Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pos pn] [noun] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mike added : ‘ This is not a clampdown , but a concerted attempt by the Company to help employees tackle any alcohol-related problems they may have which affect their performance at work . |
| 2 | Why ca n't you make her stay at home like any decent wife and mother ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Such has been their success that a couple of the staff are taking evening classes to extend and improve their skills at cake decorating , ’ she added . |
| 4 | The sound of the trains she was sure would prevent her sleeping at night . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , such a post had its drawbacks : the prince could detain his musicians at will , and , on one occasion , Haydn was obliged to drop his patron a heavy hint — in the form of the ‘ Farewell ’ Symphony — that the court orchestra members had been kept away from their families in Vienna for too long . |
| 6 | It was quite a new idea over here , you did n't do your washing at home but brought it out to these machines , and the courteous manager greeted you and put in the soap powder for you , and had the clothes all ready for you when you came back , but was n't alas , as it turned out , much of a hand at doing the accounts . |
| 7 | Oh we 're gon na do our room at Easter time I think . |
| 8 | Can you find some practical ways of conciliation which will benefit your relationship at present ? |
| 9 | Okay , so you can improve your prowess at windsurfing . |
| 10 | If they had not abandoned you then you would not be here , you would not be wanting to run the width of the compound to drink the shit you would n't give your dog at home . |
| 11 | The army will also later fit Challenger with a thermal imager so that the commander and gunner can see their target at night . |
| 12 | Being fond of tapestry work , this was frustrating until her husband made her an adjustable frame so that she could work her tapestry at eye level . |
| 13 | If we know the yield on these securities , then we can calculate their price at issue by using the simple present value formula , . |
| 14 | Now if it 's tablets they 've taken we do n't do whatever Angie did years ago in , in Eastenders and , and then she 's walked up and down and given gallons of coffee , what you do is keep your casualty at rest , nil by mouth because you , if you give them any fluid whatsoever it 's going to dilate , dilute the tablets that are in the stomach , and once they 're diluted they 've gone into the system quicker , mm , so there 's nil by mouth , now if you 're going to get up and walk them up and down because come on you must walk up and down , what 's happening to this per these tablets ? |
| 15 | You must use your time at work effectively to meet ES business needs . |
| 16 | ‘ One word more — just one — and you 'll face my pistol at dawn ! ’ |
| 17 | But she 'd like to see him , to try and set her mind at rest . |
| 18 | The court recognised that the police officer 's description of TJ did not fit his appearance at court ; and there was a 17-month delay between the incident and the parade . |
| 19 | ‘ You need n't worry ; when I leave here you need never see me again , so that should set your conscience at rest . ’ |
| 20 | You may set your mind at rest . ’ |
| 21 | But let me set your mind at rest . |
| 22 | I 'd be a complete idiot if I thought that I could go through life and not bounce into the occasional person who did n't have my welfare at heart , and I 'm no idiot . |
| 23 | But I 've promised to go horse-riding , and I 'll try my hand at mini-golf . |
| 24 | And in those days most people did have their children at home , did n't they ? |
| 25 | In fact , we would encourage their use at traffic lights to catch red light jumpers , outside schools for excessive speed and for other such criminal acts of stupidity . |
| 26 | If those companies can not sell their products at home , and if the Government do not encourage them at home , people abroad will not be encouraged to buy them either . |
| 27 | Some babies will take their milk at room temperature , but many prefer it if it 's warmed up . |
| 28 | They 'd have his balls at Century for it . |
| 29 | Well dad does n't read his newspaper at breakfast . |
| 30 | However , if you happen to be in a situation where you are out for lunch , then you can happily have your dessert at lunch-time instead of that evening . |