Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wanted as far as possible to forearm the boy at the beginning of adolescence — not ramming a weapon into his hand willy-nilly , but showing him the size and shape of it and where it lies in such a way that he would take it up without realizing he was doing so and find himself using it when he needed to . |
| 2 | The princess was due to plant a tree at the centre . |
| 3 | I 've always wanted to get as stoned as quickly as possible to enjoy the evening at the end of a working day . |
| 4 | They are right to impose a timetable at the start of the Committee stage to ensure that all parts of the Bill are properly dealt with . |
| 5 | No one at this stage is prepared to hazard a guess at the outcome of the poll on February 25 . |
| 6 | He would of course be delighted to attend a gathering at the Tower the following day , but was McGann aware ( indeed did he care ? ) that tomorrow was Christmas Eve ? |
| 7 | She glanced up at him now , fighting for composure , as he said to her , ‘ Nina 's dying to have a look at the new collections . |
| 8 | Non-members are welcome to attend the meeting at the Catholic Church Hall , Ellesmere Port , at 7.30pm . |
| 9 | I was horrified to find a notice at the bottom of Ben More stating No Dogs Allowed . |
| 10 | In 1859 the terms of the emancipation settlement looked likely to benefit the peasantry at the expense of the gentry . |
| 11 | The centre of San Antonio with its famous ‘ West End ’ is just a five minute stroll away and guests here are welcome to use the pool at the Brisa , about 10 minutes ' walk away . |
| 12 | In May 1970 , to further the Appeal , the School was privileged to hold a Reception at the Goldsmiths ' Hall in London for Old Stopfordians and their ladies . |
| 13 | Each group is supposed to have a subject-index at the end , though some indexes are at present missing ; there is also to be a general index to the whole work . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , Piper , if you can not make up your mind , you are welcome to spend the night at the Police Station ; I have two empty cells at the moment . |
| 15 | They were due to give a concert at the Odeon , Weston-super-Mare and it was planned that we would do our piece with the Stones on the roof . |
| 16 | However , it may be helpful to adjust the dose at the critical time . |
| 17 | There will be times ( as in the second example ) when it 's more useful to keep the question at the back of your mind ; asking it directly might be too intimidating . |
| 18 | Mr. Hoffberger was unable to sell the mare at the December 1973 sales because she was ill . |
| 19 | The Greens were unable to win a seat at the Strasbourg parliament , although a place was subsequently given to Jean Lambert by European colleagues . |
| 20 | She had n't been able to read the signature at the bottom of the page , and that seemed wrong , somehow . |
| 21 | Sarah was officially crowned by Keith Brundish , junior vice-president of Alresford Rotary , who expressed appreciation at being able to hold the competition at the dance . |
| 22 | Karen was happy to get the job at the nuclear factory because … |
| 23 | Determining the sex of a sea-lion is hard when the sealion is on land , but keepers may be able to get a look at the baby underwater . |
| 24 | Perhaps they would be able to get a taxi at the station . |
| 25 | But you 're still unlikely to make an impression at the General Election ? |
| 26 | With growth rates for technical and scientific Unix solutions rising by up to 30% a year , SGI is still able to cock a snoot at the commercial world with impunity for the present : ‘ we want our systems to make money , not count money , ’ says SGI president and chief executive officer , Ed McCracken . |
| 27 | Gertrude Jekyll had not been available to design the garden at The Tamarisks when Lutyens had been drawing up plans for the house , but she was shown these plans and her advice was sought . |
| 28 | First , you will want to define the problem for yourself , but later it is equally essential to define the problem at the actual negotiation — we might as well check that we are both talking about the same problem ! |
| 29 | Kerry exclaimed as Lisa joined the other members of staff in the fabrics store-room to have a look at the damage . |
| 30 | Well , i i if I , the , on one of the comments I 'd make is that it 's the only time I 've ever known the accounting profession to do businessmen a favour by forcing them to face up to what the costs of the consequences of their actions are and this has as James said led to looking quite carefully and I think it 's difficult to quantify the cost at the moment for a variety of reasons . |