Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [noun] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fear now is that banks will start to compete by driving commission rates lower and lower until they are prepared to arrange issues at break-even or worse . |
| 2 | The Left believed , and there is little evidence to the contrary even after 30 years of " revisionist " history , that the National government was willing to make concessions out of all proportion to those necessary and that it was supported by influential people who were quite willing to see Hitler at war with the Soviet Union . |
| 3 | By 1755 serious friction had developed between England and France over their respective Far Eastern and North American colonies , and it was rapidly learned in London that the French had , though reluctantly , decided that only a major invasion of England itself could force the English to keep ships at home or bring them back from overseas . |
| 4 | Despite the cold , he believed that people would be prepared to watch football at night . |
| 5 | I think any student going through higher education is getting something from it if they come in as some measure sceptical , in some measure critical , that they 're not prepared to take things at face value . |
| 6 | It 's often too dangerous to have tantrums at school . |
| 7 | It was impossible to make decisions at present even if a special Committee were to be set up . |
| 8 | Read about the amazing wealth of ingredients used in the Land of the Rising Sun and try some of our tasty , easy to follow recipes at home . |
| 9 | The result is that many glider pilots are becoming complacent about parking and on a really windy day it is not unusual to see gliders at risk , just waiting for the first really big gust of wind to blow them over . |
| 10 | In a gloom at being at school in the first place and being next to Heather in the second , I push my hands into my jeans pocket — we are n't supposed to wear jeans at school — and discover some chewing gum , antique but welcome . |
| 11 | A jury decided Pryse-Jones was unfit to stand trial at court because of his mental illness . |
| 12 | Be aware of the proper treatment as it is now possible to halve the mortality so that it is often inappropriate to leave people at home . |
| 13 | Emerge into next field , where go forward and slightly left , passing to right of projecting corner of hedge coming down from left to take stile at corner of field into allotments . |
| 14 | Of course it is good to see artists at work and artists discussing their work on TV , but so many of the programmes have been disappointing . |
| 15 | It 's being tackled from three angles : more efficient burning to reduce output at source , exhaust after-treatment and devising cleaner fuel . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , if it is doubtful that a patient will keep his first appointment , or if more information about his home circumstances is required , it may be helpful to start therapy at home and continue in outpatients . |
| 17 | I am intrigued to watch Summerchild at work , too . |
| 18 | It is important to screen people at risk of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency for this disorder before starting high dose ascorbic acid . |
| 19 | Hopefully , further research may lead to a way of quantifying tendon strength and thereby possibly being able to identify animals at risk from tendon injury prior to starting training . |
| 20 | They were bought mainly by Labour voters , single mothers and divorced men unable to buy accommodation at market value or to find accommodation through the housing list . |
| 21 | A properly signed and endorsed witness statement will carry more weight than a transcript should it be necessary to admit it under the Civil Evidence Act in the event of the witness being unable to give evidence at trial . |
| 22 | Bold spirits in the satellite countries were able to take liberties at home ( Lutoslawski , Penderecki , Kurtag ) when they did n't get away in person ( Panufnik , Ligeti ) . |
| 23 | ‘ Perhaps an astronaut who fell into a black hole would be able to make money at roulette by remembering where the ball went before he placed his bet . |
| 24 | So perhaps an astronaut who fell into a black hole would be able to make money at roulette by remembering where the ball went before he placed his bet . |
| 25 | Is it still possible to shock audiences at dance performances ? |
| 26 | In order for this to be effectively implemented , social security benefits and existing community care monies are to be channelled through local authority social services and these funds will also be available to support individuals at home . |
| 27 | If it is vocationally disadvantageous to study history at school , it must be vocationally suicidal to study the subject at university . |
| 28 | For the time being , however , Hitler was able to exploit the successes of the summer offensive to raise spirits at home again in his next major speech in the Berlin Sportpalast on 30 September 1942 . |
| 29 | It is patently absurd to regard attendance at school or work per se as a punishment . |
| 30 | It is very nice to offer pupils at school such cultural knowledge , and to hope that many will take the opportunity to learn ( as they are sure to ) . |