Example sentences of "[to-vb] at a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | She lifted her arm to catch at a branch and , as she held it down , rainwater fell on her face her eyes were shut ; it was as if she was drinking the scent of lilac . |
| 3 | Theirs are the more menial chores in Hell — the fetching and carrying of water , for instance — and their reward is to suckle at a witch 's nipples . |
| 4 | In any piece of fiction there must be room for the reader — room for him to jump at a suggestion , to insert himself into a story , to respond to hints and clues : to be told what is offered to him is to encourage him to read passively and so to give him less than he deserves . |
| 5 | I knew that it would at the very least be fun to fail again , however effortlessly , and we agreed to meet at a pub in Barnes on the following evening . |
| 6 | They had arranged to meet at a pub in Soho , not far from Helen 's flat . |
| 7 | Each side then loses something if there is an attempt to meet at a mid-point . |
| 8 | ( The restaurant is closed on Tuesdays when guests are invited to dine at a restaurant in San Gimignano . ) |
| 9 | And thirdly , and certainly not erm least , we hoped ourselves to benefit at a time when the Government cutbacks were just come into force , which were requiring us to raise erm more income from non-government source . |
| 10 | Mm and I was just wondering if that is your girl who is due to come at a quarter past six then she erm |
| 11 | Military conscription has always been a useful way of soaking up young people and even though Russia is suffering from a decline in the birthrate the sudden release of a large number of men on to the civilian labour market might be difficult to absorb at a time when Gorbachev is trying to raise productivity . |
| 12 | They were all eating miniature versions of proper food — a sliver of lamb like a lark 's tongue , a single braised spinach leaf , a mushroom tart no bigger than a cuff-link — like guests in a doll 's house , and trying to ignore the fact that the area around their table , which might have provided space for twelve to stand at a pinch , had now about 300 people in it . |
| 13 | Mr Brown grew up in Darlington where his parents , Mr and Mrs Allan Brown , still live in Coatham Crescent , and in his youth he used to stand at a vantage point near the Whessoe Road/ Honeypot Lane junction to watch the rally cars speeding on their way , never dreaming that one day he would be among them . |
| 14 | this time we were able to stand at a distance from it all and weigh it up and write better songs . |
| 15 | The Party 's best known members , Jonathan Porritt and Sara Parkin , declined to stand at a ballot to elect two Green Party political speakers . |
| 16 | The labour force is becoming more like the military with the use of a limited age range and the screening out of anyone with any kind of disability who might not be able to work at a pace and with the flexibility and precision which will maintain the return on the very large capital investment . |
| 17 | Our perception of the pub has to work at a number of levels — mostly obvious , but nonetheless worth clarifying . |
| 18 | Any proposals to alter the situation faced by older workers have to work at a number of levels : developing new social roles ; using legislation to change attitudes ; improving work prospects ; raising income levels ; increasing the effectiveness of health and social policies . |
| 19 | In 1972 , a strike picket held a placard in front of a vehicle on a highway , urging the driver not to work at a site nearby and preventing him from proceeding along the highway . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | I think at first it seemed to work at a disadvantage . |
| 22 | Four black men armed with AK47 rifles killed the white man , Tony Concer , as he was being driven to work at a steel mill by a friend . |
| 23 | He would have done the same in her position if he had to appear at a press conference — appearance was important to Dexter . |
| 24 | His ill-looks are a punishment received when he failed to appear at a fairy festival , preferring to spend his time with a mortal maiden . |
| 25 | He did not want to appear at a loss or to let his followers down . |
| 26 | They agreed to appear at a venue called Litchfields , basically a working men 's club on one of the town 's many estates . |
| 27 | Luciano Pavarotti took a night off from his sell-out performances of Tosca at Covent Garden last month to appear at a Masterclass for four up and coming young singers . |
| 28 | The boy , who ca n't be named , was due to appear at a Youth Court in Swindon . |
| 29 | A contract is therefore concluded to sell at a price P for a set period ( the exact length of this period is of no immediate concern ) . |
| 30 | But if an entrepreneur perceives the possibility of gaining profit by offering to buy at a price attractive to sellers and by offering to sell at a price attractive to buyers , the opportunities he thus offers to the market can in principle be made available by anyone . |