Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 're not beautiful in our image , then put a bucket over your head , or hide at home if you 're too fat ; we do n't want to see you . |
| 2 | They would go to one another 's flats , have supper in a bistro , go to a film , or sit at home with bowls of spaghetti , chatting and watching television . |
| 3 | Win or lose at Glastonbury Town Hall , the inquiry will not be the end of the council 's dealings with Mr Sweet . |
| 4 | We can analyse remuneration policies between different areas , again using ADI , or look at increases by employee or group over time . |
| 5 | Thus while anyone in the world , with normal physical resources , can watch dance or look at sculpture or listen to music , still some forty per cent of the world 's present inhabitants can make no contact whatever with a piece of writing , and in earlier periods this percentage was very much larger . |
| 6 | Originally nature spirits , fees would metamorphose into fog or cloud , mountain stones or moss at will . |
| 7 | Leicester , of course , will claim an automatic place in the Premier League if they win and Middlesbrough lose or draw at Molineux the same dramatic last day scenario from which Brian Little , their manager , emerged with promotion honours at Darlington the previous two seasons . |
| 8 | Leicester , of course , will claim an automatic place in the Premier League if they win and Middlesbrough lose or draw at Molineux the same dramatic last day scenario from which Brian Little , their manager , emerged with promotion honours at Darlington the previous two seasons . |
| 9 | leave out sections of the message in order to be able to catch up , or guess at sections of a deaf signer 's message |
| 10 | This can be accommodated by providing a pointer or note at PS indicating that it is in fact PI . |
| 11 | Or note at foot of page ? |
| 12 | Throughout the two-day hearing , she appeared relaxed and confident , often turning to share a joke with her two male accomplices in the dock or smile at friends and family who crowded the court 's public benches . |
| 13 | Sometimes he and Hayward would invite friends to dinner at the Good Intent , a restaurant in the Kings Road , or entertain at home . |
| 14 | Jadeite objects also featured among the offerings deposited in the famous sink-hole or cenote at Chichén Itzá in north Yucatan . |
| 15 | Whether to marry or pursue a career ; when to have children — or , indeed , whether to have them at all ; whether and when to return to work after the children are born ; whether to continue working or stay at home and look after an aged relative — the problems for today 's woman are endless . |
| 16 | Stag parties and hen parties used to be held the night before the wedding , the last opportunity for the girls and boys to go out , or stay at home , with friends of their own sex . |
| 17 | Well leave you now to go home , or stay at home and sort that all out for yourself and try and work out how it affects you . |
| 18 | You could backpack the route or stay at youth hostels as there are plenty nearby — Coniston , Elterwater , Longthwaite , Derwent Water , Keswick , Carnock Fell and Carlisle . |
| 19 | But you can find out a great deal on your initial farm walk , and much more in the weeks and months before you sign a contract or bid at auction . |
| 20 | In small birds it can hardly be rendered except as a blur of wings ; we can sometimes see their wingspread clearly when they threaten each other or quarrel at bird tables . |
| 21 | You can therefore start at payroll , or start at personnel information if you already have a good payroll system , or just cover the planning systems if accurate personnel information is already available . |
| 22 | In August 1306 , at the pope 's request , Amanieu VII was granted the lordship of Meilhan in the Bazadais by Edward I. The grant was not to prejudice the existing rights of another lord , Auger de Mothe , to levy a lucrative toll or péage at Meilhan , but Albret willingly agreed to this because he and Auger had been ‘ companions and friends since their youth ’ ( a suis juventutibus fuerant socii et amici ) . |
| 23 | This is a different approach to present UK practice , which requires notification of any percentage increase or decrease at levels at or above the single threshold level of 3 per cent . |
| 24 | Housed in a strong plastic carry-case to keep everything neat , it contains almost everything you will ever need to carry out emergency roadside repairs , or work at home on your car , as well as tools suitable for general d-i-y . |
| 25 | Influenza B impaired performance of the simple reaction time task by about 20–40% , which is comparable to the 5–10% deterioration seen with alcohol consumption or work at night . |
| 26 | Crumble the softened butter into the flour , sprinkling in the rice flour or cornflour at intervals , as and when the butter seems to be getting sticky . |
| 27 | Specialist nursing or care at home for people with a terminal illness may be available through Macmillan nurses , provided by Cancer Relief , and Marie Curie Foundation nurses , or from a local hospice . |
| 28 | Many larger companies that recruit at graduate level have joined Compacts , and they would be delighted to find students cashing in their entitlement after University . |
| 29 | Er I mean , all I want Win , is something to do for four years than sit at home being a housewife and hang yourself as well ! |
| 30 | What will they do , other than sit at home and press buttons and send messages to each other ? |