Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , when the risk-free asset is introduced to this situation investors will all either borrow or lend at the risk-free rate . |
| 2 | In practice , it is likely that you will be trying both to re-emphasize or reinforce at least some of your strong points , and to reduce or eliminate at least some of your weak points . |
| 3 | But , although many babies pull off hats , socks and booties in their first year , they do n't really try to dress or undress at this stage . |
| 4 | Surprisingly , perhaps , I find that walking with no means to draw or paint at all often has the effect of revelation at a particular place and time along the walk . |
| 5 | New ramps that trucks could mount or circumvent at low speeds are one solution . |
| 6 | In 1984 , it became common for bail conditions , following arrests during the strike , to require those charged not to visit any premises or place for the purpose of picketing or demonstrating in connection with the current trade dispute between the NUM and the National Coal Board other than peacefully to picket or demonstrate at their usual place of employment . |
| 7 | I have no desire to smear or jeer at the Opposition and the fact that they have now declared themselves fully in support of the Community , because that is a matter of intense pleasure to me . |
| 8 | A politician , however eminent or popular , who lacks that base will not reach or survive at the top . |
| 9 | Then Nottingham learned that Rugby had indeed beaten Harlequins so now the Beeston club have to draw or win at Orrell in their last match on April 25 and Rugby have to lose at Leicester . |
| 10 | I did n't use to curse or swear at them . |
| 11 | Love was n't something you could give or withhold at will . |
| 12 | The fund will create graduate study fellowships and student travel , enable specialists from Korea to teach or speak at Harvard , and help permit the museum to publish and research the collection . |
| 13 | I did not know what to say or do at this moment but just said ‘ Thy will be done ’ . |
| 14 | Under ‘ mass-production ’ conditions the industry was obliged to keep its labour-teams steadily employed , moving in a planned succession from one undertaking to another , and progressively brought down its costs to reach an ever-widening circle of demand for homes to buy or rent at economic figures . |
| 15 | There were things all three of them knew , and things all three of them were wondering , but no one cared to question or acknowledge at this hour . |
| 16 | First , which of these daily newspapers do you ever read or look at ? book there they are . |
| 17 | Which if any of these magazines do you read or look at on a regular basis ? |
| 18 | ‘ Since that night fifteen years ago , can you touch , smell , or look at white roses — and not think of me ? ’ |
| 19 | Soon all those who dare to smile or weep at the wrong moment will be sent to the poles … a cruel ruler will seize power , everyone who does not learn to keep silent will be put in prison and the extermination of mankind will begin . ’ |
| 20 | For him the laws of settlement hardly prevented the " idle poor " from wandering and a stricter enforcement of vagrancy laws would " compel the poor to starve or beg at home ; for there it will be impossible for them to steal or rob without being presently hanged or transported out of the way " . |
| 21 | My only caveat is that ethnic origin should not be concealed from the selectors , who may find ways to deduce or guess at it . |
| 22 | ‘ the rights to which he would be entitled if he were the holder of the share , except that he shall not , before being registered as the holder of the share , be entitled in respect of it to attend or vote at any general meeting of the company or at a separate meeting of the holders of any class of shares in the company . ’ |
| 23 | The effect is rather like being in a sensory deprivation tank , in that you ca n't move or react at all . |
| 24 | In practice , it is likely that you will be trying both to re-emphasize or reinforce at least some of your strong points , and to reduce or eliminate at least some of your weak points . |
| 25 | Should an instrument come with an option attached allowing investors to buy or sell at particular prices ? |
| 26 | Rights to either buy or sell at a specified price within a specified period ( 3 months ) . |
| 27 | lines of type that do not start or end at the same position . |
| 28 | ‘ I could n't eat or drink at the moment . |
| 29 | ‘ We do n't put him next to other horses , but he can see them clearly , only a field away , and he does n't fret or bother at all . |
| 30 | Still , overall we thought ourselves lucky because a lot of other houses in the street had rats as well as mice , which was much worse because at least mice do n't bite or nibble at human feet … |