Example sentences of "[is] [to-vb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | To go back to 1700 is to look at a life that is very little different , for most men and women , from that of 1500 or even 1200 . |
| 3 | Part of the art of angling is to look at a stretch of water , to analyse the clues of current , depth and cover and to decide , for example , where the roach are likely to lie or where the barbel may be shoaled up . |
| 4 | IT 'S AEROBIC — The key to walking aerobically is to walk at a pace of 3.5 — 4.0 miles per hour for a minimum of 20 minutes , during which time the heart rate is elevated to 60–85 per cent of its |
| 5 | What healers seem to be able to do , to put it simply , is to allay at a subconscious level the negative feelings which stop sick people recovering . |
| 6 | To get one , the best course is to ask at a gunshop , or to advertise . |
| 7 | The biggest cut comes in Germany where its packaging plant in Braunschweig is to close at a cost of 275 jobs , and the decision highlights the growing structural problem in the German economy : growing numbers of German and international companies now find that the high cost of employment makes it too expensive to manufacture there . |
| 8 | If the motor is to operate at a higher speed then the induced voltage is larger and the applied voltage must also increase , so that current flows into the winding over the extended speed range . |