Example sentences of "[to-vb] at [art] [adj] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The money supply , measured by a broad definition , should only be allowed to increase at a stable and gradual rate , in line with the growth of the economy 's productive capacity . |
| 2 | If they made the bead taste bitter , by dipping it in alcohol , or quinine , or the pungent methylanthranilate , then the chick would peck once , show disgust by shaking its head vigorously and wiping its beak on the floor of its pen , and then back away , refusing to peck at a similar but dry bead offered any time from a few seconds to a few days subsequently . |
| 3 | His manager , Simon , who was also Cyril 's elder brother , had persuaded him to lower his sights — or rather to aim at a different and better target . |
| 4 | These would take place on a series of Sundays , for instance , or as a block of evening classes , and cater for all levels of ability from foundation and introductory courses to advanced tuition , allowing students to progress at a steady and consistent rate . |
| 5 | In this chapter we use the LFS to look at the industrial and occupational distribution of temporary working . |
| 6 | Before taking the idea that British black English users are second language learners of Patois any further , we need to look at the social and linguistic conditions in which Patois exists among second-generation Caribbeans in Britain . |
| 7 | He was imprisoned up there , beneath the lead roof , ’ Lucenzo said , pulling her close , his head against hers as she craned her neck to look at the pink and white Doges ' Palace . |
| 8 | When I was foolish enough to laugh at a preposterous and provocative statement made by Mr Dinsdale — who had surely modelled himself on Dickens 's character Mr Bounderby — he gave me a withering look and asked sarcastically : ‘ Is this a reason to laugh ? ’ |
| 9 | It is clear that computer designers need the chemists ' understanding of the physical and chemical properties of silicon and the III-Vs and the rules under which they seem to operate at the atomic and molecular levels . |