Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is common for pupils to grow in height as much as an inch and a half ; they appear to lose weight at the same time . |
| 2 | I do not think that people in Cornwall want to allocate blame at the moment , but they do want to ensure that the environmental clean-up is carried out both in the short term and the long term without hold-ups . |
| 3 | ‘ I- want to put appearance at the office before lunch . ’ |
| 4 | After a short persuit through the city streets the driver tried to dodge traffic at the Barton Gates junction on Eastgate street . |
| 5 | In a trolley designed to hold food at the correct temperature . |
| 6 | Designed to allow ventilation at the apex of lean-to roofs the new Abutment Ventilation System utilises the major components of Marley 's Ventilated Dry Ridge System with the addition of a lead support strip . |
| 7 | Let us first recall the classical continuum definitions of stress and then consider in what ways these need to be modified to have meaning at the molecular level . |
| 8 | Her acceptance as a full member nation is expected to take place at the ITF 's Annual General Meeting , which takes place in the Dominican Republic in September . |
| 9 | wants to throw money at the NHS . |
| 10 | There was some attempt made to reach agreement at the continuous disarmament talks but the only real progress was a pledge not to test in the Antarctic , a gesture of more value to the species Penguin than the species Man . |
| 11 | ‘ You remember the two men who came to see Daddy at the old house , do n't you ? ’ said Mother . |
| 12 | The Bulgarian government has decided to suspend production at the country 's biggest lead plant for several months because it is causing severe pollution to nearby agricultural land . |
| 13 | Following receipt of a Government letter he had written to express concern at the lack of information and support , to which there had been no reply . |
| 14 | The five main party leaders contesting the general election united to express dismay at the breakdown of the Gatt negotiations . |
| 15 | And it had been so since the day that she had turned to leave Sycorax at the hot springs . |
| 16 | What the appearance of de Castelnau had done to raise morale at the various HQs , the mere name of Pétain did among the ordinary soldiers . |
| 17 | One of many photographers who had been lurking among the azaleas seemed to take hope at the sight of such an obviously affectionate couple and presented himself before them . |
| 18 | Residents within line of fire were evacuated from their homes and advised to take refuge at the Shuttle and Loom pub . |
| 19 | Colombian and other diplomats at the Organisation of American States were furious at the legalistic wranglings the US delegation has been using to buy time at the OAS meetings in Washington . |
| 20 | I 'm at the moment chairing a university working party on sexual harassment erm and what this working party erm intends to do is to try to survey experience gathered from the operation of codes and the appointment of people in college with a special responsibility for this sort of thing over the past few years , to see what we can learn from experience , so I 'd want to reserve judgement at the moment on what this committee might recommend is the best way forwards . |
| 21 | The earnings allowance under the 1948 Act , which entitled those over 60/65 eligible for a contributory pension to earn a small amount without incurring deductions from their pension , was intended to discourage retirement at the minimum age ( Hansard , Vol. 432 , No. 150 , Cols 1380–1472 ) . |
| 22 | She turned to hurl abuse at the creature . |
| 23 | We would like to see work at the accident blackspots ; junctions and blind bends where you ca n't see . |
| 24 | Allow finance to be equated to the resources needed to provide education at the required level ( ie achieve equilibrium ) |
| 25 | Found off the UK Continental Shelf at depths of up to 3,000 metres , grenadiers are thought to reach maturity at the advanced age of 50 , while orange roughies fished elsewhere have been estimated at 100-years-old . |
| 26 | But his first job is to assemble a side before attempting to win promotion at the first attempt . |
| 27 | Yeah , he could n't be bothered to play rugby at the beginning , I mean nobody missed about four weeks . |
| 28 | Pylons inquiry will hear health paper A consultant who specialises in the effects of electromagnetic fields on health has agreed to give evidence at the North Yorkshire and Cleveland pylons public inquiry . |
| 29 | By the early 1960s , therefore , it had become accepted that fiscal and monetary policies could only be used to reduce unemployment at the expense of a deterioration in the balance of payments and a higher rate of inflation . |
| 30 | A. Discus would normally begin to display courtship at the age of nine months , so it is possible that all your Discus are of the same sex . |