Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [verb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes a more matronly dame may preside at a table whereon is a large basin of curds , jugs of cream , a number of strong dessert-plates and horn spoons , and a goodly array of oaten cakes ; so you may thus have curds and cream in the land of brown heath — and if lovely scenery lends a zest to wholesome fare , you should not fail to patronize this vendor of good things . |
| 2 | One American market research firm reckons that the computer graphics industry will grow at a compound rate of 41–6 per cent until it tops $17 billion in 1987 . |
| 3 | Pure Wool Aran will retail at a cost of around £2.24 per 100 gram ball . |
| 4 | According to the SEP light will travel at a velocity c in any direction in the frame of the capsule , so that light will reach the roof after a time Δr/c . |
| 5 | The reason for this is so that the recipient can see at a glance what the letter is about . |
| 6 | But a cat may look at a queen . |
| 7 | A cat may look at a queen . |
| 8 | ‘ A cat may look at a King ’ |
| 9 | Where the case is to be tried by a jury in the crown court , the judge should decide at a pre-trial hearing whether to admit the video as evidence . |
| 10 | ‘ In about an hour and a quarter , the coach should stop at a signpost about five miles from here . |
| 11 | By some means or other the natural tendencies instilled by evolution , have to be brought under control , and the child must learn at a very early age that if he is to grow up and be happy , he must behave in accordance with rules and regulations . |
| 12 | MR MICHAEL Howard , the Water Minister , yesterday effectively admitted that water shares have been underpriced as he formally closed the deadline for application amid City predictions that the issue will open at a premium of up to 30 per cent . |
| 13 | Council will decide at a later date whether to make public the number of votes cast . |
| 14 | The boy will appear at a special sitting of Chesterfield youth court . |
| 15 | A young child will marvel at a rainbow . |
| 16 | Service charges for industry , such as telephone will increase at a greater rate than the private consumer . |
| 17 | Even a Gladiator can crack at a moment like that . ’ |
| 18 | A thatcher can look at a roof and tell you who thatched it by the pattern . ’ |
| 19 | If the caption does become detached the finder can see at a glance what it is . |
| 20 | Before we start talking about Britain in some detail , erm just to conclude talking about the world as a whole , do estimates suggest that the world population may stabilize at a particular level at some point in the future ? |
| 21 | This process may lead at a certain stage to the establishment of parties . " |
| 22 | An offeror could strike at a time before the benefits have come through and shareholder loyalty is at its weakest . |
| 23 | This examination will test at a higher level the linguistic skills and business knowledge tested at the Second Level . |
| 24 | DEC claims its UK workstation business will grow at a compound annual rate of 2% or 3% for the next few years , and ambitiously predicts its will overhaul Sun to become market leader by 1995/96 . |
| 25 | As long as a sensible training programme is followed , the child 's body will develop at a pace that will match his/her ambitions . |
| 26 | A phased move may prove ideal if the original location of the company is spread over several sites as one site can move at a time and so not cause total disruption to the business . |
| 27 | In general this is certainly true , as the experienced eye can tell at a glance whether the style of an ancient Greek coin is that of the archaic or of the later , classical period ; in a similar way one can argue from the change in the type of helmet worn by the goddess Athena on Athenian vases in the period 540–510 BC that Athenian coins depicting the same goddess with the same helmet are unlikely to have been made before that time . |
| 28 | Fourteen two , erm the great problem is it 's easier to get if an afternoon meeting can finish at a reasonable time , then I can probably but erm I think if you , if you 're looking at the clock when home in the evening for a number of reasons it might be then I would this and unless we can sort of put a restricted time on the agenda which is impossible , I can imagine coming down here at two o'clock for the meeting . |
| 29 | Ashley was glaring at me over the candle flame the way a hawk must glare at a field mouse the instant before it parts mouse from field forever . |
| 30 | He says that a person could stay at a hotel with his own doctor and nurse cheaper than that . |