Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] it at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Diluting it and mixing in it into slurry lagoons or spreading it at a low rate on grassland was a method used in the past , but even that may not be possible now . |
| 2 | The Labour administration approved the scheme wholeheartedly in 1986 , and used it at a public inquiry to try to oppose the imposition of more A-road architecture on the site approved by the previous Tory administration . |
| 3 | The Peacock Committee was convinced that it was no longer possible to recommend ‘ no change ’ to either the licence fee system or the funding structure of broadcasting as a whole ; the differences between the two sources of revenue would create recurring crises for the BBC and put it at a competitive disadvantage compared to the ITV structure . |
| 4 | A dozen years ago , half ICI 's sales were in the UK , tying the company 's fortunes to Britain 's anaemic manufacturing industry and putting it at a colossal disadvantage to rivals in more robust economies ; last year , the proportion was down to 21% , against 31% in the Americas , 25% in continental Europe , 17% in the Asia-Pacific region and 6% elsewhere . |
| 5 | I hope , and I shall be bringing it up at the next police committee , that we will commit ourselves to that initiative will a view to bringing in those two pilot schemes in the county and extending it at a later date . |
| 6 | It remains only for you to locate one and buy it at a reasonable price . |
| 7 | The proposal is to mine the lignite and to burn it at a mine-mouth power station , probably near the Crumlin deposit . |
| 8 | 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 |