Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [noun] at [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For various reasons it has proved impractical to find or create any alternative access to the port and that is likely to remain the position at least until the third Medway crossing and northern link road project comes to pass . |
| 2 | ‘ I have to see the Queen at once , and privately . |
| 3 | ‘ I would n't be surprised to see the Footsie at around 2,000 to 2,100 . ’ |
| 4 | I think we were all pleased to lose the scoundrel at so small a price . |
| 5 | Some action has been taken in most countries to support the survival at least of the more important communities in such areas . |
| 6 | Having achieved narrow wins in the Minnesota and Idaho caucuses Harkin stated his determination to continue the fight at least until the Illinois and Michigan primaries , on March 17 , when he hoped that his trade union support would assist him . |
| 7 | The Rolls-Royce Condor diesel engine produces 900 kW of power , sufficient to drive the vehicle at more than 70 km/h across Salisbury Plain during trials last autumn . |
| 8 | If I really had the courage of my convictions , I reasoned , I ought to redress the balance at least slightly . |
| 9 | His lyricism is never at the expense of verbal clarity or , more importantly , verbal meaning , and he is able to establish a mood at once by his choice of tone-colour . |
| 10 | He had indicated that if the PSD failed to secure a majority at least as big as that obtained in 1987 , he would refuse to form a new government or a coalition . |
| 11 | Sid Kelly , who minds the net for table-topping Eccleshall , is believed to tip the scales at around 20 stones . |
| 12 | When the examiner picks up your script to look for question 5 , for example , he ought to be able to open the book at roughly the right place and find question 5 . |
| 13 | ‘ Urm , ’ they all boom ponderously , on varying notes , when he fails to answer a question at once . |
| 14 | Tax revenue was found to reach a peak at around a 60% ‘ composite tax rate ’ , i.e. one which includes both direct and indirect taxes , as well as various social security payments , all expressed as a percentage of GDP . |
| 15 | He described them as ‘ associates ’ and tried to visit every store at least once a year ( always staying at budget motels ) . |
| 16 | Encouraged , Willis offered to fetch the mussels at once , and some plates and forks and vinegar , and switch on the radio while he was gone , to give them a bit of music . |
| 17 | Emerging from the cave they encounter the masked form of Koquillion , who bids them to fetch the Doctor at once . |
| 18 | When Coleman encoded a message to this effect to Control , he was instructed to conclude the arrangements at once , if possible before he left . |
| 19 | ( They were not amused ; he was ordered to leave the premises at once , and the guardians went on to celebrate one or other event in their own way by providing extra diet for the inmates . |
| 20 | Kingdom had said much else besides that , and had concluded by asking Harry to leave the premises at once , but the echoes of one repeated phrase were all that filled Harry 's head as he moved distractedly towards the door . |
| 21 | She had been prepared to leave the restaurant at once , but Nathan had insisted they finish their meal . |
| 22 | With no one in the cockpit and the tail on the ground , most gliders will develop enough lift to leave the ground at well under 30 knots . |
| 23 | In the late 1970s older workers , men especially , began to leave the workforce at increasingly early ages . |
| 24 | But it must be said that multi-user computers can be slow at times if a large number of people are all trying to use the computer at once . |
| 25 | The upper skin of the armadillo 's body has evolved into a hard horny covering that is hinged in such a way as to give the animals at least some degree of flexibility . |
| 26 | You know you have to draw the line at how far you can go but I 'm f I 'm worried about this account definitely . |
| 27 | He was refused permission to shut the bar at 1am but keep the club open until 2am , and made an announcement to clubbers telling them of the police decision . |
| 28 | Each one seemed to weigh a ton at least to four small eight-year-olds . |
| 29 | Table 4.6 takes all those who were able to give an answer at both first and second assessments ( third assessment is omitted as numbers able to give an answer on all three occasions were very small ) , and compares the action and control samples on : the number who admitted to worrying in the past month ; said they had been sad or depressed ; said they had often been lonely ; and admitted to being not very or not at all happy ( for analysis of all items in the depression scale used in the interviews see Lindesay & Murphy , 1988 ) . |
| 30 | Ideally we would like to film the sequence at around 2.30 pm on 13 June . |