Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They want management to trust them at a distance . |
| 2 | You want to get to know me at a rate |
| 3 | He told the reporter , who was driven blindfold to meet him at a secret location , that gangsters doused one of his two sons with petrol and threatened to kill them both if he did not co-operate in the theft . |
| 4 | Georgiades had asked Owen to meet him at a donkey-vous beside the Ezbekiya Gardens . |
| 5 | How could he do this to her — forever turning up when he was least expected and always managing to catch her at a disadvantage ? |
| 6 | So impressed was I that I took Hellen to meet her at a later performance the same week . |
| 7 | Any chariot may have an additional giant wolf to pull it at a cost of +4 points . |
| 8 | The alleged assaults happened when two officers went to arrest him at a house in Cathcart Road in London . |
| 9 | What happens to their income support , do they still continue to receive it at a reduced rate ? |
| 10 | Every time I lifted it to aim it at a target living or not — this moment would be at the back of my mind . |
| 11 | ‘ The money we 'll get for the house , if we 're lucky enough to sell it at a good price , will just about pay the bills . ’ |
| 12 | It is much better to attempt to prevent fears arising , rather than having to rectify them at a later stage . |
| 13 | We regret having to disturb you at a time when you are busy , but the matter is important . ’ |
| 14 | All she might do is offer to do it at a lower rate , in which case , |
| 15 | However clear and well presented reading material may be , there can still be problems in its use , particularly for pupils who need to use it at a very close distance from the eye . |
| 16 | If the material is being used on a table or flat surface , it means that in order to use it at a close distance from the eye , the head is bent low over the book in order to try to discriminate the print . |
| 17 | When you are pre-recording the music , remember to record it at a constant high level so that you can make all the downward level adjustments when the final transfer is made onto the video tape ; this minimises tape hiss . |
| 18 | If it did not exist , would anyone trouble to invent it at a time when , from the Atlantic to the Urals , socialism in all its manifestations is losing the argument to liberal capitalism ? |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm sure what I say is quite unnecessary — but they might , you know , sympathetic looks and so on — I 'd like you to keep them at a distance . ’ |
| 20 | The latest phase obliges vehicles delivering a wide range of food products to keep them at a temperature of no more than 8C . |
| 21 | ‘ How long are you going to keep me at a distance ? ’ he rasped . |
| 22 | They also included the operation of ‘ stand down , ’ by which the airline retained scarce skills by allowing people to work elsewhere on part pay but having the opportunity to recall them at a month 's notice . |
| 23 | I advise you to keep him at a distance until you are married . ’ |
| 24 | She made for an armchair , knowing it would be wise to keep him at a distance , but she did n't reach it . |
| 25 | And the second thing she understood was the reason why she was indeed so desperate to keep him at a distance . |
| 26 | No wonder she 'd struggled so hard against it , doing all in her power to keep him at a distance . |
| 27 | Now that he 'd told her he wanted the club , Adam would probably expect her to keep him at a wary arm 's length . |
| 28 | Robbie could scarcely believe this was the same man who was at such pains to keep her at a safe distance , until she reflected that in Fen 's eyes Miss Taylor would present no threat to his reserve . |
| 29 | Brenda Campbell says to ride a 100 miles on a horse is quite something in itself but to ride it at a fast pace and be able to get off is semothing else and it 's the best thing you can do with a horse |
| 30 | If you have n't read it you will have ample chance to read it at a later date and if you have , you would know what I was going to say . |