Example sentences of "but [to-vb] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not to pass examinations and qualify for better wages , not to raise themselves into a higher social class — though these are respectable ambitions and no doubt many of those early students felt them — but to get at knowledge for its own sake because without it their existence would be less worth to them , that the working classes demanded education and got it . |
| 2 | And yet if you want properly to hear a Prom there is often little alternative but to stay at home with the radio transmission , so wretched are the acoustics in large areas of the Royal Albert Hall . |
| 3 | So I decided not to go to the Literary Club but to stay at home . |
| 4 | The Anonimalle Chronicle states that the Kentish rebels commanded those living within 12 leagues of the sea not to accompany the rebel army , but to stay at home to keep the coast free from enemies ( 11 , pp.126–7 , 330–1 ) . |
| 5 | When children are unable to find work they may have no option but to stay at home . |