Example sentences of "[det] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had barely enough food for three months , let alone the four and a half it would take at fifteen miles a day . |
| 2 | All I shall do at this stage is to give a summary of how I see effective religious education . |
| 3 | And all I could do at this terrible invasion was to rise and stand mutely , with my hands by my sides , staring up at this tremendous being — whom I now saw clearly for the first time . |
| 4 | But all I can do at this moment in time is tell you where I stand today . |
| 5 | ‘ That is all I can say at this stage , as these things take some time to arrange , ’ he said , adding : ‘ There is obviously a fair lot to do and it will take a few months . ’ |
| 6 | There are manifest dangers in the way a relative norm is chosen , but once it is accepted that relative validity is all we can aim at these need not worry us unduly . |
| 7 | The problem is largely an insuperable one , and all we can do at this stage is to bear it in mind . |
| 8 | I think that 's all we can say at this stage . |
| 9 | He thought he had probably broken it , but there was little he could do at this time of night . |