Example sentences of "[verb] at the [noun] of [verb] " 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 | Of course he 'd jump at the chance of wearing the most famous shirt in the Premier Division . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 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 | ‘ That I 'd jump at the chance of marrying you . |
| 6 | There were several youngsters in the chorus playing understudies who would jump at the chance of having a stab at Sonja . |
| 7 | After laughing at the idea of launching Forest Hills in Liverpool , Adidas let him have 500 pairs . |
| 8 | Hari felt a rush of disappointment , she had expected Lewis to jump at the chance of earning some money but it seemed he was reluctant to take her venture seriously . |
| 9 | Tempting as it may be for the harassed mother to jump at the chance of sending her three year old to playschool every morning , imagine the devastating effect this can have when it coincides with the arrival in the home of a brand new baby . |
| 10 | Nassim winced at the sound of breaking glass from the bathroom , but it was only the remaining splinters of the old stuff coming down . |
| 11 | A sense of alarm prompted her to knock again , more loudly , and this time the door was thrust open by an elegant though plainly dressed young woman who winced at the sound of breaking glass , coming from somewhere behind her . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , her heart sank at the thought of spending an evening with him in his present state of mind , and she was tempted to invent a sore throat in order to get out of it . |
| 13 | People will be interviewed at the time of taking a photograph and later after they have seen the results in order to ascertain just what they think they have ‘ captured ’ photographically . |
| 14 | For the first few months she trembled at the thought of performing an official engagement on her own . |
| 15 | Pip seymour looks at the range of drawing media available to today 's artists and shows the great variety of marks available to us when we draw |
| 16 | It also looks at the problems of mounting an anti- dumping action against a Communist country . |
| 17 | Chapter 11 considers appropriate procedures for conducting a reference and Chapter 12 looks at the means of enforcing experts ' decisions . |
| 18 | She examines the connection between the curriculum and the deviance of boy and girl pupils and looks at the possibilities of combating sexist curricula . |
| 19 | I have a hunch that true life starts at the point of recognizing our failure . |
| 20 | What the results from these single channel techniques demonstrate , that is the patch clamp or the bilayer techniques , what these results demonstrate is that the factors enhancing macroscopic channel currents invariably act at the level of gating . |
| 21 | So , if your man baulks at the idea of trailing around the shops , then this is the competition for you and him . |
| 22 | October opened auspiciously with Everards looking at the possibility of setting up a brewery in the Falklands . |
| 23 | He revealed : ‘ We are seriously looking at the possibility of taking over Network 2 for the World Cup . |
| 24 | But C&P 's Hexaplas technology service department had been looking at the possibility of recycling flexible PVC . |
| 25 | With entries up 20 per cent , the organisers are looking at the possibility of using an additional hall for the event . |
| 26 | The use of the layby , however , gave concern and councillors suggested looking at the possibility of filling in the laybys along Trinity Hill to prevent further incidents . |
| 27 | ‘ County Durham 's constabulary has been increased since 1979 and the Home Office is still looking at the possibility of reallocating some of the 1,000 extra posts to the county , ’ he said . |
| 28 | They even contacted local cinemas to ask about their used seating — looking at the possibility of donating surplus seats to the school . |
| 29 | Exchange visits between company and school have kept the project going and Courtaulds is now looking at the possibility of helping them design a fibre spinning rig . |
| 30 | The charity Sustrans has produced a feasibility report looking at the possibility of linking existing railway paths in West Cumbria and Country Durham via a network of minor roads , bridleways and disused railway tracks . |