Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [adj] [to-vb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | It produces the archetypal image of the Christian , afraid of life , always trying to climb back into the Garden of Eden , by creating a world of fantasy if necessary to inhabit at the expense of living in the real world . |
| 2 | Closing date for this year 's writers ' bursaries from Northern Arts , buying time or a bit of peace and quiet to write at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre , is May 29 . |
| 3 | Very Cocteau , said Wilkie , and Alexander buttoned his head very firmly into his Orphic helmet , thus becoming deaf to Frederica 's brightness and absurd to look at , globular white anonymity above the beautiful , clean , white-clothed , untouchable long body . |
| 4 | The committee recommends that the boards of all listed companies should comply with the code and encourages as many other companies as possible to aim at meeting its requirements . |
| 5 | Erm , but I think P , er , budget review , or somebody needs to have a look at it , if you 've got budget review and you 've got people who , most of the people who were on the old working party know the background there anyway , seems as good a place as any to look at it . |
| 6 | Problems can also arise for people in urban areas , some of whom suffer from " winter depression " , making them dull and lethargic during the day and unable to sleep at night . |
| 7 | And every one of those evil hoodlums comes equipped with a horde of underlings , clad in silly uniforms and ready to die at a moment 's notice . |
| 8 | The buildings and the greens were well laid-out , modern in style and agreeable to look at . |
| 9 | Available for sale and ready to view at Gransden airfield , Cambs are : Yak-12 , Yak-18A , Yak-18T , Yak-50 , Yak-52 , L-9 Delfin , Mil Mi-1 , Mi-2 and Polikarpov Po-2 . |
| 10 | Those currencies which currently belong to the exchange rate mechanism and are not perceived by the markets as likely to join at least the first echelon of a single currency may come under pressure in the market . |
| 11 | She watched it slip and slide this way and that to fall at her feet . |
| 12 | If you tell a good story in the pub , use this ability when appropriate to entertain at work ( during presentations , for instance . |
| 13 | A more conservative size true radial tyre in a 16″ diameter and able to run at higher pressure would cure the problem but as you have already purchased them you may be stuck with them . |
| 14 | Many of the elms have been replaced by Cupressus , notably the 18th fairway boundary hedge which has quickly become an effective screen and pleasing to look at . |