Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [to-vb] at a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A ‘ birder 's bird ’ , it is one of the most difficult species on the British List to identify at a distance . |
| 2 | Incidentally , the pineapple is a sign of hospitality , making this a very appropriate dish to serve at a party . |
| 3 | The typical pattern is for the Japanese businessman to eat at a restaurant in the evening and thereafter go to a bar or cabaret . |
| 4 | In other words , for a human being to stare at a cat is to threaten it . |
| 5 | The intention was to reduce it to that rate which would constrain aggregate demand to grow at a rate which could be met by increases in real output . |
| 6 | Nor do we have Betcher 's Gland , which would let a Marine secrete corrosive poison to spit at a foe . |
| 7 | This is particularly important since it locates a mode of production as an essential totality , and is thus not dependent upon this or that outstanding feature to arrive at a determination . |
| 8 | Richard Rolle 's at times flamboyant attempt to arrive at a form of living which would express his compulsive and impulsive drive towards personal realisation of the love of God , brought the circumstances of his life into prominence . |