Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The probability is , that given equal weather , other conditions , and price , the average British holidaymaker would prefer to holiday at home : What we would have to do is extend that appeal to people abroad , by service , value and the many unique features which Britain had on offer . |
| 2 | I can see his point in a way ; he likes a full social life … and he does n't want to sit at home with a wife who is depressed and can only talk about babies . ’ |
| 3 | Anyway , ’ she reminded him indignantly , ‘ you should n't need keeping at bay . |
| 4 | I think , I think you do need to look at power , I think that 's quite a crucial er |
| 5 | The growth of wheat , the birth of a lamb , the movement of clouds , put him in awe of nature : the locomotive he sees as man 's response : the switch and throttle are his magic wands … the girl may come to the science lesson with a less eager curiosity than the boy , but she too will need to feel at home with machinery . |
| 6 | ‘ Now Mr Connon , I 'll want to talk at length to you about this , you realize . |
| 7 | Right Copse Corner what would you expect to find at Copse Corner ? |
| 8 | We can not expect to arrive at consensus easily — there are a lot of things which may not seem to fit at all — but we can at least want to find out what is in common before worrying about what appears to contradict . |
| 9 | It also outlines what guidance and support you can expect to get at work and what we expect from you in return . |
| 10 | The 1991 season will see catering at Devil 's Bridge again in the hands of the Jenkins family from the nearby cabin , and No. 9 back on the line with new brakes fitted . |
| 11 | Fo for I would like to talk at length about my new electoral role |
| 12 | my Lord these are the matters I would like to explore at time |
| 13 | I 'd like to look at shuttering that area if we are gon na do your |
| 14 | but at least stress will begin to ease at work and you will feel so free to turn your attention to other areas of life at last . |
| 15 | But unsuccessful outpatient treatment can significantly increase the risk that the patient will become invalided at home . |
| 16 | Well she said she did n't mind having at home but erm Terry said there was too much for them all |
| 17 | Coaches should plan to arrive at junction 21 of the M1 at 1pm to 1.30 and make their way to the rendezvous point . |
| 18 | There was no doubt in my mind at the time that Ferrari wanted him and that negotiations had reached a fairly advanced point : perhaps exactly the point Mario wanted , the point where he could go to Chapman and say that he 'd like to stay at Lotus but that Chapman had to be able to match Ferrari 's money . |
| 19 | Relatives need help with grieving , for past relationships in the family can easily become crystallised at death . |
| 20 | But now I 'll meet more people , I 'll begin to feel at home . |
| 21 | Playing with a puppy for a period beforehand often helps to make it want to sleep at night . |
| 22 | I know you should 've stayed at home till the beginning of this week . |
| 23 | It was n't going to leave until half past three , four o'clock , he would 've arrived at fishing at half past five , he 's gon na be late , unless he does very well very quickly , then he wo n't be late . |
| 24 | He felt that if they could make travelling at night dangerous , the enemy would be forced to move in daylight , thus becoming targets for the RAF . |
| 25 | I came here eight years ago from Unilever , and the standards I respected there are the ones I would try to uphold at Cancer Relief . |
| 26 | ‘ You might have guessed at collusion , ’ I suggested . |
| 27 | The amount of basic salary which exceeds that which the employee would have received at home as a pensionable salary is termed an overseas allowance . |
| 28 | If you wait the full five years , the pension will be one-third higher than what you would have received at age 60 . |
| 29 | Mrs Glews : Well you just got used to it really ; you did n't have to go at night if you did n't want to . |
| 30 | ‘ Now I will have to sit at home with my fingers crossed and hope we get the right result . ’ |