Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] at [noun pl] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the economic front Alia 's proposals included encouraging initiative in enterprises and curtailing the role of central planning bodies ; paying bonuses to workers exceeding production targets ; allowing agricultural workers to sell surpluses at prices not fixed by the state ; curtailing artificial price fixing , by means of state subsidies , for all but essential goods ; and allowing people to build their own homes . |
| 2 | Local authorities do have the power to subsidise services at times when the provision of a service might not be a commercial proposition . |
| 3 | Candidates seeking to sit examinations at centres overseas should make arrangements via the correspondence college . |
| 4 | Or intermediaries may be prepared to offer deals at times when other firms are unable to do so , taking the risk of putting a deal on their own books . |
| 5 | Police have been conducting house to house enquiries at homes nearby . |
| 6 | Pensioners were allowed to exchange notes at banks up to the value of their monthly pension or a maximum Rbs200 ( depending on which was the larger sum ) . |
| 7 | For example , The Economist ( 1987 ) noted that " banks lose money in the eurobond market because it is the most competitive capital market … compete to underwrite bonds at rates so cheap they can only be sold at a loss , often exceeding fees ( 1 ⅞%); ng … some institutions subsidise borrowers by providing money at below market rates … |
| 8 | It reminded her of the river bank where Pa and the boys went to cut rushes at weekends so that Ma and Billy could work all week . |