Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [to-vb] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pickering had nurtured Davies since his days as a schoolboy triple jumper , and Davies has frequently credited Pickering with giving him the confidence to compete at top level . |
| 2 | However , Lindstedt cautions that such visual behaviour as peering closely at the work being undertaken by no means offers a complete solution to the problems arising from the need to work at close range . |
| 3 | Pluralist approaches have stressed the need to look at actual decision-making . |
| 4 | Small firms may not find it so easy to make this commitment , particularly if they have either a small , stable workforce , or the need to recruit at short notice when vacancies occur . |
| 5 | The rejoinder must be : although we may generally have neither the time nor the inclination to look at literary language under the microscope in this way , the fact that it can be done is important , and the doing of it can not fail to sharpen observation , by making us aware of how larger effects are built up from smaller ones . |