Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] at an " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most complete ( fig. 45 ) is a charming picture of a family going to sacrifice at an altar . |
| 2 | THERE 'S been a revolution in media over the last few years and it 's going to continue at an ever-increasing pace for sometime to come . |
| 3 | Using a proper name for a subject search may be easier for the user than attempting to guess at an appropriate subject heading , particularly if the object is to extract a class number to pursue subject searching at the shelves . |
| 4 | We also going to identify at an early stage the financial resources that will be in next year in order to meet our obligation with identifying worthwhile all the time and then by a course of are reserved er to , to support |
| 5 | indeed , was beginning to increase at an alarming rate — the resources to meet the challenge were simply not to hand . |
| 6 | I thus set about preparing for the days ahead as , I imagine , a general might prepare for a battle : I devised with utmost care a special staff plan anticipating all sorts of eventualities ; I analysed where our weakest points lay and set about making contingency plans to fall back upon in the event of these points giving way ; I even gave the staff a military-style ‘ pep-talk ’ , impressing upon them that , for all their having to work at an exhausting rate , they could feel great pride in discharging their duties over the days that lay ahead . |
| 7 | For instance , when trying to arrive at an understanding of the Earth in space , children discussed some of the following , statements in groups . |