Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [to-vb] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she wants to stay at Larksoken there will be plenty of competition to get her . |
| 2 | yeah , imagine what , hey do you , do you reckon I should ask her if she wants to stay at Steven |
| 3 | 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 ? ’ |
| 4 | Encourage anyone who wishes to help at mealtimes . |
| 5 | All in all , I would be prepared to give her quite a high mark during her time in government , which I am sure will be a source of great relief to her when she comes to sleep at night . |
| 6 | Table 1.6 helps to provide an overall picture of the content , pattern and distribution of first degree courses , but once one begins to look at courses in any detail , the picture becomes much more complex . |
| 7 | The question of control of the trust income is a critical one when one comes to look at trustee expenses ( a point which did not arise in the Spens case ) . |
| 8 | And th there 's a lot of , for Sainsburys the , the feeling being that if Sainsburys also agreed to take it , that lots of other , if there are any others , would follow suit cos everybody seems to look at Sainsburys and see what they 're doing . |
| 9 | ( He turns to look at Fateha ) Where do you live , er … |
| 10 | Sadly , until his behaviour becomes more reliable he has to remain at arm 's length . |
| 11 | ‘ He wants to seem at ease and be friendly . ’ |
| 12 | But the 24-year-old midfielder , who plays for England against the USA tonight , insists he wants to stay at Elland Road . |
| 13 | Jamie says he wants to stay at Dean Hall . |
| 14 | ‘ He wants to play at politics . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | He prefers to stay at home with his wife and two children , shunning ritzy Hollywood parties . |
| 17 | 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 ? |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The deal he seeks to make at Maastricht is not with the Twelve but with the 1922 Committee . |
| 21 | Paul never explicitly describes the heresy he seeks to expose at Colossae , though from his statement it is possible to piece together the evidence of what had been such a destructive influence . |
| 22 | With his head down , he twists to look at GUIL , who is on the way up . ) |
| 23 | It remains to look at Innocent 's expansionist views towards the Eastern Church and Palestine , but they were grounded in age-old desires to re-unite Christendom and secure the Holy Places from the infidel . |
| 24 | He does n't like to think about them as he likes to sleep at night . |