Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [noun sg] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hang on there 's got ta be something wrong there , that means I 'm only gon na need a box at the most , does n't it , hang on , let's write it out |
| 2 | Yet Labour can not hope to control any debate at Westminster from which Scottish MPs are excluded , even if it should win a majority at a future election . |
| 3 | Some trainers offer residential courses , however , where you can enjoy a holiday at the same time as training your dog under expert guidance . |
| 4 | Everyone , including the Indians , seemed to be happy and laughing , and in my surly mood I unkindly wished them all in hell — chiefly because no one was in any hurry to serve me and I had to sit and watch a party at the next table consume a feast that looked to me as if it had issued straight from Nirvana , before I was even shown a menu . |
| 5 | ‘ I can listen and pour a drink at the same time . ’ |
| 6 | OPTIONS : Any Mobs of Savage Orcs may carry a shield at an additional cost of +1 point per model . |
| 7 | Following the performance , officials at the hospital and members of the audience were invited to an informal get-together an event which was so successful it was to repeated at the October production and hopefully will become a feature at every future production . |
| 8 | which is why you do n't see a voltage at the same leg really |
| 9 | The runner , who has always protested that he is innocent , insists that the only reason he did not provide a sample at the 1991 GRE Cup meeting was that he did not have time before he had to go to work . |
| 10 | He gives us no sign that he believes God will provide a substitute at the last moment , no sign of a conviction that all will be well in the end . |
| 11 | So rather than covering entire platforms , we may use a design at a focal point within a station , but not where it clashes with the operational side of things . ’ |
| 12 | In the debate in the House of Commons on 26 June 1991 , the Foreign Secretary ruled out the question of a referendum ( which needs a separate Act of Parliament ) and , if , therefore , the question was to be deferred to a future parliament , the amendments agreed at Maastricht in December 1991 could become an issue at the next general election . |
| 13 | to a lot of A G Ms recently and this topic is coming up at most and one feels that it almost may become an issue at the next general election . |
| 14 | Forty-five per cent of this group said that they could not even make a guess at the likely interest rate . |
| 15 | You ca n't smoke and draw a furrow at the same time . ’ |
| 16 | A finn can recognize a Russian at a thousand metres across open sights . |
| 17 | I did make an appointment at the local family planning clinic . |
| 18 | I rang Winston and he said he would make an enquiry at the Foreign Office . |
| 19 | Tom did n't bat an eyelid at the warm fog . |
| 20 | An employee of the port authority , dressed in a grey uniform , will indicate a space at the main wharf either stern or bow-to which involves picking up a mooring to hold the bow or stern off the quay . |
| 21 | If you go to a restaurant , it is worth telephoning beforehand to inform the staff that you are coming with a disabled person , so that you can reserve a table at a convenient distance from the front door or the toilet . |
| 22 | Its major objective is to seek opinions so that a manager can take a decision at a later stage . |
| 23 | ‘ Maggie Smith and Kenneth Williams are two good reasons why you should take a look at a small brittle show called Share My Lettuce … |
| 24 | We 'll also take a look at a popular shareware alternative , McAfee VirusScan . |
| 25 | In fact I am developing a revealing , but ultimately frustrating line of correspondence with the Welsh Office and I would be grateful if you could take a look at the enclosed letter copies . |
| 26 | Please could you take a look at the enclosed details of the PC Insurance policy and advise on whether it is O.K. |
| 27 | So let's take a look at the four divisions . |
| 28 | He decided that on the way he would take a look at the nearby clump of trees from which the eerie sounds had drifted during the night . |
| 29 | In order to answer that question , however , we must first take a look at the so-called " infinitive of reaction " and at the use of the infinitive as subject of a sentence . |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't know whether you 've really read all those extensive notes your researcher made for you , but do take a look at the last couple of lines . |