Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [noun sg] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it was a struggle to establish techno at home , by comparison , other places took to Inner City immediately . |
| 2 | An infection of the bladder could be causing Lucy to lose control at night , and other infections such as flu can also be a factor in the beginnings of night-time accidents . |
| 3 | It was left to her brothers to pass comment at lunch the following day . |
| 4 | All day long you will work and you will slave , Allowing wheelchairs to go where you pave , Just look at the kids to keep tiredness at bay , Because for them you are making it a better day . |
| 5 | Security at the site was heavy in an attempt to keep trouble at bay . |
| 6 | In the face of growing needs arising from an ageing population , the only substantial source of funds available for care was through the Social Security System which enabled elderly people to enter voluntary and private nursing homes whereas the funds to develop care at home by health and social services were limited and restrained as part of the overall policy to reduce public spending . |
| 7 | Earlier , a report of the National Electoral Commission ( NEC ) on the conduct of the primaries had proposed alternative methods of selecting presidential candidates ; the method finally adopted by the AFRC required prospective candidates to seek endorsement at ward , regional , state and national congresses and thus was a lengthier selection process than originally envisaged . |
| 8 | It 's important for instance to guard safety at work . |
| 9 | The Kuwaiti news agency KUNA reported on Feb. 28 that the Amir had established a committee under the Crown Prince to oversee security at home and abroad . |
| 10 | However , the creature 's capacity to change colour at will in order to blend into its surroundings is not as extensive as is popularly thought . |
| 11 | And in his best quarterdeck manner , the King impressed on the three party leaders that before they left the palace there should be a communique to end speculation at home and abroad . |
| 12 | And in response to a growing shortage of skilled workers in Oxfordshire the county council recently held a seminar for employers to discuss child-care at work . |
| 13 | If successful , he will be the first Puerto Rican to win office at city level . |
| 14 | Sorry , Clinton only switched running mates for the evening to poke fun at Republican rival George Bush . |
| 15 | For , it requires banks to keep money at call with the discount houses to a minimum of 2% per cent of their eligible liabilities . |
| 16 | Set against these points is the maintenance problem ; softwood doors need regular decoration to keep rot at bay , and even hardwoods require regular treatment with preservative and stain to keep them in good condition . |
| 17 | Set against these points is the familiar maintenance problem : softwood windows need regular decoration to keep rot at bay , and even hardwoods require regular treatment with preservative and stain to keep then in good condition . |
| 18 | If the new arrangements are adequately funded and properly implemented , they will comprise the first major government initiative to foster care at home rather than in institutions . |
| 19 | She told the Opposition 's Lord Carter that farmers often worked in isolation and were traditionally independent , ‘ possibly leading to a reluctance to seek help at time of depression . |
| 20 | The desire to achieve success at work , and to be recognised as doing so , is thought to be a powerful source of motivation . |
| 21 | The former , the world of the tokamaks — particle beams — and mega dollar budgets , may be termed ‘ hot fusion ’ ; the latter attempts to generate fusion at room temperature are known as ‘ cold fusion ’ . |
| 22 | On a range of issues from river pollution to waste incineration at sea , from airport expansion to noxious exhaust emissions , the opposition seems to have been led by the non-British north-west Europeans , with the Germans to the fore . |
| 23 | In the weeks ahead the loneliness would intensify , but in the early days there was too much happening to keep homesickness at bay . |
| 24 | Superstitious attachment good luck symbols and mascots are attempts to keep fear at bay . |
| 25 | More female science students ( sixteen of the twenty-four ) had attended single-sex schools than any other group in the sample ; it may be that their single-sex schooling had been a major influence in their decision to study science at degree level . |
| 26 | To the Tysons , that meant nothing extravagant — just an extra £135 a month to make life at home in South Ruislip , Middlesex easier . |
| 27 | The attempts to describe pottery at present are totally inadequate and highly subjective in all aspects such as colour , surface finish decoration and above all , fabric and the effects of kiln control , or lack of it , and the critical cooling temperature ( Curie point ) . |
| 28 | Bottomless bucket to hold mint at bay |
| 29 | It makes sense to keep Cystopurin at hand , so you can combat Cystitis the moment it starts . |
| 30 | The payments in question could be brought within the wording of Reg 20 and it followed that MGN had been under an obligation to deduct tax at source . |