Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [noun pl] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where there are objections to this , it may be possible to arrange lessons at other times and/or outside school . |
| 2 | The fear now is that banks will start to compete by driving commission rates lower and lower until they are prepared to arrange issues at break-even or worse . |
| 3 | The bishops will be prepared to confirm children at a rather younger age so that they may be admitted earlier to the communicant life . |
| 4 | Yet during their tenure of office both have had to deal with a Russia now run by an apparently liberally minded head of government who has come to the conference table willing to reduce arms at a rate that the West sometimes finds embarrassing . |
| 5 | By 1755 serious friction had developed between England and France over their respective Far Eastern and North American colonies , and it was rapidly learned in London that the French had , though reluctantly , decided that only a major invasion of England itself could force the English to keep ships at home or bring them back from overseas . |
| 6 | Or intermediaries may be prepared to offer deals at times when other firms are unable to do so , taking the risk of putting a deal on their own books . |
| 7 | The University will assume that it is free to approach referees at any stage unless the candidate 's application stipulates otherwise ( i.e. candidates who wish a referee or referees to be approached only with their specific permission and/or if they are being called for interview on the final short list or are in receipt of a conditional offer , are asked to state such requirements explicitly alongside the details of the relevant referee(s) ) . |
| 8 | Next , feel free to ask questions at any time if you 're confused by anything . |
| 9 | I think any student going through higher education is getting something from it if they come in as some measure sceptical , in some measure critical , that they 're not prepared to take things at face value . |
| 10 | The Slovene party on Jan. 21 presented proposals for a new federal party structure , with eight independent parties free to make reforms at their own pace . |
| 11 | Sales are going very well and Professor Jones was delighted to see copies at every location he visited in Brittany last summer . |
| 12 | We did not offer the all-day hospitality of previous years but were delighted to see members at the tea parties we organised , and enjoyed chatting with visitors to our stand in the Women in the Rural Community tent . |
| 13 | Of course it would be ideal to have a material in which it was impossible to initiate cracks at all . |
| 14 | To be fair , it is almost impossible to recognise augmentations at first sight , for they take many and sundry forms — such as a small escutcheon similar to that of pretence , a chief , a crest , a canton , a chevron , or , in the case of Sir Francis Drake , a complete coat of arms . |
| 15 | It 's often too dangerous to have tantrums at school . |
| 16 | It 's so easy to make friends at Cala Mesquida . |
| 17 | It was impossible to make decisions at present even if a special Committee were to be set up . |
| 18 | Read about the amazing wealth of ingredients used in the Land of the Rising Sun and try some of our tasty , easy to follow recipes at home . |
| 19 | The result is that many glider pilots are becoming complacent about parking and on a really windy day it is not unusual to see gliders at risk , just waiting for the first really big gust of wind to blow them over . |
| 20 | In a gloom at being at school in the first place and being next to Heather in the second , I push my hands into my jeans pocket — we are n't supposed to wear jeans at school — and discover some chewing gum , antique but welcome . |
| 21 | By the terms of their appointment many foresters of fee were supposed to provide underforesters at their own expense , but in practice some took money from them for their appointment . |
| 22 | Using dictionaries does n't itself teach people how to spell ; but someone whose spelling is uncertain finds it hard to use dictionaries at all . |
| 23 | Overseas applicants are required to provide evidence of medical fitness ; such evidence , in the form of written verification from a medical officer that the applicant is deemed fit to undertake studies at the University , must be received in advance of registration . |
| 24 | Overseas applicants are required to provide evidence of medical fitness ; such evidence , in the form of written verification from a medical officer that the applicant is deemed fit to undertake studies at the University , must be received in advance of registration . |
| 25 | The course is likely to produce workers at all levels in the music industry of the future , from studio and session workers to stars . |
| 26 | Because the polls , and therefore the program , are likely to shortchange the minor parties , and because the minor parties are most likely to make gains at the Conservatives ' expense , the program is liable to project somewhat too high a level of Tory parliamentary support . |
| 27 | The mechanisms are likely to involve changes at both sides of the synapse . |
| 28 | Of course it is good to see artists at work and artists discussing their work on TV , but so many of the programmes have been disappointing . |
| 29 | It was good to see references at last to what I had always understood to be the correct meaning of hostage ( April 27th ) — that is , ‘ a person given to another as a pledge ’ ( Oxford dictionary ) . |
| 30 | Discouraged , Jinny bent to her picking , telling herself that she was stupid to expect faces at the window or dramatic voices calling . |