Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not want to appear at a loss or to let his followers down . |
| 2 | For some specialised yarns , say those with knops , or the hairy yarns , you will probably need to work at a looser tension for the cables to show but this is not to their disadvantage since the cables , loosely worked , frequently add to the richness of the finished look . |
| 3 | But mostly he did not need to talk at a bunfight , people came up and talked to him , and he would nod his head and smile benevolently and say happily , Yes , Yes , Yes . |
| 4 | Such movements , however , do not necessarily and simply entail the substitution of a smaller conjugally-based family for a traditional extended family ; rather it would appear that at these times kin may take on a new significance , and that we may need to look at a network of relationships much wider than the conjugal family . |
| 5 | the assisted areas do not appear to operate at a disadvantage . |
| 6 | He was n't happy , but could only agree when I said I was sure that he would n't want to look at a naked man . |
| 7 | Please submit your name to Beryl if you would like to teach at a training day . |
| 8 | You could decide to work at a time when your partner or a friend is round to see the baby , or arrange for someone — a childminder or relative — to look after her for a few hours each week . |
| 9 | Why , d' ya get , do you have to retire at a certain time ? |
| 10 | In the bond market , the Bank does not actively try to sell at a time when prices are falling ; indeed its spokesmen have often asserted that it can not sell in such conditions , that the views of investors in the short-term are predominantly extrapolative and that few will wish to buy stock when the price is falling . |
| 11 | And I 'll I 'll probably have to look at a you know s Cath and I have to sit down and say , Look for every course , this needs to happen . |
| 12 | You 'll have to look at a map . |
| 13 | You 'll have to look at a map , a map on the wall in the tube . |
| 14 | We may have to look at a few options but there are not many . |
| 15 | If it becomes bored , a young dog especially may try to gnaw at a seat and cause a lot of damage . |
| 16 | You do n't have to start at a attitude , but yeah , if you 're watching for them , and you start to see signals , you need to be aware of these , because that 's really the situation , is n't it , that 's why I think you to be aware of influence . |
| 17 | Even if there were such a description it would be difficult to imagine the number of working years it would take to arrive at a complete frequency description of a novel , let alone " the language as a whole " . |
| 18 | ‘ I know that Ella and Dimity — everyone in fact — will want to know how he is and would like to call , but they do n't wish to intrude at a time like this . |
| 19 | In theory the salesperson should attempt to close at a peak . |
| 20 | Before you make up your mind , you should aim to look at a variety of plans . |
| 21 | I doubt either can afford to stay at a hotel and I know for a fact that they 're not at any of the local hostels ; neither , I have been reliably informed , have they put in an appearance at the local ‘ hippie ’ compound . |
| 22 | Low overwinter fine root mortality , relative to growing season mortality , might be due to low maintenance respiration rates under cold soil temperatures , but it is unclear why roots produced in the 1989 growing season should continue to die at a slower rate during the 1990 growing season . |
| 23 | Another reason is that , without such a freewheel , the tail rotor will continue to rotate at a normal speed and attempt to cancel out a torque effect which is no longer present . |
| 24 | Medical care will continue to develop at a dazzling rate and London has the chance to be in the forefront of international medicine once again . |
| 25 | Erm , I 'd be very surprised if , if cash , if , if B Sky B does n't start to trade at a profit overall in erm , in the second half of ninety three . |