Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [to-vb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such movements , however , do not necessarily and simply entail the substitution of a smaller conjugally-based family for a traditional extended family ; rather it would appear that at these times kin may take on a new significance , and that we may need to look at a network of relationships much wider than the conjugal family . |
| 2 | In theory the salesperson should attempt to close at a peak . |
| 3 | Before you make up your mind , you should aim to look at a variety of plans . |
| 4 | Low overwinter fine root mortality , relative to growing season mortality , might be due to low maintenance respiration rates under cold soil temperatures , but it is unclear why roots produced in the 1989 growing season should continue to die at a slower rate during the 1990 growing season . |
| 5 | You 'll have to look at a map . |
| 6 | You 'll have to look at a map , a map on the wall in the tube . |
| 7 | You could decide to work at a time when your partner or a friend is round to see the baby , or arrange for someone — a childminder or relative — to look after her for a few hours each week . |
| 8 | We may have to look at a few options but there are not many . |
| 9 | If it becomes bored , a young dog especially may try to gnaw at a seat and cause a lot of damage . |
| 10 | Please submit your name to Beryl if you would like to teach at a training day . |
| 11 | Even if there were such a description it would be difficult to imagine the number of working years it would take to arrive at a complete frequency description of a novel , let alone " the language as a whole " . |
| 12 | Medical care will continue to develop at a dazzling rate and London has the chance to be in the forefront of international medicine once again . |
| 13 | Another reason is that , without such a freewheel , the tail rotor will continue to rotate at a normal speed and attempt to cancel out a torque effect which is no longer present . |
| 14 | I doubt either can afford to stay at a hotel and I know for a fact that they 're not at any of the local hostels ; neither , I have been reliably informed , have they put in an appearance at the local ‘ hippie ’ compound . |