Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pers pn] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I decided I should try them at a rave . |
| 2 | The demands made by the rebels provide the clearest guide to their grievances , and according to the Anonimalle Chronicle those put forward by the Essex men at Mile End on 14 June were that they should be allowed to seize and punish traitors , and that no man should be made a serf nor do homage or any type of service to a lord in return for land ; instead they should hold it at a rent of 4d. an acre . |
| 3 | Yeah , but erm , carry around , I mean you might want it at a minute 's notice |
| 4 | So when , if , if you were to come to sell your residence , they would knock off that proportion of the total er er which could in fact give rise to a small capital gain depending on how the er how you sold , because you might sell it at a loss . |
| 5 | If reserved for his personal use , it might put him at a certain advantage over his employer . |
| 6 | ‘ Who 'll start me at a pound ? ’ |
| 7 | He gave them his card , hoping they 'd contact him at a London mailing address , for modelling assignments . |
| 8 | She could cow him at a glance . |
| 9 | He said he 'd put them at a friend 's house for safe keeping , and the friend just happened to have gone away on holiday . |
| 10 | One could imagine her at a shires garden party or a race meeting . |
| 11 | Where the livestock has been rightfully detained for not less than 14 days , the person detaining it may sell it at a market or by public auction , unless proceedings are then pending for the return of the livestock or for any claim for damages done by it or expenses incurred in detaining it . |
| 12 | What she needed was a weapon of some sort , something that would keep him at a distance should the need arise . |
| 13 | They took assets on to their books assuming they would sell them at a profit shortly afterwards . |
| 14 | He feels it would put him at a disadvantage . |
| 15 | To pick and choose which plants they were going to eat would put them at a disadvantage since they would waste so much time looking for food , rather than eating it . |
| 16 | The facilities table on page 10 will show you at a glance which Clubs offer a Club 16 . |
| 17 | Lock your door , set whatever device will rouse you at a definite time ( cooking-timer , flashing alarm clock , vibrator ) — set it to go off in eight minutes . |
| 18 | We will do it at a nice steady pace , ’ he said . |
| 19 | Next Wednesday , a score of television bigwigs will meet him at a special seminar at the Department of Trade and Industry , part of the D T I 's efforts to boost British exports . |
| 20 | That fundamental divide will put them at a permanent disadvantage in endeavours to provide quality services to the citizen . |
| 21 | You can use a stronger line which is less likely to be cut ; but , inevitably its extra weight and drag will put you at a disadvantage in terms of manoeuvrability . |
| 22 | It 's only one that can do it at a time we all have a role to play , we 're all part of that body are n't we that we 've looked at in some , what a lovely description it is , and some of us do n't look quite as good as the other part do we ? |
| 23 | It 's good practice to use three balls in rotation in cold weather , one being in play on any one hole , and the two others remaining in your pocket where your body heat can keep them at a reasonable temperature . |
| 24 | This task is made all the more necessary by the fact that opponents of absolute holism often find it strongly counter-intuitive , not to say absurd ; although they can grasp it at a very general level , they have difficulty in imagining either how it could be developed , or what would make it plausible . |
| 25 | Maybe you can get it at a knock down price . |
| 26 | Once we have identified a need , we can go back and work out how we can satisfy it at a price that the market is prepared to pay . |