Example sentences of "a [noun] [adj] [to-vb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm just finding levity a bit hard to take at the moment . ’ |
| 2 | Dr Penry Vaughan 's brooding Celtic moods were a bit hard to take at times , to say the least . |
| 3 | The first company to build a computer able to perform at 100 million Flops per second ( 100 megaFlops ) , was Cray Research in 1975 . |
| 4 | Mr Miller said security around all Northwest 's flights had been increased but there was no intention of cancelling Flight 51 , a DC-1O due to arrive at Roissy airport from Detroit at 6.40am today . |
| 5 | This decree vested all powers in the SLORC , and required that a new constitution be drawn up ( by the SLORC ) and submitted to a referendum before the transfer to a civilian government — a process likely to take at least two years . |
| 6 | Brilliantly designed , very realistic and , despite being a tad tricky to master at first , incredibly playable . |
| 7 | The grief can be displaced and a man unable to cry at his father 's funeral may find himself crying for days three months later when his spaniel dies . |
| 8 | Fabia felt it might be a touch cruel to laugh at him again but , feeling certain he would run a mile if she took him seriously , she was a little nonplussed about how to answer him . |
| 9 | She found it strange and a trifle exciting to sit at the cafe tables , and watch Wehrmacht , Luftwaffe and Nazi naval personnel walking in the leafy boulevards . |
| 10 | On Saturday , Athletics Canada chairman , Brian Langley , said it was unlikely officials would drop two healthy sprinters who had met the 60m standard in favour of an athlete unable to run at the qualifying meet due to injury . |
| 11 | It should also be noted that in determining the amount of income available up to the end of any year one looks at the aggregate amount of the income arising under the settlement in that year and in any previous year which has not been distributed and one deducts an amount equal to tax at the rate applicable to trusts on the aggregate amount of income , arising under the settlement in the year of payment and any previous year , which has not been distributed . |
| 12 | For example , a broker might know that one market maker has a strong demand for CDs of six month maturity , but can only find an issuer willing to issue at three months . |