Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pers pn] [be] [verb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the publications are a supply for acquisition , the recipient subscriber will account for VAT in its member state although such publications are zero-rated in the UK , in other member states they are taxed at a reduced rate , and in Denmark they are taxed at 25% ! |
| 2 | In separate developments it was confirmed at a UK House of Commons defence committee on Nov. 8 , that low-level flying in the UK after 11 pm was to be increased during 1990 . |
| 3 | Right it takes two hours it 's going at a steady sixty , great , so we know that 's a hundred and sixty . |
| 4 | They found that when women spent time out of paid work bringing up their children they were placed at a disadvantage on the labour market . |
| 5 | By the time we get it spread , we only have a 10 per cent gain in terms of the total energetics of the system , and if you put in fossil fuel for machinery and for fertilisers we are running at a loss . |
| 6 | In the private service sector , where trade unions are less active , temporary workers often do not receive the same level of fringe benefits as permanent workers ; and in some organisations and industries they are paid at a lower rate — for example the statutory minimum rather than a higher , collectively bargained rate — than are comparable permanent workers [ see Chapter 7 ] . |
| 7 | Rather than waste unwanted vintages they are sold at a huge discount straight from the barrel — the resulting parties are superb fun . |