Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [to-vb] at [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A user interface reportedly allows a developer to intervene at any stage in the translation . |
| 2 | ‘ You 're both a delight to watch at that , ’ Julia went on . |
| 3 | Listen , listen so you may have a right to defend at any cost which you think is privileged society the fact of the matter is people out there I received twenty seven letters in support against the fox hunting I did not receive a single letter asking me to support the fox hunting . |
| 4 | He could only guess that the mood was one of retrenchment and retreat , with a desire to preserve at all costs a ‘ rather narrow , English concept of academic excellence ’ . |
| 5 | 's headed er ball down , just inside the penalty area on the right hand side was picked up by , skipped past a defender , used the ball well , picked out , the Pisa defence was n't in position , was and a r really fierce shot into the roof of the net and did n't have a chance to save at all and had got the important early breakthrough . |
| 6 | This gives you a chance to arrive at some horrible , eye-torturing combinations , like plaid for the font and stripes for the background . |
| 7 | He might die before he had a chance to speak at all . |
| 8 | Okay so has anybody had a chance to look at some of the things er |
| 9 | Right has everyone had a chance to look at some stuff since last time ? |
| 10 | Okay Sally-Ann , have you had a chance to look at some of the things which we 're gon na do today as well ? |
| 11 | And I think this one is better for several reasons , I think you can quite clearly see now once you 've had a chance to look at this , the other one we saw , we , we eliminated this boat , we eliminate that post and this boat , or rather we just have this post and the sea beyond . |
| 12 | ‘ Do you think it would be sensible for a woman to go at that time of night into the house of an unmarried man ? ’ she asked . |
| 13 | In summary , the corporate planning department has a contribution to make at both levels of strategic-issue discussions . |
| 14 | Having examined the characteristics of mental disorder and the various structural and organizational problems which must be overcome , we are now in a position to look at some of the proposed solutions . |
| 15 | Yes , er er I mean I agree with you Chairman entirely , I mean the arguments have been made before and I will just say them again , that I think the District Council are quite remiss er in asking for this sum of money , particularly in view of the reason that the , the , the field is there , which is for the recreation of the people who live in the estate , and the back end of Southwell , and it always has been , er and that is a responsibility that has been taken on by this Parish Council , and if , if , if they feel that they , they wish to persist in asking an unreasonable price , and let's face it , the District Council is in a position to look at this situation and say , the Parish Council is doing an excellent job , we will sell them this land for a figure that they can afford . |