Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | If there is no stated requirement for a quorum , persuade the Chairman to start at the advertised time even if only you and he are present . |
| 32 | She paid him eight shillings — or 40p — a week to work at the 16-room house she had inherited . |
| 33 | The only important offering from National Gallery Publications is timed to coincide with a major loan exhibition to open at the National Gallery next spring : Tradition and Revolution in French Art , 1700–1880 : paintings and drawings from Lille will appear in March ( £27.50 ) . |
| 34 | At least the up-to-date cost accountant has plenty of ammunition to fire at the chief executive who insists that accounting has little to do with strategy . |
| 35 | Willie smiled nervously and leaned with his back against the counter to look at the other materials . |
| 36 | Before analysing the role of the A&R department in both record and music publishing companies , it would make sense to look at the other areas which create a fully operational major record company : manufacturing and distribution , recording studios , marketing and promotion , sales , professional advisers , and the international division . |
| 37 | Surrounding us on the beach were a large number of French civilians who had come down to the beach to look at the British Tommies . |
| 38 | Ace was at the front of the vehicle , using Daak 's chainsword to hack at the metal-plated skirt . |
| 39 | We followed the road up the valley , crossing and recrossing over bridges which became progressively more primitive until finally they ceased to exist and the track disappeared into the river to reappear at the far bank . |
| 40 | The turnbacks are white , edged with lace which is brought round to the front lower edge to terminate at the outer extremities of the lower front loops . |
| 41 | She had rejoiced at her childlessness , and even found the heart to laugh at the lamentable end of her father 's fond dynastic ambitions . |
| 42 | ‘ The Queen felt it would not be right for the duchess to stay at the main house , even though there is room , because of the marriage split . |
| 43 | A person , perhaps a porter , said there was not a lot to see at the Marischal College . |
| 44 | The first ship to discharge at the new facility was the S.S. Ebbrix , a small vessel owned by T. R. Rix & Sons Ltd. of Hull which arrived on 23rd August . |
| 45 | Evelyn asked the cab driver to stop at the small supermarket near her house , bought the bare necessities for a drink of tea and something simple to eat . |
| 46 | William was forced by the lie of the land to come at the Saxon strongpoint from the south . |
| 47 | All you need is an open , enquiring mind and the ability to wonder at the fascinating world of wildlife . |
| 48 | Therefore it is necessary to go beyond general statements about the nature of social representations in order to look at the theoretical ideas about how social representations might operate . |
| 49 | The easiest way to look at the wide variety of libraries in the list is to begin with the oldest . |
| 50 | In order to start at the logical beginning I went with the default selection , Title . |
| 51 | The Collector had gone up to join Ford on the roof because he wanted to be in a position from which he could give the order to retreat at the right moment ; in his own mind there was no doubt but that he would have to give it sooner or later . |
| 52 | One would deduct from the amount received the value of the charge at the date the charge was executed in order to arrive at the taxable gain and claim other reliefs ( see Chapter 2 ) . |
| 53 | The income tax relief already given under MIRAS should be offset against PAYE deductions , income tax deducted from dividends etc in order to arrive at the net income tax already suffered . |
| 54 | There are a large number of living species that are predators , some species using the modified radula as a kind of poison dart , others employing it to bore neat , perfectly round holes through the shells of prey ( often bivalves ) in order to get at the nutritious interior . |
| 55 | There was nothing in his early childhood to hint at the extraordinary life he would lead . |
| 56 | Only after knowing what our target is can we go on and set a transfer price that encourages each division to operate at the required volume . |
| 57 | She skirted its edge and at last spotted a possible entry , finding a stick to whack at the jagged branches of an old dogrose . |
| 58 | Give them the power to choose at the General Election and they will decide the future of the N H S. The future of the N H S is safe with the Labour Party , with your lot it 's privatisation , it 's started already and we 're a General Election away from the end of the N H S. |
| 59 | Sacheverell Sitwell , a young aesthete from England , had crossed the Channel to look at the new painting in post-war Paris with a view to putting on a comprehensive exhibition in London . |
| 60 | I remember Christmas Eve 1930 , when we went as we always did on that day to the High Street to look at the lighted shops , seeing a little girl in a tattered dress and with bare feet , her nose pressed at the toy-shop window . |