Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | A system where the user presses a series of buttons without thought and gets exactly what he needs ( rather than what he at that stage thinks he wants ) is efficient but not entirely educational , any more than one so difficult that the user could only throw himself at the mercy of the person sitting at the reader 's adviser desk . |
| 32 | He should throw himself at the Doctor 's back , grapple with him , break the machinery at which he was working . |
| 33 | Wan na watch them at the moment . |
| 34 | In fact I 'm sure they 'll beat them at the Manor and go through to the next round where hopefully we can probably play one of the big teams like — Oh , Manchester United , Newcastle or probably — Oh , I do n't know |
| 35 | It would be better to try and beat them at the bottom of the curve rather than when the South Africans were improving . |
| 36 | No you can do them at the front . |
| 37 | He could feel them at the small of his back , feel the scratch of the lavender garland which she still held . |
| 38 | and then they can expect them at the end of like x amount of time to be able to take over a department , then when it falls apart they 're gon na be the one to take it . |
| 39 | ‘ Our drivers can only negotiate them at a maximum of 15mph , ’ he said . |
| 40 | Should any new applicants emerge from the ‘ Physical ‘ 86 ’ and ‘ Healthier Living Show ’ , we will accommodate them at the Stockwell Training Day on Saturday 4th October 1986 and hope to filter out those prepared to make a firm commitment to the course . |
| 41 | He 'll sacrifice nothing at the expense of quality , knowing that the customer will sacrifice him instantly if the quality of his goods or services is poor . |
| 42 | He could picture himself at the court of King Louis , accepting the thanks of his grateful monarch . |
| 43 | Mr C Mrs D what does that show ya at a glance ? |
| 44 | ‘ In the meantime , I 'll expect you at the office on Monday morning . |
| 45 | I 'll expect you at the Presbytery in a few days with your donation . ’ |
| 46 | ‘ And I 've told you there is n't any more information I can give you at the moment . ’ |
| 47 | ‘ The car will collect you at the airport and then you will be brought to the Hacienda de Nieve . |
| 48 | If the object-glass of a refractor or the mirror of a reflector is of poor quality , the images will also be poor — and a bad telescope does not always betray itself at a glance . |
| 49 | The facilities table on page 10 will show you at a glance which Clubs offer a Club 16 . |
| 50 | I do n't have anything else that I could show you at the moment I 'm afraid . |
| 51 | Well Mrs Toad is having a sale in her shop + + she has laid out her caish + cash register + + an' a number of pots of tea + + it 's gon na be a special sale because + + so she has th' + a sign up saying + prices are slashed + so she hopes lots of customers will be coming along + to visit her + + while she ‘ s waiting for customers + she goes about setting out the rest of + of the shop + + for things in the sale + + an ’ she brings on + large cans of tin + of tea + + for + she can only carry one at a time + so she walks on with one and puts it on the counter + + |
| 52 | Well you know you could do one at the slip |
| 53 | As I hinted parenthetically following the quotation from Clark , it seems perverse for him to insist that we must choose one at the expense of the other . |
| 54 | Erm but we 'll do the questions together as a class and I would like you to just speak one at a time , otherwise it will all get blurry . |
| 55 | ‘ We are confident we can beat anybody at the moment , ’ said Cambridge coach John Wilson . |
| 56 | Now , I must welcome him at the door . |
| 57 | He said he was in contact with the Chief Constable of Warrington who told him that the Ball family would welcome him at the funeral , but only as a private individual . |
| 58 | ‘ I shall collect him at the end of the day . |
| 59 | We did n't watch it at the cinema . |
| 60 | You may not feel it at the moment because I 've blocked your mind from the pain . |