Example sentences of "of [noun] [to-vb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second phase will involve more detailed case study work with a small number of authorities to look at techniques in practice . |
| 2 | And I will also give you a good deal of freedom to look at the sea . ’ |
| 3 | As it melted , the fuel 's chemical reaction with the surrounding water also caused a bubble of hydrogen to form at the top of the reactor vessel . |
| 4 | Given that conditions had changed greatly in forty years , and that ‘ the right to know ’ had in every walk of life assumed paramount importance , it seemed nevertheless unrealistic — even allowing for the vastly different scale of the conflict — for relatives of servicemen to protest at lack of information over but a few days or even hours . |
| 5 | The object of the reaching exercise is of course to arrive at Stavrogin . |
| 6 | However conditions seemed promising in the morning and we set off with lunch packs in our bags and hope in our hearts ! on the two-hour boat run there are always lots of birds to look at , and soon after we left ‘ the narrows ’ of the harbour entrance we were aware of black-browed albatrosses . |
| 7 | He was bound in the sum of £40 to appear at the Michaelmas Quarter Sessions in Kendal , the banker Christopher Wilson standing surety for him , for £30 . |
| 8 | But now the club have found that on applying for renewal of permission to play at the same venue next season , the pitch has already been allocated . |
| 9 | Given basic ability , equality of opportunity to borrow at the market rate of interest to invest in your human capital so as to secure a future return makes observed income inequality a matter of individual choice . |
| 10 | Resolved , That this House , believing it is in Britain 's interests to continue to be at the heart of the European Community and able to shape its future and that of Europe as a whole , endorses the constructive negotiating approach adopted by Her Majesty 's Government in the Inter-Governmental Conferences on Economic and Monetary Union and on Political Union ; and urges them to work for an agreement at the forthcoming European Council at Maastricht which avoids the development of a federal Europe , enables this country to exert the greatest influence on the economic evolution of the Community while preserving the right of Parliament to decide at a future date whether to adopt a single currency , on issues of Community competence concentrates the development of action on those issues which can not be handled more effectively at national level and , in particular , avoids intrusive Community measures in social areas which are matters for national decision , devlops a European security policy compatible with NATO and co-operation in foreign policy which safeguards this country 's national interests , increases the accountability of the Commission , enhances the rule of law in the Community including improved implementation , enforcement and compliance with Community legislation , improves co-operation between European governments in the fight against drugs , terrorism and cross-border crime , and through these policies secures the long-term interests of the United Kingdom . |
| 11 | The motion , eventually approved by a clear majority of 101 votes , declared that it was " in Britain 's interests to be at the heart of the European Community " but called on the UK government at Maastricht to pursue a policy which would avoid " the development of a federal Europe " and enable it " to exert the greatest influence on the economic evolution of the community while preserving the right of parliament to decide at a future date whether to adopt a single currency " . |
| 12 | ‘ By his own admission , Gordon was not in the right frame of mind to play at Norwich . |
| 13 | Duisberg and Frankfurt were visited towards the end of June and then , after 33 sorties , I was posted " tour expired " to Kinloss in the bonnie land of Moray to instruct at No 19 OTU . |
| 14 | The main reason for the rapid growth in homelessness is a shortage of homes to let at rents which the poorer sections of the population can afford . |
| 15 | Sterling also rallied from a low of $1.4767 to close at $1.4825 , two thirds of a cent lower on the day . |
| 16 | When he announced he would retire from the game at the end of Biarritz 's run in the Championship it was the signal for scores of journalists to gather at each match to report on his ‘ funeral ’ … but we kept postponing it ’ . |
| 17 | Differences between the three main systems in use mainly concern punctuation , use of parentheses and the order of elements which must be cited ; but while these may seem small discrepancies , it is one part of the process of research to assess at some point the different conventions governing the listing and presentation of sources , and to present work accurately according to whatever set of conventions you are following . |
| 18 | the availability of opportunities to study at a broad range of levels , of course lengths and of modes ( part-time , full-time or mixed ) ; |
| 19 | The readiness of Scots to migrate at this period has prompted suggestions that there were forces inherent in Scottish society which encouraged high levels of mobility and a propensity to migrate , but this has yet to be shown . |
| 20 | Inevitably this assault had to mean trouble for some of their own folk , since they must drive through the outer ring of Scots to get at the enemy — the cost which had caused Ramsay momentarily to hesitate . |
| 21 | I began 1982 with a series of visits to look at the issues which were facing the health service . |
| 22 | It is the task in front of humanity to arrive at a definition for all controversial acts and to set a value on them ; acts decided as ‘ good ’ contributing to the Godhead , acts decided as ‘ evil ’ detracting there from , and acts of an innocuous nature as ‘ neutral ’ — , and having no effect . |
| 23 | The rally , at the City Halls , Glasgow , will be attended by civil servants from the West of Scotland to protest at the Government 's market testing ( or privatisation ) programme . |
| 24 | WHEN a headless body dramatically floated from the West of England to descend at Clapham by London amid a throng of witnesses and a pair of Cardinals , it was no miracle , no ghostly occurrence . |
| 25 | Members wished the annual Days of Recollection to continue at Madonna House and arrangement of suitable dates will be made with the Community . |
| 26 | There is still a lot of work to do at the Training Centre . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ There is a lot of work to do at Selhurst Park and I would like to be around to do it . |
| 28 | The first prizewinner will also receive £250 worth of vouchers to spend at a range of top high-street stores ; the 12 second prizewinners get £80 worth of vouchers . |
| 29 | Her own afforded her nothing but a transient thrill , but mine supplied another dose of semen to chuck at the uterine wall where , sooner or later , she reckoned , some of it must stick . |
| 30 | Since the discourse analyst , like the hearer , has no direct access to a speaker 's intended meaning in producing an utterance , he often has to rely on a process of inference to arrive at an interpretation for utterances or for the connections between utterances . |