Example sentences of "[to-vb] at [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , you do n't invite the left in to gloat at your own failure . |
| 2 | One frail , thin hand went up to pull at his wispy grey goatee , the other moved slightly on the staff , inclining it towards the distant line of men . |
| 3 | Judge Lee refused to comment at his luxury home in Malvern , Worcs . |
| 4 | The Pearl Investor Confidence Index rose by 1.2 p.c. last month — its largest rise since August last year — to stand at its highest level since December . |
| 5 | 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 ’ . |
| 6 | Would he ever have got to the Olympics if every time he went to train at his local track he got swamped by the waste from a few thousand local toilets ? |
| 7 | In the past 30 days you have been training your body to work at its optimum potential ; and you will now have a good idea of what you can achieve by using the Walking Diet recipes and aerobic walking . |
| 8 | However , there is no denying that the picture quality does suffer at these low levels : the colours become increasingly weak and washed-out looking , and the sharpness of the definition falls off because the lens is having to work at its maximum aperture . |
| 9 | If employees are to work at their best they must : |
| 10 | The legs and hips begin to work at their maximum power when the club arrives parallel to the ground during the forward swing . |
| 11 | In England older men could get contract work for hedging and ditching , maintaining public spaces , or minor building repairs , which allowed them to work at their own pace . |
| 12 | She adopted an individually structured approach to teaching which allowed students to work at their own pace as and when they pleased . |
| 13 | While contracts ( see under contract teaching ) can be used in full-class , teacher-centred situations , their full potential is realised when they are employed to break the " lock " step and free students to work at their own rates and in their own ways . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | And space to work at his/her own level of interest ? |
| 16 | TRAFFIC cops stopped comedian Sidney Harbour and booked him — to appear at their social club . |
| 17 | She had decided darling Thomas would wish h* to appear at her best and had therefore forsaken dark colours today in favour of her new blue straw hat with the ruched brim , decorated with tasteful purple roses and osprey feathers . |
| 18 | The Amsterdam Travel Service Cycling Holiday allows you to explore at your own pace the colourful landscape in what is arguably the most beautiful area of the Netherlands — ‘ t Gooi en Vechtstreek or ‘ The Garden of Amsterdam ’ . |
| 19 | Michael decides he needs time , time to explore at his own pace projects involving the art of photography , video , tape slide , drama , art and design , computing , creative writing , music … |
| 20 | You can find out more about the sites to visit at your nearest Tourist Information Centre or English Heritage property . |
| 21 | The freedom of your own car enables your to visit at your own pace , any of the lovely towns and villages that Holland is famous for . |
| 22 | The best assignments allow learners to progress at their own pace and provide opportunities for tutors and learners to tailor provision to meet individual needs . |
| 23 | The years spent at Cass enabled Rod Morris to evolve at his own pace and allowed his intuition the subtle space it required . |
| 24 | The years spent at Cass enabled Rod Morris to evolve at his own pace and allowed his intuition the subtle space it required . |
| 25 | She is out for the evening to celebrate at her favourite local restaurant . |
| 26 | Our data also suggest that the team model of professional/paraprofessional staff deployment has high potential for maximizing the contribution of available personnel to the helping process and , if paraprofessional social service workers are to function at their best level , not only do they require appropriate training but professional workers also need to be trained to work with them . |
| 27 | Data is easily transferred but , sometimes , the underlying data base structure needs a little tweaking in order to function at its best . |
| 28 | You asked me to consult you , not to buy at my own discretion , as before . |
| 29 | I wondered what to expect at my first Annual General Meeting . |
| 30 | The aim here is to look at its political and social repercussions and to set it in the wider context of central-local administrative relations . |