Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [indef pn] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I hinted parenthetically following the quotation from Clark , it seems perverse for him to insist that we must choose one at the expense of the other . |
| 2 | He 'll sacrifice nothing at the expense of quality , knowing that the customer will sacrifice him instantly if the quality of his goods or services is poor . |
| 3 | You 'll get one at the station . ’ |
| 4 | Well I do n't think we 'll get one at the moment . |
| 5 | Well you know you could do one at the slip |
| 6 | So , ’ he continued , ‘ if you had a tall skyscraper , say , with people living at the top , they will think everything at the bottom has shrunk — been squashed down — compared to normal . ’ |
| 7 | I can get , you see Mark will Mark will do anything at the moment cos he 's quite interested in me . |
| 8 | ‘ We are confident we can beat anybody at the moment , ’ said Cambridge coach John Wilson . |
| 9 | I feel I can beat anyone at the moment . ’ |
| 10 | I do n't think anyone can sell anything at the moment . |