Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [to-vb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This suggests a major drop in popularity , and it would be interesting to look at the circulation figures . |
| 2 | It would be wrong to peek at the ending . |
| 3 | So it seems to me if we can agree on what criteria might be appropriate to look at the location of the new settlement on a strategic level , the final version of H two will in fact probably be much shorter , more concise er than the policy H two that we have at the moment . |
| 4 | Questions which had no real purpose in the first place are unlikely to be easy to analyse at the answer stage since the researcher is seeking for answers to his hypotheses which will show whether they are to be substantiated or not . |
| 5 | But before we move on , it may be instructive to look at the relationship between language viewed as a formal system and language as part of a wider social and psychological context , and to say something about the place of these two approaches in the development of ideas about language in general . |
| 6 | ‘ Look : I ca n't say this strictly , as a scientist , but it is my feeling that a bonfire , grilling a kipper or lighting a cigarette all release greater concentrations of dioxins than you 'd be likely to find at the end of the pipe of a properly run high-temperature incinerator . ’ |
| 7 | There are no firm legal rules about the proper approach that a company should adopt , but often it will be reasonable to look at the organisation as a whole , without dividing it into separate compartments . |
| 8 | The most you may be able to say at the end of it is that you ‘ gained understanding ’ ; to some of us that may be unsatisfactorily intangible , while to others it may be of profound significance . |
| 9 | A defence spokesman said : ‘ We are glad to be able to confirm at the request of the United States that the UK will participate in the operation . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ They leave you in a certain mood , which you might not be able to explain at the time , but it gets under your skin . ’ |
| 11 | But the right balance is not something which partners should expect to be able to settle at the outset in such a way as will necessarily be appropriate throughout the life of the firm . |
| 12 | Of course , if you make a mistake taking it , you may be able to compensate at the development stage — but that 's cheating . |
| 13 | ‘ And this time I 'll be able to look at the video with pride . ’ |
| 14 | The names of those attending the wedding are usually known in advance but if not you may be able to look at the seating plan or guest list on the day and make some joke about the names , picking out amusing surnames such as , ‘ In this room we have a Black but no White , two Browns , some Blues , and a Green , but no ‘ reds ’ . |
| 15 | We set up to be able to look at the refurbishment of our homes . |
| 16 | In the case of the Blackwood By-Pass , I have passed your letter and the public consultation paper to our Gwent Branch in the hope that they will be able to look at the scheme in more detail . |
| 17 | Any lawyer who can not find a book will be able to look at the card and see who has taken it . |
| 18 | I , and they , would agree , but such ladies have to be able to play at the weekend . |
| 19 | The response to question 19 says that staff cars will be able to park at the rear of the post office and thus free parking spaces for visitors to the function room . |
| 20 | I was not familiar enough , yet , with the light nights of the Highlands to be able to guess at the time , but the sky was paler , and the stars were fading . |
| 21 | You have to agree to keep up payments for ten years and normally will not be able to get at the cash in the meantime . |
| 22 | All full-time employees ( ie those having a normal working week of 20 hours or more , or 25 hours for directors ) who are with the Company or any of its subsidiaries which the Directors have decided will participate , and who have at least two years ' service to complete before retirement , may be eligible to participate at the discretion of the Directors . |
| 23 | A trial and adjustment session with your saw will be necessary to arrive at the setting of exactly 15° . |
| 24 | He will not really be able to do that , however , because he will be obliged to stand at the Opposition Dispatch Box and commend any guillotine motion that we bring before the House on the basis that the Labour Government are faithfully following the precedent of 13 years of Tory government . |