Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A large number wish to continue working as long as they are fit and do not want to retire at the state pension age . |
| 2 | ‘ There is no definite plan … if you were going to , you would want to go at the top , and we are still growing . ’ |
| 3 | 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 : |
| 4 | He did not want to appear at a loss or to let his followers down . |
| 5 | You 'll find specimens of most of the kind of letters you will need to write at every stage of a simple conveyancing matter in Appendix II . |
| 6 | But mostly he did not need to talk at a bunfight , people came up and talked to him , and he would nod his head and smile benevolently and say happily , Yes , Yes , Yes . |
| 7 | Such movements , however , do not necessarily and simply entail the substitution of a smaller conjugally-based family for a traditional extended family ; rather it would appear that at these times kin may take on a new significance , and that we may need to look at a network of relationships much wider than the conjugal family . |
| 8 | We really do need to look at the Bill |
| 9 | ‘ If such plans develop , we will need to look at the company 's existing share structure and a 1-for-1 capitalisation issue would seem appropriate . ’ |
| 10 | It was also suggested that theologians may need to look at the theology of play in order to gain a more positive understanding of the entertainment role of the media . |
| 11 | I mean you 'd need to look at the touring schedules and things |
| 12 | I do n't even need to look at the drawing for this |
| 13 | I think you 'd really have to you 'd probably need to look at the booklet and then speak to erm one of the Prudential people about you know the amount of time you were considering paying contributions and the probably just weigh up the benefits of of each scheme . |
| 14 | I could n't wait to finish at the studio that day so I could slip down the record shop to pick up a copy , and several months later I still have n't stopped playing it . |
| 15 | Police believe she will need to stay at the hospital for at least another week . |
| 16 | There had been concern that ETA might seek to strike at the Expo 92 Universal Exhibition in Seville , held from April 20 to Oct. 12 , or at the Olympic Games in Barcelona ( July 25-Aug. 9 ) . |
| 17 | They 're very upset and do n't want to talk at the moment . |
| 18 | It was rather a small one and it did n't appear to matter at the time . ’ |
| 19 | I did n't choose to work at the complex . |
| 20 | What kind of formal marks , if any , would we expect to find at the beginning of a new paragraph ? |
| 21 | Mark Benson won the toss for Kent and , as is customary these days , put Hampshire in But 11 o'clock on a July morning is very different from 10.30am in September and , while it was cloudy , there was nothing like the assistance the bowlers will expect to find at the start of the NatWest Trophy final later in the year . |
| 22 | If you started from the insect , and jumped like a demented flea half a trillion times , you could expect to arrive at the fox once . |
| 23 | This year , I have been having a series of informal discussions with Church leaders , the voluntary sector , leading members of the police , probation and prison services , magistrates and others to consider what we can do to get at the roots of criminality . |
| 24 | the assisted areas do not appear to operate at a disadvantage . |
| 25 | mm you bring your book cos you do n't think to look at the card |
| 26 | ‘ Why do you want to look at the gibbons ? ’ |
| 27 | Having spent the whole day listening to the contenders , I did not want to look at the list — I felt certain that my name would not appear . |
| 28 | In this piece she starts very near , so near she makes us want to vomit at the sight of the caterpillar , and then she slowly moves away , gaining emotional balance as she gains physical distance . |
| 29 | Less easy as it goes along , so we 've got , start by saying loaf of , what do you want to buy at the moment ? |
| 30 | When the Archimandrite suggested that the two ladies might like to lodge at the monastery that night , she was briefly dismissive ; when he pressed his offer of hospitality further , she was brusque . |