Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , for example , a customer likes Marks and Spencers ' potato crisps , he can only buy more at the same shop ( or another branch of Marks and Spencers in a different town ) . |
| 2 | Punitive taxes — and the insidious rhetoric that is invariably used to justify them , and then to raise them again — would eat away at the working spirit . |
| 3 | That is not Mr Lawson 's fault , of course , but he has to live with the danger that while the world 's capital markets will duly bridge the gap between Britain 's domestic savings and investment , they will only do so at a lower price for sterling . |
| 4 | But assuming Collor 's Brazil makes it into the ranks of the developed world , it will do so at the lowest level of eligibility , on a par with the East European countries . |
| 5 | Doth a fountain send forth at the same place , Sweet water and bitter ? ’ ' |
| 6 | I say it again to show there is no ill will — ‘ Doth a fountain send forth at the same place , Sweet water and bitter ? ’ ' |
| 7 | They can do both at the same time . |
| 8 | What you can do both at the same time can you ? |
| 9 | So daunting is this prospect , that many taxpayers should look afresh at the best forms of taxation and the best destinations for the proceeds . |
| 10 | Each Marking Kit contains seven overlays , so up to seven teachers can mark together at the same time . |
| 11 | Now sheep are animals that we tend to regard as being pretty stupid and most of the time they 're timid creatures who will run away at the slightest sound or sight of something strange in their midst . |
| 12 | Vera had started to climax again as she saw Vashinov pump away at the young man , his breathing rapid as he reached towards his orgasm . |
| 13 | U/V light is potentially damaging to the eyes , and you should never look directly at a lit-up tube . |
| 14 | He would n't look twice at a small-town girl , even if she could design wedding dresses . |
| 15 | I particularly try and develop an atmosphere of autonomy in the subsidiary companies where they feel they are part of a team and can look across at the other companies and can see admirable things going on . |
| 16 | Each makeshift arrangement concealed a human larva that would emerge again at the first signs of dawn . |
| 17 | The departments involved must now look closely at the stated objectives and work out how they will discharge their responsibilities , going round the loop until there is agreement that this can be done . |
| 18 | The conference will look closely at the common experience of Scotland and Ireland as peripheral regions and at the nature of their relationships — economic , social and cultural — with the metropolitan centre . |
| 19 | Sophie saw him look anxiously at an upper window as he acknowledged the introduction , then he said ‘ We have to speak very quietly as our little girl is asleep and she does n't know that Sandy is ill . ’ |
| 20 | I have opted for a selection of Amazon Swords , Giant Vallis , Fountain plants , Twisted Vallis and Cryptocorynes , The Crypts will fare better at the dimmer end of the tank . |
| 21 | Also , if the material is soft it may buckle easily at the inner side of the bend and vitiate the result . |
| 22 | His eyes were wired open so that he must stare unblinkingly at a giant Sagramoso head , and his own body had been reduced to roughly the same contours . |
| 23 | ‘ Keeping the bend and making Benji move sideways at the same time is not easy , ’ she said . |
| 24 | Weak clients , i.e. those lacking confidence , may not perform well at the first meeting but normally go through a sharp learning curve . |
| 25 | I return to the question that we shall level continually at the Labour party : what is the basis for thinking that there is any answer to the country 's problems through increasing the burden of taxation ? |
| 26 | Unexpected , it was like a surprise confrontation , and for a moment she could only stare blindly at the familiar name . |
| 27 | There is very little market in them — existing holders can sell only at a heavy loss . |
| 28 | And whilst we had no opportunities last year for canvassing or erm for getting members we we could have I I felt er put on more fund-raising events as we had a quiet year and we could have probably at the same time persuaded one or two people to actually join us . |
| 29 | The outcome could swing dramatically at the last stage . |
| 30 | The tiger and the sambur may drink together at the same pool , for there is a sanctity observed by many animals at the jungle water hole . |