Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] [adv] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The state of mind of day-dream escapers was not simple and they both believed in their plans and knew quite well that they would never carry them out at the same time . |
| 2 | I 've got it I 've got it at home I can bring it in at the next meeting or whatever . |
| 3 | Yes yes if members had any complaints about their work I would report it up at the head office and up up at the the branch office in Park . |
| 4 | So , will you join me , or should I drop you off at the nearest station ? ’ |
| 5 | I 'll drop you off at the first station we come to . ’ |
| 6 | I 'll drop you off at the Jolly Farmer , then you can walk up the hill to get to the school . |
| 7 | ‘ Emilia , dearest , do you imagine I could abandon you now at the very moment I have longed for ? |
| 8 | ‘ If you could just drop us off at the first five-star hotel you come to . ’ |
| 9 | It can then call you back at a specified number . |
| 10 | Exploiting the glueyness of spider silk , a hummingbird will prod it repeatedly at a selected spot until at last it sticks . |
| 11 | I decided the only thing to do was throw her in at the deep end and go right down the village high street , where the roads were busiest and noisiest with holiday-makers , and simply stand there trying to calm her down . |
| 12 | ‘ But they will never take you , Don — I will hide you here — no , I will hide you up at the old shieling hut — or we could run away west into Rannoch — ‘ There are forts everywhere . |
| 13 | Self-delusion could easily once again cloud the judgment of the shadow cabinet and Labour could go it alone at the next election , perhaps with the same misplaced confidence in a ‘ safety first ’ stance that will deliver success if the dangers inherent in new initiatives are avoided and new ideas anathemised . |
| 14 | So I 'll pick them up at the next brief . |
| 15 | Shall I pick you up at the same time as I did this morning ? ’ |
| 16 | If your marriage is on the rocks , the thing to do is throw a wobbly on a motorway at night so that your husband will put you out at the next lay-by . |
| 17 | Remember that , as with tools for any kind of job , there are good tools and not-so-good tools and if you buy poor quality tools , they may let you down at a vital time . |
| 18 | Disadvantages : She may not have had much experience looking after young children ; she may let you down at the last minute if something else crops up — like a boyfriend . |
| 19 | Yeah well that 's not so bad as long as you can get her down at a reasonable hour and get to sleep . |