Example sentences of "[vb infin] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But genes can act at a distance ; extended phenotypes can extend a long way . |
| 2 | The invisible powers of nature were analogous to the visible powers of the magnet , which could act at a distance and penetrate matter with its rays . |
| 3 | That is either voltage or ligands , in the cases respectively of voltage activated channels or ligand activated channels , both of those factors will act at the level of gating . |
| 4 | In a quantum theory of gravity , as we saw in the last chapter , in order to specify the state of the universe one would still have to say how the possible histories of the universe would behave at the boundary of space-time in the past . |
| 5 | If you are going to fly your glider efficiently while turning steeply in thermals with other gliders , you need to know how it will behave at the stall . |
| 6 | Suppose that the increase in the money supply is announced in time to be included in that agents fully believe the central bank , and that the central bank behaves in period t in the way that it announced it would behave at the end of t - 1 . |
| 7 | That 's right , that 's right , yes , how we consume these products , yes , I mean , you 're right , so a potato is a potato is a potato , but if it 's pre-packed , graded and washed , that is sort of intrinsically different from er , er , sort of , mouldy , scruffy old potatoes that you could buy at a greengrocer . |
| 8 | They produce beef that no one will buy at the price at which they want to sell it , so they are subsidised by the European taxpayer to dump it in West Africa , where it destroys the livelihoods of poor farmers . |
| 9 | Even forgetting the fact that the Cobra was the fastest accelerating car you could buy at the time , that only puts it between the £21,620 Elan SE and the entry level £26,400 Excel SE , close to the £22,363 Morgan plus eight and even closer to the £23,526 Toyota Supra Turbo . |
| 10 | I could I could buy at the moment |
| 11 | We ca n't buy at the moment . |
| 12 | At Wentworth Woodhouse we advised on what we thought the West Riding should buy at the sale to keep in the house . |
| 13 | Fat on a diet of ‘ Robocop ’ and ‘ Rambo ’ , Latin Americans may not jump at the chance to see them . |
| 14 | ‘ But if we move against him openly , and him the King 's friend , the King may call out all the clans against us , with the promise of our land as prize for them when they 've destroyed us ; and we 've unfriends enough would jump at the chance . ’ |
| 15 | My present house model leaves at the end of the month and there are plenty of girls who would jump at the chance . ’ |
| 16 | Who would n't jump at the chance of spending a free six months in the Southern Hemisphere , flights paid , car provided and all for a few afternoons coaching ? |
| 17 | I assumed McIllvanney had sent a message to Massachusetts asking Sammy to telephone as soon as he reached port , and I was certain that Sammy would jump at the chance of three months ' extra salary , and if he did then Ellen and Thessy would similarly earn their small fortunes . |
| 18 | Sammy Meredith will jump at the chance of three months ’ work . |
| 19 | Of course he 'd jump at the chance of wearing the most famous shirt in the Premier Division . |
| 20 | She did not add , He would jump at the chance of someone filling that post , so that he would n't be asked to take the children off Rose 's hands until she is once more fixed up with someone who could manage her unruly crowd , as well as herself and the house . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'd jump at the chance , you know that . ’ |
| 22 | I would certainly jump at the chance of a career in football . |
| 23 | ‘ I mean , here you are , carrying around a box full of gold , do n't you think anyone in their right minds would jump at the chance of pinching it ? ’ |
| 24 | I should think they 'd jump at the chance of some pocket money . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I would jump at the chance of a move because it would be big step in my own career at 20 , and a financial boost for Bangor . |
| 26 | ‘ That I 'd jump at the chance of marrying you . |
| 27 | There were several youngsters in the chorus playing understudies who would jump at the chance of having a stab at Sonja . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'd have thought you 'd jump at the chance to have a second shot at the man . ’ |
| 29 | And he 'll jump at the chance to write to me . |
| 30 | They would assume , as I had until this last holiday , that Margaret was a widow from lack of opportunity , not choice , and must surely jump at the prospect of Red as a husband . |