Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] at a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The airlines , facing their fourth successive year in the red , are urging the EC to drop plans to lower maximum noise levels and nitrogen oxide emissions , arguing that they could increase operating costs , reduce the resale value of operators ' fleets and put them at a competitive disadvantage to international rivals . |
| 2 | My best friends , Ada , Nora and Nives , all had bicycles , which put me at a serious disadvantage . |
| 3 | unless they 're going to let , unless people are going to buy them and let them at a reasonable rent to people |
| 4 | The Peacock Committee was convinced that it was no longer possible to recommend ‘ no change ’ to either the licence fee system or the funding structure of broadcasting as a whole ; the differences between the two sources of revenue would create recurring crises for the BBC and put it at a competitive disadvantage compared to the ITV structure . |
| 5 | With a wide smile , one of the waitresses came to collect her , and seat her at a small table in the window . |
| 6 | she goes to part-time so they get it at a reduced rate . |
| 7 | on a , on how I find you at a particular time . |
| 8 | Well , my stars say if you find yourself at a low ebb this weekend do n't worry . |
| 9 | Has the Prime Minister seen the prospectus from Pathfinders Repossessions plc , which is a company which proposes to buy repossessed homes at auction and then flog them off or rent them at a huge profit ? |
| 10 | Moreover , such texts are the more dangerous in that they affect us at a subconscious level . |
| 11 | Unless we study villages , hamlets and farmsteads as dynamic , changing , developing entities , we will miss the significance of the form and function of them when we see them at a particular date . |
| 12 | It remains only for you to locate one and buy it at a reasonable price . |