Example sentences of "[verb] they [verb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have not successfully rolled back the frontiers of the state in Britain , only to see them reimposed at a European level , with a European superstate exercising a new dominance from Brussels . |
| 2 | They invited them to sit at a table and were joined by an unusually tall , thin man who was extraordinarily blonde for his age which was thirty to thirtyfive . |
| 3 | Some firms are very flexible on this issue and where possible , allow them to relocate at a later date . |
| 4 | For just when Gabriel thought he was rid of the devil-man , he saw them arguing at a distance , father and daughter ; Izzie pointing back towards the cart , Lucie shaking his head ; Izzie tugging on his arm , pleading , and her father pushing her away . |
| 5 | fjortoft has not scored a single goal in the premiership yet ( he kept them coming at a very steady rate at rapid vienna ( under manager Hans Krankl — one of my favorite strikers — favorite striker of all times has to be Der Bomber , Gerd Muller , who scored something like 60 goals in 50 internationals ! did he in fact score against us in our 2–0 defeat vs Bayern Munich ? ) ) — i guess Fjortoft has problems adjusting to the english play and swindon is not the best of teams anyway . |
| 6 | Even with the wind of generosity at their back , why did they travel at a man 's walking pace ? |
| 7 | And that means they arrive at a slower rate ! ’ |
| 8 | Curriculum changes and the planning necessary to achieve them originate at a number of points : in the cabinet , in the ministry of education , in the curriculum project or in the school ; yet in every instance six similar processes are involved : |
| 9 | He suggested they meet at a bar he knew round the corner from the Place de Grève . |