Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pers pn] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The defendant then made an agreement with the plaintiffs in which ‘ in consideration that the plaintiffs , at the request of the defendant , would deliver to the defendant ’ the cargo of coal , the defendant promised to unload it at a stated rate . |
| 2 | If it did not exist , would anyone trouble to invent it at a time when , from the Atlantic to the Urals , socialism in all its manifestations is losing the argument to liberal capitalism ? |
| 3 | Three-year-old Daniel Hampton was crushed when the 9ft-high and 8ft-wide panel toppled on to him as he tried to climb it at a recreation ground . |
| 4 | Jimmy Richards , 31 , suffocated after the weights landed on his face and neck when he tried to lift them at a Bradford health club . |
| 5 | ‘ By pushing the boat out unilaterally , ’ says Weir Group 's Ron Garrick , ‘ the Government has put us at a severe disadvantage compared with our German and American counterparts . |
| 6 | Your child knows , or thinks , she has put you at a disadvantage by her highly cunning tactics : you are made vulnerable by her highly visible ( indeed , audible ) tantrums and disobedience in public places , whether in supermarkets , on public transport , at the park , during a church service or a visit to the doctor . |
| 7 | You know , cos I 'd got it at a P P C as well , for national conference . |
| 8 | In spite of our scepticism , to our relief the first boat in that area to be investigated proved to match the photograph and we slunk off into the night , doused our lights , and prepared to follow her at a safe distance . |
| 9 | ‘ How long are you going to keep me at a distance ? ’ he rasped . |
| 10 | After demonstrations outside his home and threats to his life , Tshisekedi refused the position , denying that he had agreed to take it at a secret meeting with the President . |
| 11 | When you are pre-recording the music , remember to record it at a constant high level so that you can make all the downward level adjustments when the final transfer is made onto the video tape ; this minimises tape hiss . |
| 12 | Their one hundred and fifty ton heavy life crane would have coped with that job easily enough but I hastily declined his offer which , apart from any other consideration would have placed me at a slight disadvantage . |
| 13 | Could I have caught him at a bad moment , could he have mellowed , I could n't believe it . |
| 14 | Last year and this year they could have upgraded it at a cost much greater than the initial expenditure and much less efficiently . |
| 15 | We regret having to disturb you at a time when you are busy , but the matter is important . ’ |
| 16 | It is much better to attempt to prevent fears arising , rather than having to rectify them at a later stage . |
| 17 | It is much better to step in and help people firmly rather than having to punish them at a later stage . |
| 18 | ‘ Your daddy should n't have left you at a bus stop in an area where a girl would hear language like that , ’ Rory told her , sternly . |
| 19 | It would have been foolhardy to risk weakening it at a time when the Cold War was about to turn hot in Korea . |
| 20 | How could he do this to her — forever turning up when he was least expected and always managing to catch her at a disadvantage ? |
| 21 | The alleged assaults happened when two officers went to arrest him at a house in Cathcart Road in London . |
| 22 | You want to get to know me at a rate |
| 23 | One glimmer of hope though , tonight police say that someone who knows the couple claims to have seen them at a garden centre in herefordshire . |
| 24 | Likewise , sending British or Eurocheques can cause problems , delay and heavy charges for the recipient when he or she tries to cash them at a foreign bank . |
| 25 | Likewise , sending British or Eurocheques can cause problems , delay and heavy charges for the recipient when he or she tries to cash them at a foreign bank . |
| 26 | Likewise , sending British or Eurocheques can cause problems , delay and heavy charges for the recipient when he or she tries to cash them at a foreign bank . |
| 27 | Hardest hit are those on lowest incomes , as employers are allowed to pay them at a specially designed low rate . |
| 28 | I 'm sorry to have to ask you at a time like this — ’ |
| 29 | Dalgliesh , who had heard him at a police concert , never ceased to be surprised that so narrow a chest and so slight a frame could produce such a powerful organ-toned bass . |
| 30 | This had dropped him at a garage in Cromcruach and had then mysteriously vanished before he could offer his thanks . |