Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They invited them to sit at a table and were joined by an unusually tall , thin man who was extraordinarily blonde for his age which was thirty to thirtyfive . |
| 2 | And thirdly , and certainly not erm least , we hoped ourselves to benefit at a time when the Government cutbacks were just come into force , which were requiring us to raise erm more income from non-government source . |
| 3 | If you 're short of worktops , a wooden block on wheels can be moved to a free space and allows you to work at a similar height to your kitchen worktop . |
| 4 | I want you to look at a cow now . |
| 5 | Clearly , ideas for changing the events that trigger your guilt feelings will depend on the exact circumstances , but here are some thought-starters that might help you to arrive at a feasible plan : |
| 6 | Clearly , ideas for changing the events that trigger your feelings of inadequacy will depend on the exact circumstances , but here are some thought-starters that might help you to arrive at a feasible plan : |
| 7 | Clearly , ideas for changing the events that trigger your feelings of inhibition will depend on the exact circumstances , but here are some thought-starters that might help you to arrive at a feasible plan : |
| 8 | Clearly , ideas for changing the events that trigger your jealousy will depend on the exact circumstances , but here are some thought-starters that might help you to arrive at a feasible plan : |
| 9 | Clearly , ideas for changing the events that trigger your worry will depend on the exact circumstances , but here are some thought-starters that might help you to arrive at a feasible plan : |
| 10 | This is a tricky one to diagnose at a distance but I 'd put money on some kind of video configuration problem within Symphony . |
| 11 | The bank manager , accountant , solicitor or building contractor might have something to offer at a particular time or for a particular purpose but they would not be fully established voting members of the group . |
| 12 | My father taught me to read at a very early age . |
| 13 | Their comments have been so interesting and helpful in enabling me to arrive at a diet plan perfected for absolute maximum effect . |
| 14 | In any piece of fiction there must be room for the reader — room for him to jump at a suggestion , to insert himself into a story , to respond to hints and clues : to be told what is offered to him is to encourage him to read passively and so to give him less than he deserves . |
| 15 | I had told him to look at a video of the race and he would see that it was through my efforts that we had won the bronze . |
| 16 | He could hardly expect her to queue at a bus stop . |
| 17 | It 's not like him to grumble at a bitch . |
| 18 | But the quick-thinking cabbie , who picked up the woman from a pub in Exeter , Devon , alerted a cashier when the hijacker ordered him to stop at a motorway service station for cigarettes . |
| 19 | There was no reason for him to feel at a disadvantage . |
| 20 | A few days later , immediately alongside the busy M40 , a pause at traffic-lights enabled me to glance at a dense assembly of birds , as closely-packed as starlings , extending for almost a quarter of a mile along the edge of the arable field , and I was able to identify them as a mixture of Lapwing and ‘ goldies , ’ all immobile , and many of the latter with their heads tucked in as if fast asleep . |
| 21 | The aircraft flies comparatively slowly , at about 700 km/hr , but its big wings allow it to cruise at a height of more than 21 000 m — nearly double that of a transatlantic airliner . |
| 22 | The plain fact is , if a PC does what you want it to do at a speed you 're happy with , then its performance is perfectly acceptable . |
| 23 | This packet of light would disturb the particle and cause it to move at a speed in some direction . |
| 24 | Some firms are very flexible on this issue and where possible , allow them to relocate at a later date . |
| 25 | If you did n't know what to say at a party , you used to ask a question like that . ’ |
| 26 | He can not claim on the one hand to be at the heart of Europe and at the same time want to be on the periphery of Europe and seem to want us to go at a slower speed than anyone else . |
| 27 | How much nicer for a family or friends or even just oneself to sit at a table set for a meal ! |
| 28 | The holistic approach , therefore , calls upon us to look at a situation from all angles . |
| 29 | As will be appreciated , this is a very artificial categorization , little more than a rather crude device to enable us to look at a complex matter . |