Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would rather stay at a good bed & breakfast than in several five-star hotels I could name . |
| 2 | For those who would rather stay at home |
| 3 | Many of the world 's travellers would rather stay at home . |
| 4 | Let us rather glance at two of what are presented as solutions to the problem , the metalinguistic and the possible-worlds proposals . |
| 5 | At the other end of the scale , romantic interest would only exist at a very superficial level , and certainly there would be no question of relationships forming between the TARDIS incumbents . |
| 6 | Therefore , high concentrations of soluble calcium can only exist at the relatively low pH of the proximal small intestine , or when no phosphate is present , as can be derived from the observed negative correlation between the logarithm of the solubility product of calcium phosphate and the pH of faecal water . |
| 7 | And some you can only laugh at — only you must n't let 'em see it , of course . |
| 8 | I can only laugh at Rachel now . |
| 9 | Or So they could all eat at least . |
| 10 | ‘ I think you 'd better stay at home , ’ Otley cautioned . |
| 11 | Do n't all rush at once . |
| 12 | However , because ‘ newly-born ’ micelles can only arise at the expense of the preexisting ones ( there is a finite amount of water in the system that must be shared between all the micelles ) , the average radius of the micelles decreases . |
| 13 | Their grants would be reinstated from that date and they will obviously graduate at the end of the appropriate term . |
| 14 | My family think I should only eat at meal times , and only in small quantities , but I need more than that — my stomach rumbles all the time between meals . |
| 15 | Thus the cost of a path can not increase , it can only stay at the same level or decrease , and the algorithm is admissible . |
| 16 | If a market surplus of liquidity is forecast , then the Bank will only act at 2.00 p.m. if it is large . |
| 17 | A better buy at Boots |
| 18 | Momentarily bereft of speech as the sharp pain in her ankle began to subside , Gina could only glare at him . |
| 19 | Rachel could only glare at him in silent hatred , not trusting herself to speak . |
| 20 | I can only compose at night , so that I ca n't get up early as well ; besides , one is not always in the mood for working . |
| 21 | But he could only glance at her briefly as he complimented her . |
| 22 | Anyone who doubts this need only glance at a profile of Peter Phillips , director of The Tallis Scholars , published in The New Yorker : |
| 23 | Some people love the excitement of the most innovative styles in furnishings ; others can only feel at home in settings with a warm traditional feeling or a breath of country air . |
| 24 | But Miss Dallam would not only feel at ease with it but would look well in it too . |
| 25 | FitzAlan would only snap at her anyway , as he had been doing from the minute they had risen in the half-light of a chilly grey dawn . |
| 26 | But did it necessarily grow at the expense of royal power ? |
| 27 | The Jacob of the larger Genesis narrative , his mind full of the dangers of his coming encounter with Esau , and thinking that Esau is already on his way to attack him , must naturally assume at first that his attacker is his brother . |
| 28 | Some are in a state of imminent collapse and in others , side passages branch off in all directions and shafts can suddenly appear at your feet dropping down hundreds of feet into the darkness . |
| 29 | A person who fails to comply with this rule can only appear at the hearing with leave of the court ( r 6.23(4) ) . |
| 30 | Wales rugby is supposed to be resurgent , so they had better look at things off the pitch as well as on it . ’ |