Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] at the [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 | 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 . |
| 4 | Doth a fountain send forth at the same place , Sweet water and bitter ? ’ ' |
| 5 | I say it again to show there is no ill will — ‘ Doth a fountain send forth at the same place , Sweet water and bitter ? ’ ' |
| 6 | They can do both at the same time . |
| 7 | What you can do both at the same time can you ? |
| 8 | So daunting is this prospect , that many taxpayers should look afresh at the best forms of taxation and the best destinations for the proceeds . |
| 9 | Each Marking Kit contains seven overlays , so up to seven teachers can mark together at the same time . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Each makeshift arrangement concealed a human larva that would emerge again at the first signs of dawn . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Also , if the material is soft it may buckle easily at the inner side of the bend and vitiate the result . |
| 18 | ‘ Keeping the bend and making Benji move sideways at the same time is not easy , ’ she said . |
| 19 | Weak clients , i.e. those lacking confidence , may not perform well at the first meeting but normally go through a sharp learning curve . |
| 20 | 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 ? |
| 21 | Unexpected , it was like a surprise confrontation , and for a moment she could only stare blindly at the familiar name . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The outcome could swing dramatically at the last stage . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Its supporters in the streets may melt away at the first sign of trouble . |
| 26 | Companies often recruit staff from speculative letters they have kept on file , and your letter may arrive just at the right moment . |
| 27 | You may refuse to believe it 's happened to you : some people who 've been made redundant pretend everything 's the way it was and set off for work at the same time , then spend hours hanging around the streets , teashops or libraries until they can go home at the usual time . |
| 28 | Billy Rock who has Listowel in mind for his smart and successful chaser Joey Kelly runs the gelding on Monday and he will go again at the next Roscommon meeting a fortnight later before travelling to Listowel where he might be worth an investment in view of that Galway win in July . |
| 29 | All finalists will stay overnight at the luxurious Langham Hilton Hotel , 1c Portland Place , London W1N 3AA ( 071–636 1000 ) . |
| 30 | Another thing , perhaps , we should notice right at the very beginning is that Jesus did n't actually speak in pa , in in er , in chapters , and they 've lost , they 've been put in for our convenience , and chapter fifteen is not the beginning of a new incident Jesus had already been speaking to the people , he had been teaching them in chapter fourteen . |