Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] at [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Sam and Frodo struggle on in Mordor , they come on a streamlet , ‘ the last remains , maybe , of some sweet rain gathered from sunlit seas , but ill-fated to fall at last upon the walls of the Black Land and wander fruitless down into the dust ’ . |
| 2 | This should make it possible to see at last what are the key influences when supply as well as demand-side elements have been included . |
| 3 | ‘ And very pleasant to meet at last the famous foreign correspondent . |
| 4 | There may be nothing much to see at first , but you will usually be rewarded in the end . |
| 5 | It 's irritatingly easy to crash at first , as the pushscroll is only activated when you 're more than halfway across the screen , giving you little time to see and avoid hazards . |
| 6 | As a retired deputy head teacher , having to be cared for was hard to accept at first . |
| 7 | It was hard to believe at first , of course . |
| 8 | All you are likely to notice at first is a general deterioration of the leaves , perhaps wilting , discoloration and poor growth , followed by death . |
| 9 | The Curly Top dryer felt quite strange to use at first . |
| 10 | This will provide an unprecedented opportunity for many to experience at first hand the richness and diversity of Japanese culture . |
| 11 | Brilliantly designed , very realistic and , despite being a tad tricky to master at first , incredibly playable . |
| 12 | Even where the debtor is perfectly solvent , and sure to pay at last , this is often so . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ The police have told us he was very reluctant to go at first . |
| 14 | They were able to see at first hand the handling procedures and planning involved in stowing their goods safely for transport to Europe , as well as being able to sample some of the other delights that Germany is renowned for ; schnapps and Pils . |
| 15 | And as they walked around the 230 acre farm , all of it in the extended Less Favoured Areas , they were able to see at first hand why Hume Stewart-Moore and his son Michael were so successful . |
| 16 | Harry had Mossop drop him off at Brockenhurst station , where he commenced the journey back to Swindon , happy to find himself alone among anonymous travellers , able to concentrate at last on all the implications of what he had learned . |
| 17 | Whilst in the design studio they were able to observe at first hand the adaption , of a Chinese Motif which was being prepared by Roger McDowell , Contract Designer , for another Swedish customer . |
| 18 | Rohmer snatched his hand quickly away from Gilbert 's mouth , staggering back to his feet and watching in awe as Gilbert was able to scream at last : a naked shriek of terror . |
| 19 | However , Sir John Cockroft was in the USA at the time , did not attend the lecture and so was unable to get at first hand insights into what the Soviets had , and had not , done . |
| 20 | It 's counter see you , the reason , the reason that this seems difficult to understand at first is we 're not used to thinking of it that way . |
| 21 | Some languages have long words of many syllables which are difficult to pronounce at first . |
| 22 | It may be difficult to discern at first glance , but stay awhile and look and it will become apparent . |
| 23 | Each ship is built for the coronation of the ruler and on his or her death bears them off to the Isle of the Dead to rest at last with the ancient rulers of Ulthuan . |