Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] at [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 'd arranged to meet at her house . ’ |
| 2 | But he had used their bathroom and was back in bed again before he realized that he had forgotten to look at his daughter . |
| 3 | ETA Ardneavie 2200/22/6 , her travel instructions stated precisely — which really meant that Wren Violet T. McKeown was expected to arrive at her destination by 10 P.M. on the twenty-second day of June . |
| 4 | The projects will include experiments with : ( i ) buses powered by alternative fuels such as natural gas and rape methyl ester ( RME , derived from rapeseed oil ) ; ( ii ) electronic systems for tracking buses to inform people when a bus is expected to arrive at their stop ; and ( iii ) control systems for traffic lights to ease congestion by allowing buses priority . |
| 5 | The Queen Mother was at first expected to stay at her London home , Clarence House , but is now scheduled to attend . |
| 6 | The chap then goes to the manager , saying ‘ Perry has agreed to appear at our benefit concert , ’ whereupon the manager says , ‘ Sod off , slime bucket . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ … an orderly arrived with dispatches for the Governor whom he was told to meet at our house . |
| 8 | Oh oh yeah well there was no option , you 'd got to cos you dare n't speak you 'd oh er friendly in our lunch break you know er dinner break really we did n't have lunch time erm we were all friendly together and er as I say er we got on alright , but you 'd er you 'd got to stick at your job absolutely you dare n't move oh , they do n't know they are born today |
| 9 | The ATB therefore needed to look at its promotion and , if possible , find a more effective alternative to printed material . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've also got to look at our income levels next year and how we can be a force . |
| 11 | There 's it will still enable them to provide a tolerable service , and when it is a question of assessing priorities in any kind of cash limitation exercise you 've got to look at your priorities . |
| 12 | So we 've now got to go back and revisit it , he 's full up er , we 've got to look at his client , client load er and we 've got to find other ways in which we can actually service the due diligence work , still using him very much as the marketing focus to er the initiative and continue the the growth . |
| 13 | ‘ … you 've only got to look at his star sign . ’ |
| 14 | His are primarily paintings , compositions in which he includes other objects with ‘ a universal symbolism that 's not precise — people have got to arrive at their own interpretation , ’ he stresses . |
| 15 | Eugene Zamyatin 's anti-utopian We is neatly dissected to show at its core two contradictory imperatives , a commitment outside self , and self and wholeness . |
| 16 | He was bound to provide at his own cost one riding forester and two walking foresters to keep his bailiwick , and to perform the military service of ‘ going in the army at the King 's cost wherever the King goes ’ . |
| 17 | Diana was invited to stay at their house in Petworth , West Sussex by their son Philip . |
| 18 | Suzanne , I could call myself Suzanne : it was the name of one of the actresses Dad had brought to stay at our house for a week because there were bedbugs at her lodgings . |
| 19 | Alison Radevsky of the Guide Dogs For The Blind Association , said : ‘ All guide dogs are groomed daily and trained to sit at their owners ’ feet , even in a small car . ’ |
| 20 | The hawk which Aldebrand carries upon his wrist is trained to swoop at his aggressor and attack them with its beak and claws . |
| 21 | This child had been asked to look at his foot carefully ‘ as if he 's never seen it before ’ . |
| 22 | She has , I understand , some knowledge of Mrs Marr which she 's kindly consented to put at our disposal . ’ |
| 23 | When I was asked to speak at my farewell party I said that I felt a Ghanaian could have done my job and that was one of the reasons I was leaving . |
| 24 | Did he also receive representations about 15 Parachute regiment to the effect that it should be allowed to continue at its five locations in Scotland ? |
| 25 | But if she is allowed to go at her own pace , without criticism , while she is dealing with the chaos within , you will find that her mood will gradually become more optimistic and her feelings of despair less frequent . |
| 26 | He suggests that a woman may be allowed to sit at his feet , rather than preoccupy herself with cooking . |
| 27 | The principal obstacles to its success were : the economic climate in which the Geddes Report emphasized the low priority of education when financial restraint was inevitable ; the less than enthusiastic response from numerous LEAs in submitting their schemes ( they were allowed to proceed at their own pace without a universal appointed day ) ; the beginning of opposition from the National Union of Teachers and the labour movement in favour of ‘ Secondary Education for All ’ and a school-leaving age of 15 ; and , perhaps most significantly , the opposition of large sections of industry , including the Federation of British Industries . |
| 28 | There is no set length of time in which to achieve these either — each individual is allowed to work at their own pace , they are assessed when they are ready . |
| 29 | Parents are made most welcome at all times and are encouraged to look at their child 's problems realistically and positively . |
| 30 | In 1887 he was allowed to resign at his own request . |