Example sentences of "they [modal v] [verb] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And finally , they should explain at the very beginning of their conversation why they are phoning you . |
| 2 | ‘ Oo , ’ they 'd say at the merest smear of mud , ‘ you had a pig in here ? ’ |
| 3 | They , you see to , they used to have a , they used to camp at the very top of the hill up there . |
| 4 | They er they used to come at the first , and I 'll tell you this and I , it 's my opinion , they got one of their own men er I 'd foxed them off , you know what I mean , to do their own odd jobs . |
| 5 | it would mean that is the price that they would sell at the nineteen ninety four price volume . |
| 6 | If he achieves his ambitious growth targets it is bound to mean more jobs although it is highly unlikely that they will grow at the same rate — ‘ but it would be fairly substantial and it would be in Glasgow ’ . |
| 7 | They will wither at the first frosts anyway , if they come ; and if they do n't … |
| 8 | The charges can not leave the wire so they will accumulate at the outer and inner surface of the ring until a radial electric field is produced that will cancel the force due to the magnetic field . |
| 9 | This is because creatures are subject to a range of ambient temperatures within which they can exist at the lowest , and hence most cost-effective , level of metabolic activity , known as their thermoneutral zone . |
| 10 | Given the substantial gap in standards between Scottish club rugby and the international arena , the Scots , who do not play their next game until February 3 , clearly need all the match practice they can get at the highest competitive level . |