Example sentences of "a [noun] [to-vb] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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31 If the draftsman wishes to create a lease for a period that can not be made certain at the time of the demise the only way is to express it as being granted for a fixed term subject to a power to break at the expiry of the period .
32 Athens … was a place of wonder and beauty , and it was a time to marvel at the achievements of mathematicians and astronomers — a time to build and admire a Tower of the Winds . ’
33 After the age of around three months , an inability to look at an object without an eye turning in or , rarer , an eye rolling slightly outwards or upwards .
34 A NORTH-EAST woman has lodged a complaint after an ambulance took almost an hour to arrive at an accident .
35 Has my right hon. Friend had an opportunity to look at the study in The Financial Times on 6 January which pointed to the fact that the northern region has very much benefited from the economic restructuring of the 1980s and is now coming out of recession faster than any other part of the country , due to the success of the regeneration programmes that the Government have put in place in the region ?
36 Each side then loses something if there is an attempt to meet at a mid-point .
37 " Maybe you ought to get an expert to look at the china , " suggested Matthew .
38 She tried to control an urge to pull at the ropes of jewels , coils of bracelets , the heavy tiara pressing into her scalp .
39 She had been kneeling in an easy-chair to look at the painting at that side of the room and as she moved he suddenly looked across at her intently , his face moody .
40 It is essential for an investor to decide at the outset what it expects to obtain from the due diligence exercise .
41 NAEP went through an initial consultation with teachers and the general public in an effort to arrive at a consensus on the goals of education .
42 At some point , you will probably have to write out your own version of other people 's ideas in the form of paraphrase or summary embedded in your own work ; so it could be argued that you should do the rewriting from the outset , as you take your notes , in an effort to get at the ideas behind the words rather than just repeating the words themselves .
43 Such a notice may be served where an odour has occurred and is likely to recur on the same premises , the advantage being that unlike an abatement notice there is no need for an odour to exist at the time of service .
44 The Profitboss rarely turns down an invitation to speak at a conference , seizing the opportunity to present his company in the best light , to fine-tune his own professional skills .
45 Warner v. Browne ( 1807 ) 8 East 165 there was an agreement to lease at a rent of £40 per annum and it was agreed that the landlord , W. Warner , should not raise the rent nor turn out the tenant ‘ so long as the rent is duly paid quarterly , and he does not expose to sale or sell any article that may be injurious to W. Warner in his business . ’
46 If the holder has an option to redeem at a premium , that premium should be accrued over the period to the earliest date at which the option can be exercised .
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