Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also emphasised that future spending must be reduced below current levels if the company is to remain profitable at low oil prices : ‘ We must also preserve cash so that we can fund further ventures for the company , ’ he added . |
| 2 | He called for a ‘ radical ’ agenda that would reach out to the groups of voters , especially in the South of England , which have shown a marked reluctance to support Labour at four elections . |
| 3 | He asks that I go secretly and after dark — near the eleventh hour , he says — thus to evade the guards who are wont to fall asleep at that time ! ’ |
| 4 | He did not want things to go wrong at this stage . |
| 5 | Given that resources are limited , a screening policy , for example , should be designed to ensure that , whatever resources are available , screening is available to all and that a fair method is adopted to designate those at highest risk as screen positive and ensure that they are offered appropriate prophylactic intervention . |
| 6 | I felt and this is the bit I like , I , I some I , I used to set this at one point in the examination question and ask people to guess which American president said it I 'll read , I 'll read it to you measures otherwise unconstitutional might become lawful if indispensable to the preservation of the constitution through the preservation of the nation just , I 'll just get the essence of that , measures otherwise unconstitutional might become lawful if indispensable to the preservation of the constitution through the preservation of the nation ninety percent put Richard Nixon er no one put Abraham Lincoln er cos he was one of the good guys right or wrong I assume this ground I could not feel that to the best of my ability I had even tried to preserve the if to save James Buchanan is essentially the Pontius Pilate of American politics he says yes these are very acute problems er and very difficult er and I 'd like to help but I 'm sorry I ca n't and I really do have to go off and wash my hands now erm and , you know , you carry on and when you 've resolved it tell me what you want me to do and I 'll , |
| 7 | Engine noise is very well subdued for most of the time , although the V6 does start to sound hoarse at high revs on the rate occasions that the automatic gearbox allows you access to them . |
| 8 | At the referential level , Golding 's sentences : [ 13 ] The stick began to grow shorter at both ends . |
| 9 | It 's clear we 're going to have to discuss this at some length . |
| 10 | Some parents can not bear to see children cry and try to avoid this at all events , others may be erratic and inconsistent in their controls . |
| 11 | They just did enough to win 6–4 at lowly Ash ‘ B ’ , with George Startup , Simon Peters and Jackie Rice all getting two , but losing to Peter Palmer . |
| 12 | Well I hope to look more at mixed ability teaching . |
| 13 | Well I hope to look more at mixed ability teaching . |
| 14 | He is coaxed along by Tinkerbell ( Julia Roberts ) , still sufficiently enamoured of Peter to grow woman-sized at one point in order to obtain from him ‘ a real kiss ’ . |
| 15 | He is coaxed along by Tinkerbell ( Julia Roberts ) , still sufficiently enamoured of Peter to grow woman-sized at one point in order to obtain from him ‘ a real kiss ’ . |
| 16 | But to understand the substantive provisions it is necessary to look first at certain definitions in section 94 . |
| 17 | Christian Aid 's emphasis on strengthening the poor might direct us to look first at supporting people at the base ‘ doing theology ’ , rather than year-long academic retreats . |
| 18 | It turns out that the minimum cell volume and interstack distance are around the values ( TMTSF ) 2 CO 4 , the only organic salt known to go superconducting at atmospheric pressure . |
| 19 | He continued to do this at frequent intervals , much to the detriment of his imposing and hitherto impeccable black Homburg hat . |
| 20 | He had been too lordly to do this at one time , preferring to give them as Christmas presents . |
| 21 | So we do n't really need to consider that at this stage . |
| 22 | In any event , the dog may be too nervous to allow it to run free at this stage , and to be trusted to return to you . |
| 23 | Regular screening is therefore advocated to determine those at greatest risk and to start treatment early ; as well as to study the natural history of duodenal adenomas . |
| 24 | I wanted to delay this at all costs . |
| 25 | It 's been good to play in the six games so far and you do n't want to miss any at this stage of the season . ’ |
| 26 | It 's been good to play in the six games so far and you do n't want to miss any at this stage of the season . ’ |
| 27 | They come out in force to get mucky at this year 's Reading Festival , but would they subscribe to Britain 's most derided youth cult : the soft crusties ? |
| 28 | It 's starting to get black at one side alright |
| 29 | It is permissible for journalists to get drunk at these affairs — and indeed encouraged — but not recommended that the executives of the company doing the presentation do so , and especially not the joint managing directors . |
| 30 | Gran had been muttering about storms for days and she liked her to stay close at these times . |