Example sentences of "an [noun sg] [to-vb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ? |
| 2 | " Maybe you ought to get an expert to look at the china , " suggested Matthew . |
| 3 | She tried to control an urge to pull at the ropes of jewels , coils of bracelets , the heavy tiara pressing into her scalp . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It is essential for an investor to decide at the outset what it expects to obtain from the due diligence exercise . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |