Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] [vb infin] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , I 'm sure that it will be only a short time before the imaginative gentleman of this funeral business ( or after-care service , as it apparently now likes to be called ) will overcome these problems that in any case may be outweighed by one great advantage to which he points with pride : namely , that it is above all discreet , in that the girlfriend of the departed may view at any time , giving any name , and the wife and family will be none the wiser ! |
| 2 | We can not enjoy a happy life with God unless we are willing to be disciplined — unhappy though that may appear at first . |
| 3 | The Laws of Manu , an ancient law book of the Hindu way of life , which discusses the customs , conventions and laws , that should operate at each stage of life and govern the relation of the different orders with one another , regards the four āśramas as the best means of attaining co-operation For the common good . |
| 4 | Some may baulk at such a suggestion but it is only making explicit what archivists do implicitly . |
| 5 | This may start at any position in the line . |
| 6 | Change from one state of a system to another may occur at different rates at contrasting levels . |
| 7 | This might seem at first sight to express the naive view that onomatopoeia and other kinds of sound symbolism constitute essential features of poetry , but Wimsatt 's conception of the iconic function of language embraces a great deal more than this . |
| 8 | One of the problems for local government is that it is easier to see how this might work at national level where the interests are clearer and more easily identifiable . |
| 9 | This could occur at all levels . |
| 10 | Nobody can long sustain the argument that all fat per se is bad , and few would argue at great length that a diet containing small amounts of saturated fat ( which butter decidedly is ) is unacceptable . |
| 11 | Some would flinch at such language as a description of how medical resources are allocated , but would agree with what is behind it , that rational allocation or planning is an illusion . |
| 12 | This can occur at any time but particularly when the student has been observed or supervised in her nursing care . |
| 13 | There groups of men along with youths over the bar mitzvah age of thirteen would gather at eight o'clock , and to the muttered accompaniment of the special blessings each would kiss his phylacteries , wind one around left arm , palm and second finger , encircle his forehead with the other , and then join in reciting the ritual prayers . |
| 14 | There are two other things to be tackled before the Japanese can operate at full tilt . |
| 15 | UNIX IN THE ASCENDANCY : ASSEMBLY OF ICL DRS 6000s CAN START AT LAST IN TATARSTAN … |
| 16 | Some of the latter may excel at specialised subjects such as engineering or finance . |
| 17 | This significant difference arose because whereas the Concorde and the TU-144 would cruise at an altitude of 17 km , the Boeing 2707 would cruise at 20 km , and in addition the Concorde and TU-144 would consume only about one-third as much fuel as the larger , faster Boeing . |
| 18 | With regular partial water changes , and plenty of food , they will grow quite quickly and will need thinning out as many will grow at different rates and need more space . |
| 19 | The considerations and factors thought important will vary at different times in different places . |
| 20 | Faisal wondered if getting rich would help at all . |
| 21 | As many as possible would cluster at that end , and the stalls would thin out quickly as one went northwards away from the abbey towards the open country , with all its dangers for the peaceful trader . |
| 22 | You got half an hour plus ten minutes relief for your refreshments and that would happen at ten in the morning and you 'd been there since seven . |
| 23 | Kay O'Neill , who lives in the street , said her house was worth much more than one may think at first glance . |
| 24 | Further thrusting may develop at this stage through sliding of large rock masses under the force of gravity along the flanks of the uplifted orogen ( see Section 7.3 ) . |
| 25 | ‘ The Attorney General should look at this case , ’ said Billericay MP Teresa Gorman . |
| 26 | Old Lincolnshire folk claim that in the 1920 's one could stand at this point and see no less than sixteen windmills noiselessly at work . |
| 27 | 2000 can dance at one time |
| 28 | ‘ Better than what ? ’ she asked innocently , thinking that two could play at that game of acting as though everything were the same as it had always been . |
| 29 | If you want to get personal then two can play at that , and I swear on my lifelong friendships with the late Mrs Gandhi , Brian Clough and Michael Parkinson that I will burn my brand new membership card of the NUJ on the square at Headingley if you can name me the full Yorkshire team you 're chairman of . |
| 30 | ‘ Well , two can play at that game , ’ she said angrily . |