Example sentences of "[vb infin] at the [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before we consider how these ideologies affected attitudes to death , we must glance at the social and economic changes that provided the context within which they operated . |
| 2 | But McGrath , who has had eight operations on his knees , revealed this could be his swansong , saying : ‘ I will decide at the end of the season , but I 'd rather quit at the top than drop down to a lower level , and the knees cause me a lot of pain . |
| 3 | The ex-Manchester United star admitted : ‘ I 'd rather quit at the top than drop to a lower level . |
| 4 | Does the spider begin in the centre and move outwards down the spiral , or does it begin at the outside and work inwards ? |
| 5 | Mr. Walker : Tourism is of incredible importance to Wales in bringing in people who will look at the commercial and industrial prospects of Wales and , of course , in providing jobs and opportunities in rural and coastal areas . |
| 6 | It is a salutary exercise to turn around and look at the Fifties and the Cold War from the East instead of the West . |
| 7 | You 've got ta look at the same as . |
| 8 | Marcellus ' defence was that he had taught the ignorant to respect and wonder at the beautiful and marvellous works of Greece ( Marc . 21 ) . |
| 9 | After a poor start , at the 10th , where he missed for his three from a mere 18ins , he did not let the birdies escape at the 11th and 12th . |
| 10 | The charges can not leave the wire so they will accumulate at the outer and inner surface of the ring until a radial electric field is produced that will cancel the force due to the magnetic field . |