Example sentences of "they [vb base] at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At weekends it makes for a good day 's outing to take the family for a picnic , after which they can gather as many strawberries as they want at the various fruit farms dotted around . |
| 2 | So , we 're in a pretty strong position to make acquisitions if they appear at the right price and they fit our strategic framework . |
| 3 | So we er , schools can approach us as the Engineering Council and say , we 'd like some help , and quite obviously , they all want some help when they look at the actual syllabus of a design and technology itself ! |
| 4 | I see ( and Summerchild sees ) the young provincial historian becoming even more silent and preoccupied than Summerchild himself as they look at the worn carpets and unoccupied chairs . |
| 5 | This fruitful distinction is possible because here as elsewhere Marx and Engels are not bound in their analysis simply by legal forms ; they look at the social system as a whole . |
| 6 | They look at the social causes — economic , political and cultural — which affect fertility and choices about reproduction . |
| 7 | Ricci , that 's bleeding horses — I 've never even seen a horse , dear , except with a policeman underneath or on My Friend Flicka , and I do n't care WHAT they wear at the wretched Olympics . ’ |
| 8 | When they meet at the final masking , the atmosphere is again one of ceremony and solemnity , and they speak verse to each other ( V.iv.72–83 ) . |
| 9 | Enabling self-expression allows counsellees to explain to us where they stand at the present time . |
| 10 | The goals must be debated and discussed until their true implications are appreciated , then their application worked out in terms of the curriculum planning and development decisions they imply at the various stages of the educational process . |
| 11 | Finally , they arrive at the Central Studios in Nottingham where they make five episodes of ’ Blockbusters ’ a day . |
| 12 | They arrive at the empty basement flat just after one . |
| 13 | They go at the senior school |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't know , ’ she said , ‘ what they do at the actual ceremony . ’ |
| 15 | We have the county council and the district councils telling us what a good job they do at the present time , spending a lot of money in doing it , we have provided this largely out of our own efforts , we 've got grants from er other bodies , I think it 's something that we should properly erm hallmark as an initiative of this parish council to celebrate one hundred years of parish government , and I would propose centenary field . |
| 16 | These top four bands will be rivals again next week when they compete at the European championships in Falkirk , Scotland . |
| 17 | Why would we consider men fully paid-up perverts if they showed an unnatural interest in Crimplene blouses , but normal red blooded males if they ignite at the mere mention of silk teddies ? |
| 18 | Is that the only child they have at the present time ? |
| 19 | All necessary and desirable directions for disposing of the proceedings should be given at the pre-trial review , and the parties should as far as practicable ask for all the directions they need at the pre-trial review , giving prior notice to all interested parties ( Ord 17 , rr 1 and 3 ) . |
| 20 | The demand curve for sterling will shift to the left and the supply curve will shift to the right until they intersect at the fixed rate of exchange . |