Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] at this " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Normally we do n't like people to see them at this stage . |
| 2 | Now , five years later , the battles are won ( significant skirmishes remain , but it would be unwise and ungenerous to detail them at this point ) . |
| 3 | Surely no one would need to consult him at this hour ? |
| 4 | How nice to see you at this kind of gathering . |
| 5 | If there has genuinely been no opportunity for the candidate to find out about practical matters of pay and conditions in advance then it is sensible to discuss them at this stage , and you should have all the necessary details ready . |
| 6 | In all your efforts to help her at this crucial time the most important thing to remember is to try to reduce her anxiety by being as relaxed and quietly optimistic about her future as you can , and to restrain her from making any major decisions hastily , regarding such matters as the disposal of property or moving house , as she may regret this later on when she is feeling less depressed . |
| 7 | Can I say that we are now organising quite tightly the business of street collections , and I think if committee are minded to reduce the number of collections that we allow , we should decide that before we come to this meeting , because I think it 's very difficult in practical terms to do it at this stage , and therefore I would suggest that we do agree twenty-one , not withstanding what Graham said , we can take on board some of what he said , and maybe the month before we are asked to take this decision , we have an item on the agenda where we discuss the principle before we get down to the practicalities . |
| 8 | I am very , very relieved and obviously taking advice on the next steps because naturally I am not going to leave it at this . ’ |
| 9 | But Mr Reynolds declared : ‘ Our first priority is to get all parties around the table , and we would not want to do anything at this stage that might hinder the process . |
| 10 | Its owner , Okan Guney , has been trying to breed them at this home in Kidlington for two years . |
| 11 | Now they may have their own reasons for that and it may be difficult for them to send someone at this precise moment , but I do n't think that they 're necessarily geared up to dealing with the sorts of things that you want them to deal with . |
| 12 | As her parting shot she told me never to phone her at this time of the night again . |
| 13 | She could not imagine who might want to see her at this time on a Saturday morning . |
| 14 | whom he could trust , and he needed my youth to support him at this difficult time and so , like a fool , I had believed him and flown |
| 15 | If you want to settle them at this meeting . |
| 16 | First off , its a little premature to judge them at this stage . |
| 17 | Dundee boss Simon Stainrod said : ‘ We are negotiating with a club to sell Leighton but I do n't want to mention them at this stage . ’ |
| 18 | Sorry to wake you at this hour but we 've had a host of tasks during the night . |
| 19 | But they all counted as pieces on the diplomatic chessboard and enjoyed some sort of self-government ; it is convenient to regard them at this point as comparable entities . |
| 20 | Very difficult to quantify them at this stage but certainly it 's it 's my advice that er there will be distinct improvements in the environment . |
| 21 | there have been some fairly er minor alterations to the procedures concerning contract admin wallets er and the various client reports , er but Hugh did ask me to raise them at this meeting , er to remind people of the need to er complete client reports . |
| 22 | I was just beginning to enjoy myself at this dance , when up came Section Officer Hutchcroft , the junior Waaf Officer , the light of battle in her eyes . |
| 23 | I knew there was n't any point in asking him to return them at this stage . |
| 24 | There is little the High Elves can do to stop them at this point . |
| 25 | Finally it is appropriate to say something at this point about the fact , discussed in detail in Chapter 2 , that habituation does not show context dependence . |
| 26 | Mr , do you want to say anything at this stage ? |
| 27 | ‘ He would n't have to tell them at this time of night . |
| 28 | ‘ I know , ’ said Henry , ‘ and I am sorry to bother you at this time of night but my client has given me to understand that this is when you would be available . |
| 29 | I 'm sorry to bother you at this time of night . |
| 30 | ‘ Nobody needs to tell anyone at this club how important our next two home games are . |