Example sentences of "[vb infin] at the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is either voltage or ligands , in the cases respectively of voltage activated channels or ligand activated channels , both of those factors will act at the level of gating . |
| 2 | In a quantum theory of gravity , as we saw in the last chapter , in order to specify the state of the universe one would still have to say how the possible histories of the universe would behave at the boundary of space-time in the past . |
| 3 | Suppose that the increase in the money supply is announced in time to be included in that agents fully believe the central bank , and that the central bank behaves in period t in the way that it announced it would behave at the end of t - 1 . |
| 4 | Who would n't jump at the chance of spending a free six months in the Southern Hemisphere , flights paid , car provided and all for a few afternoons coaching ? |
| 5 | I assumed McIllvanney had sent a message to Massachusetts asking Sammy to telephone as soon as he reached port , and I was certain that Sammy would jump at the chance of three months ' extra salary , and if he did then Ellen and Thessy would similarly earn their small fortunes . |
| 6 | Sammy Meredith will jump at the chance of three months ’ work . |
| 7 | Of course he 'd jump at the chance of wearing the most famous shirt in the Premier Division . |
| 8 | She did not add , He would jump at the chance of someone filling that post , so that he would n't be asked to take the children off Rose 's hands until she is once more fixed up with someone who could manage her unruly crowd , as well as herself and the house . |
| 9 | I would certainly jump at the chance of a career in football . |
| 10 | ‘ I mean , here you are , carrying around a box full of gold , do n't you think anyone in their right minds would jump at the chance of pinching it ? ’ |
| 11 | I should think they 'd jump at the chance of some pocket money . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I would jump at the chance of a move because it would be big step in my own career at 20 , and a financial boost for Bangor . |
| 13 | ‘ That I 'd jump at the chance of marrying you . |
| 14 | There were several youngsters in the chorus playing understudies who would jump at the chance of having a stab at Sonja . |
| 15 | They would assume , as I had until this last holiday , that Margaret was a widow from lack of opportunity , not choice , and must surely jump at the prospect of Red as a husband . |
| 16 | How else would the dreamer know at the beginning of the dream ( as he or she always does ) that something horrific was going to happen ? |
| 17 | They did not know at the beginning of the week how much they would bring home at the end . |
| 18 | yes , but they do know , le let's go back a bit further , but they do know at the beginning of the world most of it is water |
| 19 | The court , in deciding that W was not guilty , said that a supplier of goods does not commit an offence under section 1 if he does not know at the time of supply or offer to supply that the trade description was applied to the goods . |
| 20 | Please let us know at the time of booking if you would like us to make a hotel reservation on your behalf . |
| 21 | The three sales office personnel will be able to let a customer know at the touch of a key exactly what is the pack size , price and availability of the product required . |
| 22 | If I if I do n't know the answer I 'll find out in the interim period and let you know at the end of the session . |
| 23 | Oh right , so let me know at the end of the week . |
| 24 | How do we know at the end of six months whether they are performing well or not . |
| 25 | But they 're so long winded erm you know , you you might sort of you might win at the end of the day , but the blues party will have stopped six months ago . |
| 26 | In an indefinitely long game , the important point is that we can both win at the expense of the banker , rather than at the expense of one another . |
| 27 | See how , sometimes , the largest fish will hover at the tail-end of the shoal , while his tasters — or so it seems — accept almost every likely-looking morsel , only to leave some morsels alone as though there was something special about them , and fit only for the King . |
| 28 | Something made me linger at the bottom of the grand staircase , near the bust of Unamuno , pretending to read some notices about student societies . |
| 29 | The new ideas may also help with the formulation of a more precise definition of turbulence , as we shall discuss at the end of the next section . |
| 30 | Most notably , ensuring that a few do not profit at the expense of the many and limiting foreign control of the economy are important concerns in Hungary , and will no doubt influence the law . |