Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [noun sg] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Garvey , of Sandwell Avenue , Middlesbrough , is expecting to stand trial at the Crown Court for the alleged offence but magistrates decided neither case could go ahead after Garvey 's solicitor Jimmy Watson failed to appear . |
| 2 | Instead of having to seek shelter at an alehouse , he would be able to deliver his messages immediately and leave in the morning . |
| 3 | Local authorities are struggling to maintain provision at a time when they should be expanding efforts to meet the needs of this sector of the population . |
| 4 | FOR months now I have been trying to contain excitement at the thought of the compact disc . |
| 5 | As in the case of other peripheral areas , there was the practical difficulty of trying to exert authority at a distance ; but this problem was compounded by the north 's proximity to what was by this date England 's only land boundary with another state . |
| 6 | As in the case of other peripheral areas , there was the practical difficulty of trying to exert authority at a distance ; but this problem was compounded by the north 's proximity to what was by this date England 's only land boundary with another state . |
| 7 | Graham Hunsley , defending , said he was now off hard drugs , had been to see his doctor about the problem and was hoping to undergo treatment at an addiction centre . |