Example sentences of "[to-vb] at [art] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You see , he was exceptionally nice and he used to lecture at the colleges and er he was a real , very nice gentleman and er and so he , of course he , he , he took his drink across to the table with him and sometimes I took it for him it just depend and he , he wrote this book and er I forget now , perhaps you would like to read and see what he says |
| 2 | She lifted her arm to catch at a branch and , as she held it down , rainwater fell on her face her eyes were shut ; it was as if she was drinking the scent of lilac . |
| 3 | There were so many mourners at the funeral that some had to stand at the back and listen to the service relayed by loudspeakers . |
| 4 | Cranston stood up and linked his arm through Athelstan 's as they went out to stand at the door whilst the ostler saddled their horses . |
| 5 | And to stand at the ford as long as humanly possible , denying the Northumbrians the crossing until they were forced to give way . |
| 6 | So that 's that 's the way to use that is not to talk to it but to have a silence while you 're writing er and then to stand at the side while you making the points that are that are associated with what you 've written up . |
| 7 | And ever since the birds have been coming to overwinter at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge . |
| 8 | The labour force is becoming more like the military with the use of a limited age range and the screening out of anyone with any kind of disability who might not be able to work at a pace and with the flexibility and precision which will maintain the return on the very large capital investment . |
| 9 | Well to work at the weekend as well |
| 10 | Since older miners were usually no longer fit to work at the coal-face and did less well-remunerated jobs on or near the surface , this meant that in old age — if they reached it — their pensions were to be a calculated on the basis of their more poorly paid years at work ! |
| 11 | I intercepted Edouard on his way to work at the hotel and got the truth out of him . |
| 12 | The meeting urged cadres to work at the frontline as " vanguard models " to demonstrate the " strong leadership provided by the superior socialist system " in triumphing over natural disasters . |
| 13 | It is a good idea to know at the outset whether the members of the critical mass will be willing and able to respond appropriately to the change ; then , if it is determined that certain members are unwilling or unable , that situation can be planned for and dealt with . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , clauses 9.1 and 9.2 are dangerous as a tenant will prefer to know at the outset whether any defects affect the premises and the tenant 's solicitor should amend them as follows : |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He did not want to appear at a loss or to let his followers down . |
| 17 | The petitioning creditor must prepare for the hearing a list of all those creditors who have given notice of their intention to appear at the hearing and hand it in at the hearing(r6.24) . |
| 18 | I would have to guess at the others because I did n't do erm sums on the other ones it was only on the last play but if it 's on the same sort of erm proportions , then I would say somewhere around thirty percent of the audience are concessions . |
| 19 | It is hardly fair to expect a widow , for instance , to sell at a discount because you ca n't find the cash to meet a fair valuation . |
| 20 | And perhaps she might agree to allow the circle to make some fine ones in lawn to sell at the bazaar and I could do some white Swiss eyelet embroidery on them . |
| 21 | Calvin Mark Lee , from his new record company , donated posters for us to sell at the festival and he was extremely rude to Calvin , which is very strange when you think of the lyrics to ‘ Memory Of A Free Festival ’ which he wrote after the event : ‘ I kissed a lot of people that day ’ . |
| 22 | The duties of the deacon were specified as ‘ to administer baptism solemnly , to be custodian and dispenser of the Eucharist , to assist at and bless marriages in the name of the Church , to bring viaticum to the dying , to read the Sacred Scriptures to the faithful , to instruct and exhort the people , to preside at the worship and prayer of the faithful , to administer Sacramentals , and to officiate at funeral and burial services ’ . |
| 23 | Optional cording sets with overlap arm are available which enable the curtains to overlap at the centre when closed . |
| 24 | It is perhaps as well to remember at the outset that the main injury in this particular case was a hip injury which , if it had occurred to a younger man , would have produced an arthrodesis operation . |
| 25 | ( At one conference delegates were told to talk at the floor because Special Branch had hi-tech microphones trained on the windows to catch the sound-waves . ) |
| 26 | But gluRs fail to localize at the NMJ and , by 16h AEL , the EJC at the innervated junction is 10-fold greater than the uninnervated site . |
| 27 | ‘ It ca n't be that time , ’ she said , bounding up , only to clutch at the table as her head started up again . |
| 28 | You might find you 've one too many problems to handle at the moment and a final hassle or irritation will be the straw that breaks the camel 's back . |
| 29 | We searched for kilometres — it seemed — to find a crossing point , eventually reaching a lake and being forced to cross at a place that was nowhere near as good as a dozen we had passed and dismissed as unsuitable . |
| 30 | He continued to stare at the ground as she added , ‘ I 'm just wondering who might have had a motive for killing him . ’ |