Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Personal bankruptcies may also slow down because of the recent interest rate cuts but are expected to continue at a high level for some time , he said . |
| 2 | In Britain , water tables are expected to remain at a low level throughout the summer . |
| 3 | This market is currently valued at $6,500m worldwide and is expected to grow at an aggregate annual rate of 13% . |
| 4 | The ozone layer over Europe has already been reduced by 10 per cent in the last ten years , and is expected to decline at an accelerating rate . |
| 5 | And , because they are designed to operate at a lower cost level they tend not to make demands for expensive peripherals such as PostScript devices or even simpler page printers such as Epsons and Okis that emulate the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet . |
| 6 | Now that Hearts have decided to remain at a re-developed Tynecastle , Gulliver has resigned from the board . |
| 7 | Actually , I missed some good ones in the couple of days ' holiday I took ; if I 'd just bothered to look at a single fucking news-stand after I left Stromeferry I 'd have seen this story starting to break about this guy — ‘ The Red panther ’ the tabloids decided on eventually — murdering these right-leaning pillars of the community . |
| 8 | Describe the methods which could be used to arrive at an annual forecast of sales . |
| 9 | A worse incident happened to me when invited to preach at a special service in a small church which was well filled for the occasion . |
| 10 | All the members of the family , along with Mrs Prynn , the head groom and Sir Gregory 's personal manservant , were called to attend at a private meeting in the refectory . |
| 11 | Executives from Ford , which has acknowledged subscribing to the league , have been called to appear at an industrial tribunal next month . |
| 12 | For many viewers to be invited to stare at a naked child is too complex and disturbing . |
| 13 | To avoid inconvenience it may be scheduled to run at a specific time when LIFESPAN itself is not required . |
| 14 | The group is invited to start at a common point : response to a specific trigger — a research quote , a statement about opinions to be completed , a range of factors to be ranked for importance , a role play . |
| 15 | Mr Gollnisch has been invited to speak at a Conservative fringe meeting in Blackpool , organised by Western Goals UK , a movement run by the former Tory MP , Sir Patrick Wall . |
| 16 | Far too many handicapped young people have been condemned to operate at a lower level of education and achievement than their abilities warrant because of lack of facilities for further and higher education . |
| 17 | To the massed spectators in the stands , flung in an instant from joyous acclaim of a Royal winner to horrified , dumbfounded silence , Devon Loch had seemed to leap at an imaginary obstacle before slithering to the ground and skidding along to a halt , the momentum throwing Francis up on to the horse 's neck . |
| 18 | As a result , they are normally very tired during weekdays when they are compelled to wake at a normal time for work . |
| 19 | She was compelled to stop at a particular stall , where a woman was selling crystals . |
| 20 | Then they were asked to look at a young boy . |
| 21 | Inflation was estimated to increase at an annual rate of 4.5 per cent for 1990 , according to the OECD World Economic Outlook . |
| 22 | The money supply , measured by a broad definition , should only be allowed to increase at a stable and gradual rate , in line with the growth of the economy 's productive capacity . |
| 23 | The left-arm Ilott has a smooth , accelerating run-up and delivery and soon had Graham Thorpe caught behind , forced to play at a rising ball . |
| 24 | If the results of assessment are used in the ways intended and if the evidence of research and HMI findings of good practice are heeded , these children should in fact benefit , because their problems with the English language will have been identified and appropriate action can be taken to help at an early stage . |
| 25 | Extra time may be spent learning the basics of editing , or more advanced camera work etc. , or this might be left to develop at a later workshop . |
| 26 | Britain was in the grip of a severe recession and by 1875 the Britannia Works were forced to close at an enormous loss which Albert Hill could not sustain . |
| 27 | Neighbours and other third parties are allowed to speak at a public inquiry — though they usually appear last . |
| 28 | It grew harder later , when she was sent to study at a special school for the blind — the other kids taunted her because , by then , she was also going deaf . |
| 29 | In a review which is intended to operate at an institutional level , it is of considerable importance that it should be seen that way by those taking part . |
| 30 | Every species has a slightly different solution to the problem of getting about , and the amount of work required to go at a particular speed depends in part on how well an animal has been designed to move at that speed . |