Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My husband and I take turns to sit at the stall . |
| 2 | The women 's ability to contribute towards the cost is assessed and she needs to know at the outset what she will be asked to pay . |
| 3 | For now the point is that the drafter needs to know at the outset whether any of the business 's customers will fall within the definition of " consumer " : if so , care must be taken in drafting clauses excluding or limiting liability . |
| 4 | On he 's , he 's instructions , on , do n't like that dam great bush being so near , he never has to stand at the kitchen sink and look out like I do this is where my , it 's funny whether the winds blowing this way or that way , |
| 5 | a standard Anglepoise lamp er which it 's been going for a number of years , you can get it in about six different colours to match different designs of , er put colour into your room , now if somebody was spending a lot of time sitting knitting and has to look at the knitting or has to look at the pattern then er a good strong light which wo n't get in their eyes but goes straight on to what , whatever they 're doing , is by far the best thing for them , er but they say oh I do n't like it , it 's a bit angular is n't it , erm , modern sort of thing , er but because it 's angular it does n't mean to say it 's not gon na fit into the room it 's the right thing for it , er for the person doing that work . |
| 6 | The family proceedings court has to look at the Welfare Checklist ( section 1 , 1989 Children Act ) and , as the writers say , the conflict between the child 's welfare being paramount and the need to protect the community present a real paradox . |
| 7 | a standard Anglepoise lamp er which it 's been going for a number of years , you can get it in about six different colours to match different designs of , er put colour into your room , now if somebody was spending a lot of time sitting knitting and has to look at the knitting or has to look at the pattern then er a good strong light which wo n't get in their eyes but goes straight on to what , whatever they 're doing , is by far the best thing for them , er but they say oh I do n't like it , it 's a bit angular is n't it , erm , modern sort of thing , er but because it 's angular it does n't mean to say it 's not gon na fit into the room it 's the right thing for it , er for the person doing that work . |
| 8 | One only has to look at the halving of the value of the youth training allowance and the way in which young people between the ages of 16 and 18 can no longer claim benefit , including housing benefit . |
| 9 | To see how destructive such an inflation can be , one only has to look at the hyperinflation which occurred in Germany in 1922–23 . |
| 10 | In doing so , the counsellor has to look at the family dynamic with a particular emphasis on those factors which impinge upon the life of the ageing family member , but to be seen as anything other than impartial , particularly when there is jealousy and conflict within the family group , can lead to a lack of trust and the possible withdrawal of co-operation and participation by some family members . |
| 11 | Yes , well , it 's at at an odd angle , you noticed th that because we are in latitude fifty nine , so the centre of this has to look at the pole star . |
| 12 | And I think central government needs to look at the way in which inner cities are being constantly run down and erm problems highlighted and aggravated because of the circumstances . |
| 13 | ‘ He is a world class player with all the attributes a striker needs to play at the top , ’ added Allison . |
| 14 | This is all she has to do at the beginning of the week . |
| 15 | Any team dropping the matchbox has to start at the beginning . |
| 16 | I , I mean you usually start off with the boy everybody has to start at the bottom , . |
| 17 | However , Mr Lamont wants to stay at the Treasury to oversee the long-awaited economic upturn . |
| 18 | The field man confronted with something which may be a ‘ problem ’ has to rely at the outset on his own personal judgment about the most appropriate action to take without waiting for sample results . |
| 19 | You can you go to church every Sunday , sing the choruses or the hymns , listen to what the man has to say or the lady has to say at the front , and it can just go over your head and it can mean nothing to you apart from something that you believe might be true . |
| 20 | The child who refuses to sit at the table or in a high chair These children may be showing specific food-related problems or the difficulty may be part of a much wider behavioural and emotional problem . |
| 21 | Moreover , except by consent , the court can not make an order for possession against the tenant in the application ; so that if the tenant refuses to leave at the expiry date of his tenancy , the landlord will be compelled to take fresh proceedings against him . |
| 22 | Dustin Hoffman plays Bernie La Plant , a small-time hustler who happens to arrive at the scene of an air crash and against his better instincts rescues everyone and then disappears . |
| 23 | So one turns to look at the statute that governs the practice on the criminal side , section 23 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 : |
| 24 | The fact is that Schubert 's Symphonies are appallingly badly served at present , with the exception of the ‘ Unfinished ’ and ‘ Great ’ , although there too my heart tends to sink at the memory of even some of the established ‘ best buys ’ . |
| 25 | It is understood he intends to retire at the end of his contract in June 1994 and had negotiated a deal with Poynton to boost his retirement proceeds . |
| 26 | THE chairman of Darlington Health Authority has announced he intends to retire at the end of March . |
| 27 | The imagined Philip ceases to exist at the time of the older critic 's death ; the real tribute to Mr Noble was Thomas 's finest book , inscribed to his memory . |
| 28 | About 700m ecus are still waiting to be collected , partly because spending tends to bunch at the end of a period and partly because Britain 's system of local-authority finance means that some councils can not use the money . |
| 29 | Mercury prepares to expand at the double |
| 30 | Compromise tends to occur at the level of implementation ’ . |