Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] at a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most private sector employers advertise locally and in the nursing press , although some may run recruitment drives of their own , or exhibit at a job fair . |
| 2 | In 1891 the tenor bell was recast by the bell founders Mears & Stainbank at a cost of £30 , being shipped to London by barge and returned the same way . |
| 3 | So that 's another situation and as we 'll talk about and I hinted at yesterday er the dreaded vote of thanks situation and the the er giving of the gold watch and er and the being a best man at a wedding or even a bride or groom at a wedding er again is a is a way of helping this Aldershot method is a way of helping you to get your thoughts together and put them across effectively . |
| 4 | Physical activities can also sometimes cause difficulties since restricted visual fields can make it difficult for a child to catch a ball , wield a bat effectively or aim at a goal . |
| 5 | Nearly all wives of the Ambassadors at the Court of St James 's take charge , or work at a stall . |
| 6 | ‘ I think I 'd rather climb ladders than sit at a checkout . ’ |
| 7 | He said , he 's not impressed , and er , I think the idea that go at a meeting today , |
| 8 | Finally , there 's Sandra After Dark , a cable show that offers a twist on the chat format by inviting guests to drop by , take a few drinks from the topless waitresses , and talk casually , with the kind of natural interruptions that occur at a party . |
| 9 | It is a relief to me to take up this pen and sit at a table and endeavour to sort out what I feel pressing in upon me and to know that if sense can be made of it you will make it . |
| 10 | If not , she will pretend to look straight through him and pick at a plant leaf hoping he will go away . |
| 11 | There are also plans for an Evening Bus Run with High Tea and Dance at a west coast venue on a date to be arranged in June . |
| 12 | The vineyards of Bisseuil are set some distance back from the village and grow at a height of about 160 metres on the south-east-facing slopes of Mont Aigu , which forms the eastern side of the Val d'Or in which Avenay is located . |
| 13 | The dead room ( mortuary ) was provided with a table and shell at a cost of £1.4s.0d . |
| 14 | Our results indicate that after ingestion of a solid-liquid meal ( breakfast ) miglitol and acarbose at a dose of 100 mg induce carbohydrate malabsorption and therefore shorten the MCTT . |
| 15 | . If there are bits that you do n't understand and you 're having trouble , give me a phone , I think I put my phone number on the board , give me a ring at home , give me a ring at Aston or come and see me or go and chat to your friends or go go and look at a text book but if that does n't help , then come back , right ? |
| 16 | We test a new coated jacket and look at a brand new development in the field |
| 17 | If you got into trouble you were made to sit on a chair and look at a wall for twenty-four hours a day . |
| 18 | Surrounding himself with local knowledge was a form of entrenchment ; if you dig in and stare at a hill you can often persuade yourself you know what 's going on behind it . |
| 19 | In number ten we read that " The Royal Commission recommended the establishment of telephonic connection between the Rhynns of Islay lighthouse and Bruichladdich at a cost of £330 . " |
| 20 | In number ten we read that " The Royal Commission recommended the establishment of telephonic connection between the Rhynns of Islay lighthouse and Bruichladdich at a cost of £330 . " |
| 21 | The more fully we have developed ourselves the more cause for such gratitude we will have , and the more we understand the cosmos , particularly by grasping the true nature of detailed parts of it and their place in the total scheme , the more we will appreciate the sheer wonderfulness of it , and arrive at a kind of mystical adoration of it . |
| 22 | That 's what we 're aiming for here — trying to make individually-designed guitars with real integrity that you can take right down off the shelf and use at a gig . ’ |
| 23 | Sometimes she 'd turn on her heel , snarling , and lunge at a dog that had gradually edged over and positioned itself expectantly behind her . |
| 24 | ‘ I sometimes go and stay at a house where a girl was killed . |
| 25 | The exorcising of guilt and envy at a distance — as between people and peoples , who have no knowledge of one another — is a recognisable method of evading the problem posed by neighbour envy : hence the often observed fact that international and long-range do-gooders are commonly highly uncharitable at close quarters . |
| 26 | For example , if you realise that you want your presentation to be on a different medium then you can do so — and see at a glance the effect of changing the underlying presentation style . |
| 27 | The beauty of it being a funeral was that no one ever complained about the quality of the food and drink at a funeral . |
| 28 | For example , children today are happy with metres and centimetres , but seem at a loss when faced with yards , feet and inches . |
| 29 | If a contiguous area of storage is available elsewhere , or if the keys are continuous but start at a figure outside the range of the storage addresses available , an addition or subtraction will be needed . |
| 30 | ‘ We should be able ter look at these books an' see at a glance 'ow we 're doin' . ’ |