Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , different configurations may arise at various times . |
| 2 | Both types of mutation — harmful or useful — may arise at different rates depending on stresses inherent in the environment . |
| 3 | Kay O'Neill , who lives in the street , said her house was worth much more than one may think at first glance . |
| 4 | Because expression may exist at various levels of abstraction ( for example , in the program 's structure ) the courts have to be able to distinguish between idea and expression . |
| 5 | Leadership is also apparent in many different spheres of activity — the military , the political , the organisational and so on — and it may exist at different levels . |
| 6 | In his poetry , Wordsworth uses the language of faith years before his ‘ prose mind ’ can accept Christian doctrine ; this is why his ‘ conversion ’ is impossible to date , and why there is so much divergence between the poetic and prose statements he may make at any stage in his progress . |
| 7 | Some of the latter may excel at specialised subjects such as engineering or finance . |
| 8 | Even to me then , it was strange that such a perception should dawn at that moment , when dogs were barking , wind was blowing in , everyone was making a hubbub , and Mary Shelley stood before me . |
| 9 | The draft reply contained one threat to report I M R O to the Securities and Investment Board for excessive enquiries er and for an unreasonable attitude and the other er bit of the reply was effectively a form of covering up presenting full financial information and disclosure to I M R O. Those replies were drafted by people inside the Maxwell organisation and you may want to comment on er the position , although I should stress at this stage that I like you have not seen the final version of any reply and I do not know whether I M R O persisted . |
| 10 | I should think at that time the employers thought , Well we do n't want to be arguing about wages every five minutes during this War business you know and they all got b you know they got bags of work you know that of course , do n't you ? |
| 11 | You must wait at that depth , within 0.5 metres , until a shallower depth or a new no-stop time is indicated . |
| 12 | They have basic rights which you should respect at all times . |
| 13 | I feel we should look at all towns and villages that have a gas supply , and create a detailed register of estates and streets that do not have gas pipes running through them . |
| 14 | The right hon. Gentleman should look at other surveys and forecasters . |
| 15 | Now that we have looked at Wharram Percy deserted village and seen something of the 30-year long excavations there , we should look at other studies and excavations on village sites which seem to suggest the same developments implied at Wharram Percy . |
| 16 | Even the chairman of the National Westminster bank has conceded that they should look at that issue . |
| 17 | However , it is submitted that the court should look at that practice rather than the civil practice in relation to the admission of fresh evidence . |
| 18 | We can not say what the scope of such a review should be in respect of the machinery 's wider preoccupations , but we think that it should look at two aspects in particular . |
| 19 | De Sade said that if one wants to know about death one should look at sexual excitement . |
| 20 | Again , you should look at some ways to manage stress . |
| 21 | And the suggestion to this Committee was that it looked , that it looked further at the five hundred thousand pounds guideline that 's been set to address the apparent shortfall on community care funding , and also that you should look at further service reductions and their implications erm , of reductions of a further two hundred and fifty thousand , and those are again picked up later in the paper . |
| 22 | They also recommend large trials to examine the effectiveness of a range of interventions , which should look at broader outcome measures than just hearing loss . |
| 23 | So whilst it 's desirable to encourage the use of rail , I think in in in practice it 's going to be er very difficult to achieve that and in therefore you should look at public transport in the round . |
| 24 | ‘ The Attorney General should look at this case , ’ said Billericay MP Teresa Gorman . |
| 25 | If you are writing an MA , MPhil , MLitt or PhD dissertation , you should look at this book to see what other people have written about the topic you are working on . |
| 26 | The curvature of space–time also means that identical clocks at different gravitational potentials must run at different rates . |
| 27 | I have passed your letter to the Administration Section of the Department for formal processing , however , I should like at this stage to thank you for your contribution to the work of Lothian Trading Standards Department , and wish you well with your future career at |
| 28 | He is insistent that the only students who should work at doctoral level are those of first-class ability , who are independent of mind and inner-directed , so that they can work without much supervision , apart from ‘ a standing relation with a congenial senior to whom he can go now and then for criticism and advice . ’ |
| 29 | This social aspect of reading , of sharing a pleasurable experience , should begin at this stage . |
| 30 | The client must have confidence in the conveyancer and the conveyancer must maintain that confidence by undertaking each step in each transaction competently and carefully , and above all , must understand at all times the importance of communicating regularly and effectively with a client . |