Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had arranged to meet at a pub in Soho , not far from Helen 's flat . |
| 2 | Personal bankruptcies may also slow down because of the recent interest rate cuts but are expected to continue at a high level for some time , he said . |
| 3 | In Britain , water tables are expected to remain at a low level throughout the summer . |
| 4 | In the coming two years sales are targeted to continue at an even faster rate , contributing an extra 9.5 billion to the Exchequer by April 1988 . |
| 5 | For example , in a particular year a given region has x million inhabitants and the population is expected to increase at a rate of 2% per year . |
| 6 | But after 25 years loyal service with the RAF , the time has come to look at a more modern replacement . |
| 7 | This market is currently valued at $6,500m worldwide and is expected to grow at an aggregate annual rate of 13% . |
| 8 | This study was designed to look at an array of possible influences on diabetic control in a group of diabetic patients in the community in order to identify which factors influenced glycaemic control and to quantify the relative contribution of each . |
| 9 | The press starting running in the summer and is expected to run at a profit by the end of the year . |
| 10 | I understand the gearbox is designed to run at a temperature of 95°C , so would it not be prudent to use the heavier oil ? |
| 11 | The ozone layer over Europe has already been reduced by 10 per cent in the last ten years , and is expected to decline at an accelerating rate . |
| 12 | Dunvegan had a well ; the water , Johnson found upon enquiry , was not brackish but hard ; Rorie More 's drinking-horn held two quarts of liquor , ‘ which the heir of Macleod was expected to swallow at a draught … before he was permitted to bear arms , or could claim a seat among the men ’ . |
| 13 | Usually , the m-derived section is designed to resonate at a frequency just outside the pass band of the prototype so that its strong resonant attenuation coincides with the range of weakest attenuation of the prototype . |
| 14 | This chart is designed to show at a glance exactly how many rooms have been let and exactly how many rooms are still available to be let and their type . |
| 15 | And , because they are designed to operate at a lower cost level they tend not to make demands for expensive peripherals such as PostScript devices or even simpler page printers such as Epsons and Okis that emulate the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet . |
| 16 | Nominations for the LASMO Staffa Music Award were invited from the United Kingdom 's top music colleges and five finalists have already been selected to perform at a competition and festival of music . |
| 17 | Now that Hearts have decided to remain at a re-developed Tynecastle , Gulliver has resigned from the board . |
| 18 | The team realized that little effort had ever been made to look at an area of activity which tended to be regarded as a ‘ necessary evil ’ and one which was very time consuming and most invasive of their private lives . |
| 19 | In such a case , some form of conflict resolution must be adopted to arrive at a solution . |
| 20 | Usually seen soaring at a considerable height . |
| 21 | I felt that no attempt was being made to arrive at an analysis of our situation based on the specificity of our experience as lesbians and gays . |
| 22 | Jim had decided to stay at a hotel there till his car was mended . |
| 23 | GOODS are needed to sell at a church fete next month in Tarvin . |
| 24 | But Strasbourg 's anti-nicotine brigade has won a consolation prize : the health and social-affairs commissioner , Mrs Vasso Papandreou , has promised to look at a ban in the future . |
| 25 | Actually , I missed some good ones in the couple of days ' holiday I took ; if I 'd just bothered to look at a single fucking news-stand after I left Stromeferry I 'd have seen this story starting to break about this guy — ‘ The Red panther ’ the tabloids decided on eventually — murdering these right-leaning pillars of the community . |
| 26 | What they do , I mean just play a game , it 's just a ga it 's a it 's a game , like sort of Simon says , try and catch them out in things , you 'll say right , now you 've got to point at a window , say , and then you have to point at , and you can get them all doing it , you |
| 27 | Failure to use these words can lead to a lot of confusion , and provide opportunities for awkward parties to obstruct a reference by questioning the procedure used to arrive at a result which they expect to be unfavourable . |
| 28 | Describe the methods which could be used to arrive at an annual forecast of sales . |
| 29 | A worse incident happened to me when invited to preach at a special service in a small church which was well filled for the occasion . |
| 30 | All the members of the family , along with Mrs Prynn , the head groom and Sir Gregory 's personal manservant , were called to attend at a private meeting in the refectory . |