Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [noun pl] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Candidates seeking to sit examinations at centres overseas should make arrangements via the correspondence college . |
| 2 | The BRDC directors , urgently seeking to fund improvements at Silverstone , asked to look at the deal and went ahead without consulting their members . |
| 3 | The raider , Colin Budd , was attempting to steal weapons at Ward and Company in Colchester , Essex last July . |
| 4 | It may look bright and cheerful , but this dish is failing to make officials at Stroud District Council smile . |
| 5 | When , in 1849 , he despatched French troops to reinstate the Pope in Rome , and when , the following year , he revived Catholic claims to control various Christian buildings in Jerusalem and Bethlehem , he was trying to convince Catholics at home of his piety . |
| 6 | Its value as support material for a wide range of hospitality programmes has also been recognised ; ot bears the NVQ logo , indicating that it can be of use to those working to gain NVQs at levels 3 and 4 . |