Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [verb] at [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many relationships begin to fail at this stage , and are often allowed to do so by default because the difficulties of living through this stage of life are insufficiently understood . |
| 2 | Indian companies tend to allocate at most two per cent of turnover to R&D as against 15 per cent by US firms . |
| 3 | In fact those two countries fail to feature at all . |
| 4 | These ‘ eclectic ’ economists prefer to look at each element of the debate and assess it as dispassionately as possible in the light |
| 5 | Rottweilers seem to excel at this work . |
| 6 | Again we discussed in the first chapter a little of why such questions get asked at this stage . |
| 7 | But all managers have to negotiate at some time so it pays to learn about handling the process well . |
| 8 | ‘ Businesses have to look at all their costs during a recession , ’ says David Grayson , BITC 's managing director of operations . |
| 9 | In some ways it is surprising that smaller firms have survived at all , let alone increased their share of manufacturing employment . |
| 10 | Less than 4.25 per cent of Trust members seem to vote at all . |
| 11 | This may well be why older children do succeed at these tasks — they have independent resources on which they can rely — but it seems less convincing as a reason for the failure of younger children . |
| 12 | Faxes have arrived at all hours from LA and London . |