Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] at [det] point " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have already mentioned Equity , and for a number of reasons the entire question of how to enter the actors ' union needs discussion at this point . |
| 2 | She did not regain consciousness at any point ; it was almost , he thought bitterly , as if it were not worth her while to say goodbye to him . |
| 3 | MAS specialists can provide assistance at any point in the acquisition or disposal process . |
| 4 | This implied that the proportion of the population experiencing poverty at some point in their lives was higher than that suggested by the surveys . |
| 5 | Boxer was forced to reduce pace at this point by the congestion of traffic in and out of the Barracks . |
| 6 | Would it be possible for the Civil Service college to illustrate , by means of that example , what should not happen , and to demonstrate the amount of abuse that took place at that point in our history ? |
| 7 | In 1970 , 75 per cent of the population saw TV at some point during the day and in 1986 the figure had not risen much further to 78 per cent . |
| 8 | But — the railings had given way at this point , and the parade sloped a little . |
| 9 | Some civic-minded soul had attempted to lay gravel at some point but the track was pretty soft and there were tyre marks , showing somebody had been down there pretty recently . |
| 10 | Young people would start work at any point between the ages of 10 and 14 years , for although the school-leaving age stood at fourteen there were many irregularities in the enforcement of the regulations . |
| 11 | Rolls Royce Motors was able to continue as a successful company when the parent company went bankrupt ( restructuring had to take place at this point with government help ) . |
| 12 | Current high levels of unemployment can be accounted for without recourse to an explanation from technology ; consumer appetite for yet more goods and services still appears to be insatiable ; and even those economists who advance reasons why new technology might cause unemployment at some point in the future acknowledge that just at present the likelihood is that it will cause labour shortages rather than an overall labour surplus . |