Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] at [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1984 , it became common for bail conditions , following arrests during the strike , to require those charged not to visit any premises or place for the purpose of picketing or demonstrating in connection with the current trade dispute between the NUM and the National Coal Board other than peacefully to picket or demonstrate at their usual place of employment . |
| 2 | She still woke often in the night full of strange forebodings , but with the Reverend Baron to confide in and laugh at her wilder interpretations of what she had dreamed , she survived better . |
| 3 | According to his pupil , Norman Swindin [ q.v. ] , he was inclined to be irascible at times but had a dry sense of humour and the ability to recognize and laugh at his own mistakes . |
| 4 | Fear of the owl makes the birds want to flee and anger at its obtrusive presence makes them want to attack . |
| 5 | 7.7.9.1 to rebuild and reinstate at its own expense the Premises or the part destroyed or damaged to the reasonable satisfaction and under the supervision of the Surveyor the Tenant being allowed towards the expenses of so doing upon such rebuilding and reinstatement being completed the amount ( if any ) actually received in respect of such destruction or damage under any such insurance policy or |
| 6 | I also enclose a Medical Assessment Card which you should complete and return at your earliest convenience . |
| 7 | This is what I call the strategy of non-decision , the decision that we will do nothing , that we wo n't harass the child , that we will give the child time to relax and move at his own pace , rather than determining the pace that we feel the child ought to be following . |
| 8 | It was not until 1974 that his ability to write and perform at his best gelled again , with the release of ‘ Blood on the Tracks ’ . |
| 9 | I suspect that in another hundred years ' time people will look back and wonder at our apparent inability to regard sound recordings as permanent media , like books , music , or paintings . |
| 10 | She started to moan and pull at his limp penis . |
| 11 | The government , said one speaker , did ‘ nothing but spit at our past offers for dialogue ’ . |