Example sentences of "[vb infin] at [art] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Saunders 's view , the ‘ local state ’ can not simply be reduced to a functioning part of a national capitalist state , for within certain constraints ‘ non-capitalist interests can win at the local level in a way that is becoming increasingly difficult at national level ’ ( pp. 4 , 11 ) . |
| 2 | His accuracy and stinginess with runs made him almost without equal as a one-day bowler , for he could both contain and attack at the same time since the bounce he got from his great height and the control he had over the ball gave him the extra penetration that brought wickets . |
| 3 | Clearly individuals could survive at a low standard of physical efficiency and in housing which to those accustomed to greater comfort was grossly overcrowded and substandard . |
| 4 | Let us glance at a familiar passage of Scripture : 2 Corinthians 5.16–21 . |
| 5 | But this year , by the time I get through all the British news , I 'm too knackered to even glance at the latest adventures of Glistenin' Bill Clinton . |
| 6 | About 1,700 people were watching the weekend display at an 11th-century castle at Pevensey , Sussex . |
| 7 | LEADING Liberal-Democrat MP David Alton will quit at the next election in protest at the party 's decision yesterday to back pro-abortion policies . |
| 8 | so that modifications could be introduced in the physical , social or educational environments of these children which would help them achieve at the same level of conceptual development as is found in children from western societies . |
| 9 | Lisa Keenan , 17 , from Oxton has won a place at the University of Northumbria , while Lisa Hudson , 18 , from Claughton will study at the Preston-based University of Central Lancashire . |
| 10 | The boy will appear at a special sitting of Chesterfield youth court . |
| 11 | Elements which can all appear at the same position within a document are regarded as forming a model class : for example , the class phrase includes all elements which can appear within paragraphs but not spanning them , while the class chunk includes all elements which can not appear within paragraphs ( such as paragraphs , for example ) . |
| 12 | ‘ But I 've made it with United and now I want the chance to show what I can do at the highest level of all . ’ |
| 13 | In the 1993 edition of its US Industrial Outlook , the Commerce Department in Washington is predicting that book sales will grow at a faster rate in 1993 than they did in 1992 , says BP Report . |
| 14 | I want to show I can succeed at a bigger club in the future and fulfil my footballing ambitions . |
| 15 | National Grid states pylon case in public tome Details of evidence the National Grid Company will give at a public inquiry into plans for pylons across Cleveland and North Yorkshire were published this week . |
| 16 | But these inconveniences can not be related to those which could result at a given moment from the capture by the enemy of three or four battalions , with a loss , by consequence , of several thousands of men . |
| 17 | Action : All initial keywords must begin at the same position on the line as HEADER-FORMAT-IS |
| 18 | Hawley decided on an immediate attack by his dragoons on the enemy right wing before his own weary infantry had got into line , convinced that the Highlanders would break and run at the mere sight of the royal cavalry charging sword in hand . |
| 19 | The implication needs no further explanation and there was a widespread belief that if Krabbe does run at the Olympic Games in Barcelona and wins , it would tarnish one of the greatest titles . |
| 20 | Still more horrors — if rugby under the new law is difficult to play and to control on a dry day in South Africa , imagine the effect in marshy old England in the mud and rain of January ; imagine the shambles the game will become at the lower levels in those conditions with the sanctuary of the next scrum no longer available to the team carrying the ball . |
| 21 | If true , it should follow that antral cancer would be more common and would occur at an early age in those parts of the world where the majority of the population already have serum antibodies to the organism before adult life . |
| 22 | For the system to obey the rules of autopoiesis , the reaction must occur at the appropriate location at the interface between the structures and the medium . |
| 23 | The corresponding component oscillations of the wave would be , as the physicists say , " in phase " , that is the crests and troughs would occur at the same instants for both components . |
| 24 | Close inspection makes one marvel at the intricate perfection of nature opposed to the finest fashion houses . |
| 25 | The Pope did officiate at a public mass at the Lighthouse on Oct. 11 . |
| 26 | But he 's not alone , and Wright should look at every other striker in the land being kicked from behind every Saturday — they all have their problems , but do n't act like him . |
| 27 | Bob felt obliged to go and look at a certain number of these places out of politeness . |
| 28 | We will also look at a simple form of self-massage to help banish cellulite . |
| 29 | Run by the Greater London Association of Disabled People , it will look at a broad range of disability issues as they affect disabled women . |
| 30 | In English we will look at a wide variety of different kinds of literature : novels , short stories , drama and poetry — you will be expected to read and understand them , and also to try your hand at writing stories and poems . |