Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For him this convenience has been largely a negative factor for he thought of America as offering no other comparable diversion ; there were ‘ no beer gardens — no public concerts ’ and the question he asked was ‘ Who wants to sit at home and play bridge every night ? ’ |
| 2 | Sadly , until his behaviour becomes more reliable he has to remain at arm 's length . |
| 3 | Do not over-estimate the cards that Britain has to play at Strasbourg . |
| 4 | ‘ He wants to play at politics . |
| 5 | Cynthia also wants to look at T F E adult , C S F , erm and see how they 're distributed . |
| 6 | ‘ He wants to seem at ease and be friendly . ’ |
| 7 | It is , of course , a PWR that the Central Electricity Generating Board wants to build at Sizewell in Suffolk . |
| 8 | The plan to abandon reprocessing for the oxide fuels used in PWRs , such as the CEGB wants to build at Sizewell , is backed by Britain 's biggest engineering firm , GEC . |
| 9 | ‘ Zelezny is likely to be Backley 's biggest challenger in Barcelona , and if he wants to compete at Gateshead do we help him ? asked Norman . |
| 10 | Beasant wants to stay at top |
| 11 | But the 24-year-old midfielder , who plays for England against the USA tonight , insists he wants to stay at Elland Road . |
| 12 | Jamie says he wants to stay at Dean Hall . |
| 13 | If she wants to stay at Larksoken there will be plenty of competition to get her . |
| 14 | yeah , imagine what , hey do you , do you reckon I should ask her if she wants to stay at Steven |
| 15 | Then the children start to arrive and the husband has to stay at home at nights with the wife and help look after them . |
| 16 | Hungary denied allegations last night that Hungarian armed forces were helping Croat forces to fire at Serb positions in Croatia . |
| 17 | Intel is also developing a software version of Digital Video Interactive and working with Microsoft Corp to build support for it into Microsoft 's Audio Visual Interleave software , which Microsoft plans to announce at Comdex/Fall next month in a package called Video for Windows . |
| 18 | Janice plans to stay at home and devote herself to looking after me and Kirsty . ’ |
| 19 | Frederick , who is developing a sideline in composing , plans to stay at school until after A-levels before going to a musical academy . |
| 20 | ( He turns to look at Fateha ) Where do you live , er … |
| 21 | Asaad turns to look at Isaac ; he intends to play . |
| 22 | This is not to say that there are not many households where there is peace and contentment , when the old person is fortunate enough to keep well in mind and body even when she becomes frail , and where the daughter prefers to remain at home , and is able to make a satisfying life for herself . |
| 23 | Clearly the question of how much it costs to sustain at home elderly people with dementia is a very important one , but it is one which is very difficult to answer . |
| 24 | So and our company tends to look at things more on the short term . |
| 25 | Webs without stabilimenta are more delicate ; the spider tends to build at night and take the web down before dawn , recycling the silk next evening . |
| 26 | He prefers to stay at home with his wife and two children , shunning ritzy Hollywood parties . |
| 27 | Though money may follow the patient , postoperative morbidity tends to stay at home . |
| 28 | Will the Prime Minister explain what attitude he intends to take at Maastricht to co-operation on development issues , and what practical result that will have ? |
| 29 | One was a spontaneous mêleé of the kind that tends to erupt at pub closing times or in dance halls . |
| 30 | ASK Frank Bishop for his tip for the Grand National and his answer will be Direct — to suit the style of football he intends to throw at Margate , visitors to Cressing Road this afternoon . |