Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Due to sudden and unexpected problems the last Q.T. day had to have a shortened and condensed programme and it was not possible to provide tea at the end of the day . |
| 2 | From the beginning of the fourth year , and especially for as long as pupils were legally free to leave school at the end of that year , very much more definite choices were made : ‘ Newsom ’ courses for those who were to leave , examination courses for most of the rest , with many decisions then to be taken about which subjects to drop , and which to pursue . |
| 3 | As a great movie fan , each year I try and keep a fortnight clear to spend time at the Birmingham International Film and Television Festival . |
| 4 | He did not become less willing to relinquish office during those forty-eight hours of crisis ; but he did become less willing to relinquish office at the behest of Arthur Henderson . |
| 5 | From Corran , it is possible to reach Kinlochhourn at the head of the loch by a footpath climbing around the steep hill rising behind . |
| 6 | Added to this , three so-called responsible members of Her Majesty 's Opposition ( Labour ) saw fit to impute that Profumo had arranged to ship Miss Keeler abroad so as to render her unavailable to give evidence at the Old Bailey trial of her coloured lover . |
| 7 | An agreement was reached in July 1991 to collect VAT at the country of origin rather than in the country of destination . |
| 8 | If you happen to do a tour of the caddies ' pubs in Southport , Lancashire you are likely to stand shoulder-to-shoulder at the bar with four men who have carried the bags in no less than eleven British Open Championship victories . |
| 9 | In this view it is quite natural to find purposiveness at the level of the neurone or of the gene . |
| 10 | Steve was doing OK but he was finding it hard to play guitar at the same time as singing . |
| 11 | Given this , Whitelocke was lucky to escape prosecution at the Restoration ; to the credit of both , he and Charles II made their peace when Whitelocke returned some royal manuscripts that he had saved from plunder and lectured the king about Welsh , which he said was ‘ his Majesty 's more ancient native language than English ’ . |
| 12 | So are you saying then effectively that looking towards the post two thousand and six scenario , and bearing in mind that that review will not be let , will , is likely to take place at the most within the next five years ? |
| 13 | Yet when the rich who largely live off the proceeds of other people 's labour are marginally threatened we are supposed to feel concern at the loss of ‘ incentive ’ this might entail . |
| 14 | Those young people who gained places on what were called ‘ employer-led courses ’ , or mode A courses , were the ones most likely to gain employment at the end of their training . |
| 15 | Former Davis Cup player Castle has become a well respected coach since leaving the tennis circuit and his involvement in the city-based event is sure to increase attendance at the city-based event . |
| 16 | It is better to assemble code at the SRAM . |
| 17 | In the range £20 — £39 a clear majority of people were taxed on goods , many not owning any land at all , and since personal property at this level was insufficient to confer gentry status , members of the group occupied an intermediate position , lacking on the one hand the landed property necessary for gentlemen ; they were , on the other hand , judged competent to pay tax at the same rate as gentlemen , making them men of undeniable substance in comparison with the rank and file of country folk . |
| 18 | The fact that there is no sound track makes it possible to practise language at the students ' level ( Finocchiaro 1968 ) . |
| 19 | Andy Currier was eventually able to provide consolation at the other end , but departed for the sin-bin 30 seconds later after a foul on Bob Jackson , accompanied by Paul Hulme , who questioned the referee 's decision too vehemently . |
| 20 | From this primitive idea sprang the belief that it was important to celebrate Easter at the correct date , since this was the crucial time of combat between God ( or Christ ) and the Devil , and God required the support of his worshippers to defeat the Devil . |
| 21 | By November of the year 655 or 656 — Bede gives 655 ( HE 111 , 24 ) but again this date may need to be emended in the same way as Bede 's other Northumbrian dates ( see Appendix , Fig. 7.3 ) — Penda was able to challenge Oswiu at the battle of the Winwaed with a mighty coalition , for he had spent the intervening thirteen years consolidating his position . |
| 22 | Mehetabel , or ‘ Hetty ’ as she was generally known , received the same education as her brothers , and is said to have been able to read Greek at the age of eight . |
| 23 | With their teams of lawyers , accountants and company agents , and able to transfer money at the push of a computer button , the launderers dodge through the maze of the different countries ' jurisdictions creating a trail so complex that investigators , never mind the banks , find it almost impossible to spot what is going on . |
| 24 | The use of the test as a prelude to intervention will depend very much on the extent to which it is regarded as important to direct remediation at the specific linguistic functions which this test addresses . |
| 25 | You are unlikely to make headway at the end of the month when discussing important career issues , travel plans or personal matters . |
| 26 | In contrast it was the British , not the Americans , who were the first to express alarm at the wider implications of the communist challenge in French Indo-China . |
| 27 | Mr Wright was one of the first to give evidence at the inquests into the deaths of three students : Mayuree Taraket ; Ketkanok Chuenjai , and Malee Jenajaroen , all from Thailand . |
| 28 | But , even here , it is wiser to seek agreement at the outset rather than leave matters until there is some disagreement about the continued use or the exploitation of the program . |
| 29 | For example , a 30 second live report which is due to take place at the same time as Martina Navratilova is about to serve for the match can be both a reporter 's dream and a producer 's nightmare . |
| 30 | The draw to this raffle , which includes cash alternatives , is due to take place at the Dairy Event in September . |