tricycle at a good speed round the block near his home , using " facial vision " . |
| 8 | Those four years left a black cloud over everything with the ever-recurring casualties among our friends and relatives and the suffocating misery I remember when our parents could no longer hide their anxiety at the big German push in the spring of 1918 when it seemed their advance towards Paris would never stop . |
| 9 | The Albanian leader could express his shock at the gangsterish methods of Gheorghiu-Dej in the late 1940s without for one moment admitting to himself , let alone to his readers , that he was even remotely hypocritical given his own tendency to resort to rubbing out rivals personally ( including shooting his prime minister and long-term comrade-in-arms , Mehmet Shehu , in 1981 ) . |
| 10 | We did n't attempt to touch him for a lizard can easily lose its tail at the defensive snapping point . |
| 11 | If this proposition were to be of interest I would arrange for you to be put in contact with my client , who will reveal his identity at the appropriate stage . |
| 12 | The NGC will open its case at the public inquiry in Northallerton on May 19 . |
| 13 | If you are not part of a discussion group you can still represent your parish at the Diocesan Assembly and become involved in local and Diocesan events that develop from there . |
| 14 | This authority is taking a somewhat different view to that public inquiry than the erm the highways authority er after shire hill er erm so I I think if we were to take a decision tonight it could affect our position at the public inquiry adversely er and I would not want us to get into that situation so I think to some extent er councillor timing on this motions is wrong and we should n't be be er discussing it now . |
| 15 | You can find their address at the local Citizens Advice Bureau , or in the telephone directory under ‘ community health council ’ . |