Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cow , worth thousands of pounds , had been champion of several shows and was due to appear at the National Dairy Event in Warwickshire next weekend . |
| 2 | Would the Secretary of State have been prepared to sit at the same table — I repeat , would the Secretary of State and his colleagues have been prepared to sit at the same table with that man , within the confines of the Anglo-Irish Agreement ? |
| 3 | Would the Secretary of State have been prepared to sit at the same table — I repeat , would the Secretary of State and his colleagues have been prepared to sit at the same table with that man , within the confines of the Anglo-Irish Agreement ? |
| 4 | If there are any area display teams willing to perform at the Annual Reunion on Saturday 19th November to be held at Warwick Park School , please contact at , , |
| 5 | So what forces impeded the real wage rate from falling so as to bring into employment those willing to work at the going wage rate ? |
| 6 | But even though what was being contemplated was regionally restricted , it nevertheless went far beyond what these states , following the British line , had been willing to accept at the European level . |
| 7 | ‘ I would hope a club of the stature of Nottingham Forest might have been more willing to look at the domestic market if they wanted a young keeper . ’ |
| 8 | Where firms maximise profits in uncompetitive conditions the effect is that consumers are denied goods which they would have been willing to buy at the competitive market price . |
| 9 | Ahmed liked to be laughed at , but he was a peasant and Nour was , in his own estimation , a prince and I was of an English generation which would have felt free to laugh at the Grand Turk if it had been so inclined . |
| 10 | Last night 's meeting , involving banking advisers for both GM and Jaguar , was to examine whether GM was prepared to bid at the inflated share price . |
| 11 | It is easy to sneer at the credulous pilgrims . |
| 12 | During Biblical times , some ancients thought moonlight was dangerous for one 's eyes but a more modern belief was that if you took a child , suffering from whooping cough , outside to look at the new moon , then it would effect a cure . |
| 13 | It is particularly instructive to look at the stratigraphical record of our kindred science of archaeology . |
| 14 | The ravens , uninvited guests , must be content to scramble at the outer edges , snapping up any morsels the vultures accidentally drop . |
| 15 | All reviewers have to try to stand outside the immediate context of their listening , but that can be hard to do at the same time as keeping all emotional wavelengths open . |
| 16 | First , that non-climatic influences ( including the distribution of natural resources ) are likely to dominate at the regional level , as evidenced by the 10–200 fold variation in national per capital GNP values within 10° latitude bands . |
| 17 | To understand the processes occurring at high Rayleigh number , it is helpful to look at the mean temperature distribution across the layer . |
| 18 | Those thinking about asking for funding might find it useful to look at the SOED booklet referred to above . |
| 19 | It is also useful to look at the broader environment of the organisation , because the actions of trade unions , financial institutions , stockholders and the government , for example , as well as customers , suppliers and competitors , can have far-reaching effects on the business . |
| 20 | Norman had mentioned that they needed to fill up with petrol and must be sure to call at the all-night garage after they left the Clarence . |
| 21 | Individuals believe that they are able to perform at the desired level ( effort performance outcome ) . |
| 22 | The decision means the children will remain physically close to the queen and Princess Beatrice will be able to remain at the same school . |
| 23 | In this way , should you be unable to attend at the last moment and he has to sit twiddling his thumbs in his consulting room because it is too late to give the appointment to anyone else , he is recompensed for the wasted time . |
| 24 | Those who ignored the role of adaptation were able to flourish at the same time as those for whom adaptation was the primary consideration , because the range of problems that could attract research funding allowed both approaches to find suitable niches for themselves . |
| 25 | Thus , owners who were forced to sell their land to public authorities considered themselves to be very badly treated in comparison with those who were able to sell at the enhanced prices resulting in part from planning restrictions on other sites . |
| 26 | When one visits a gallery it is important to look at the great works in the context of their period . |
| 27 | It is therefore important to look at the Biblical teaching on the painful question of divorce . |
| 28 | As well as identifying the contributory causes of a specific disaster , it is important to look at the positive actions taken afterwards . |
| 29 | Sites vary throughout the world , and it is important to look at the local situation . |
| 30 | And I still feel able to play at the highest level . ’ |