Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [noun sg] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More fundamentally , the insistence that science and technology are linked together and that schools must concentrate on science at the expense of the arts is a long-term weakness of the scheme . |
| 2 | Again , Manville felt a slight sense of marvel at the processes of his own brain , his devious but quite unconscious way of running ahead of his own thoughts and frequently alighting on off-beat answers . |
| 3 | If he 's never caught his breath at the sight of your crooked smile , or felt his heart lurch with love at the sound of your voice , or watched you walk across a room and wanted you and finally found out that you return his feelings , then he 's a poor man and I 'm the richest man in the world . |
| 4 | Innocent had insisted that the application should be accompanied by the depositions of sworn witnesses and that some of the witnesses should appear in person at the curia . |
| 5 | If an appreciable proportion of the laser radiation is absorbed by the sample , local heating will usually result in decomposition at the point of irradiation if the sample is a solid , though efficient convective mixing will often prevent overheating in liquid samples . |
| 6 | A semicircular arch will encroach on headroom at the sides of a doorway , whereas an Oriental pointed-top arch will give more height in the middle . |
| 7 | The bidder will usually appear by counsel at the court hearing to give its undertaking to comply with its obligations under the scheme ( eg to deliver the consideration to the target 's shareholders ) . |
| 8 | Despite all our scientific study of the physical world , one can still look with wonder at the panorama of ‘ ordinary ’ objects and events presented to us by our senses and can still — indeed should — ask the basic question : ‘ What is it all , fundamentally ? ’ |
| 9 | We shall look in turn at the background to the allocation of the present services , the criteria adopted for the distribution of services during the reorganisation years in the early 1970s , the present position , and the problems that have arisen since reorganisation . |
| 10 | Chapter 6 will look in detail at the women compositors and their background , but it is worth making the point here that it quickly became obvious to certain categories of working-class girls in Edinburgh that a new opportunity was open to them . |
| 11 | If and when the company goes public , any money borrowed under these credit lines will convert to equity at the IPO valuation without any premium or discount . |
| 12 | The milder range in fact serves not to challenge but to define the limits of propriety ; they set a horizon beyond which " improper " linguistic use will not go , and the audience can laugh with relief at the reassurance that they will not be shocked , as well as at the impudence of these terms . |
| 13 | Sometimes , they would meet for lunch at the Grill and Cheese at the Corner House , where Ken regularly gave a private performance for the other people waiting to be seated . |
| 14 | And perhaps , later , we could all meet for tea at the Franz Joseph . |
| 15 | It had been lucky enough to have survived the ravages of the Great Fire of 1666 , when its tower acted as a vantage-point from which Samuel Pepys could stare in horror at the extent of the blaze . |
| 16 | Lamb is another minor casualty ; he is all right to bat , but he can only throw in underarm at the moment because of a niggle , which at first was thought to be a reaction to an inoculation , but is now believed to be a minor ligament problem . |
| 17 | But while his writing on mass culture might be used to place on the historical agenda of television theory the idea of difference and of the avant garde , the particular forms which that idea might take for television at the end of the twentieth century can not be predicted from his work . |
| 18 | The time has gone when a poor ragged child would take to flight at the sight of a policeman . |
| 19 | But they would not comment on security at the shop . |
| 20 | With regard to security at the border , I have consistently said in the aftermath of conferences under the Anglo-Irish Agreement that , although we are delighted that good co-operation exists , it can always be better , and I am confident that we can make it so . |
| 21 | When she did n't arrive for dinner at the château , they would institute a search . |
| 22 | But if you are contemplating increasing physical activity for still further benefit to your health and figure , try to realize that those vast crowds of people who will scream with laughter at the sight of you in a swimsuit , or on seeing you jogging , skipping , enrolling at aerobics classes or even taking a brisk daily walk , exist only in your mind . |
| 23 | The day will end with dinner at the George Hotel , Easingwold . |
| 24 | Throughout the land , gullible 13-year-olds would gasp in awe at the revelations laid before them . |
| 25 | TICKETS for Durham 's opening home match against Lancashire next Sunday will go on sale at the University ground on Monday . |
| 26 | Roman coins unearthed in Malton will go on show at the town 's museum from April 18 . |
| 27 | The Chair was officially handed over to the eisteddfod 's organisers yesterday and will go on display at the West Bromwich Building Society in Llanrwst . |
| 28 | The first substantial and historically comprehensive exhibition of Australian art to travel to Japan will go on display at the Tokyo National Museum of Western Art until 28 June and travel to the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto from 14 July to 6 September . |
| 29 | Warning the child that he or she will go to bed at the end of the programme is much more likely to produce a successful outcome . ) |
| 30 | Ronni got in , feeling a welcome dart of annoyance at the way he had issued that curt command . |