Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recently , I tried to cancel my appearance at a benefit as my pianist was ill . |
| 2 | I would turn down an Oscar to see my boy at a baseball game or my girl at a song recital . |
| 3 | But this purported resolution of the paradox , as Fried concedes , only demonstrates the compatibility of uninhibited freedom to enter contracts with respect for autonomy ; it ‘ does not show that I am morally obligated to perform my promise at a later time if to do so proves inconvenient or costly ’ . |
| 4 | It is much better to evaluate information needs and establish information flows in advance of the decision-making process than to discover their omission at a later stage . |
| 5 | Drawing on an earlier record of municipal activity and labour representation , it was able to consolidate its position at a time of hope for a new future by an active fusion of Labour Party , trade union and cooperative effort . |
| 6 | I agree with Eldon Snyder and Elmer Spreitzer that : ‘ Like all of education , physical education should provide opportunities for students to try their hand at a variety of activities as sources of possible self-realization . |
| 7 | The estate 's extensive grounds offer excellent opportunities for many pleasant walks and include a small lake where guests are permitted to try their hand at a little fishing . |
| 8 | Director Stephen Lee said : ‘ Charities are under enormous pressure to increase their services at a time when fundraising has never been so constrained . |
| 9 | We think it 's one of the best deals around , offering you the chance to secure your holiday at a value for money price . |
| 10 | ‘ Which is why you decided to try your hand at a kind of modelling that would pay better , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Ninety people are to lose their jobs at a bleach factory . |
| 12 | It 's just been announced that three hundred and thirty workers are to lose their jobs at an oil and gas extraction equipment factory . |
| 13 | It was an age in which all classes of society were expanding , in which men from every walk of life who enjoyed adventure and travel could find new opportunities as merchants to invest their talents at a large rate of interest . |
| 14 | They will need to sustain their effort at a much greater level in the replay , though — and you can be sure that Monaghan might have a couple more tricks up their sleeve . |
| 15 | The first is the way the Conservatives have been able to sustain their vote at a consistently high level . |
| 16 | The intention was to provide an incentive to owners to sell their land at a price which took account of the developer 's liability to pay the ( reduced ) charge . |
| 17 | Shareholders can protect themselves from hostile takeovers and leveraged buyouts by not agreeing to sell their shareholdings at a discount . |
| 18 | Like any woman , she was happy to be admired , but she was also determined to sell her wheat at a good price , and to do business with the other farmers like a man . |
| 19 | Renewed commitment to child welfare had the initial effect of inducing parents to desert their offspring at an even faster rate . |
| 20 | They were intended to provide a rapid procedure under which objectors would have no right to state their case at a public inquiry , and the commission was not required to disclose the purpose for which the land was needed . |
| 21 | The first and major thrust of the Act is the clause enabling council tenants to purchase their dwelling at a huge discount — not a new trend of either Labour or Conservative housing policy , but certainly it represent a greater encouragement to owner-occupation than ever before . |
| 22 | The most important of these will be specified in the Articles of Association , and may well oblige the manager to sell his shares at a price probably less than market value . |
| 23 | Some might wonder , ’ he grated , ‘ whether Blake will now be able to set his prices at a level low enough to undermine Lynx . |
| 24 | P.S. If you 're one of the big Money Prize Winners , you will be invited to receive your Cheque at an expenses-paid Prize Winners Champagne Reception ! |
| 25 | TO sell your timber at a loss to logging companies , who then earn millions from sawing it , makes no sense . |
| 26 | It was outlined in the Housing Act ( 1980 ) , which gave council tenants with three years ' residence the right to buy their properties at a substantial discount . |
| 27 | STARS & STRIPES became Stars & Gripes yesterday , as her crew made no attempt to conceal their disgust at an umpires ' decision which cost them their race against Bill Koch 's Kanza . |
| 28 | Both Lansdowne and Law opted to announce their resignation at a party meeting , which would revive the open warfare over tariffs that had existed before 1906 , and this would ensure the defeat of all the other party causes too . |
| 29 | What numbers must Pete set to fire his Scope at a TRAIN ? |
| 30 | But Sir Emmanuel was good in other ways and he used to buy our wool at a fair price . |