Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] [pron] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can result in buyers waiting for months for the goods to arrive or not getting them at all and being fobbed off with a different machine . |
| 2 | Or not getting it at all . ’ |
| 3 | I had to put the project aside for a while , he wrote , as the rent had to be paid , not to speak of alimony , school fees and the rest , and , coming back to it after a considerable period , much longer , unfortunately , than I had anticipated , and I will not even try to apologize since you gave me a completely free hand — anyway , he wrote , trying to ignore the damp spots left on the page of his pad by his sweaty hands , anyway , coming back to it after all that time I realized that it would be quite impossible in practice to separate the valuable and the worthless , the public and the private , and that , in a sense , one would have to think in terms of either publishing the whole thing exactly as it stood , or not doing it at all . |
| 4 | Or just throw it at the neighbours , thought Henry grimly , as he tipped the edenwort in next to the water-chestnuts and the giant yam . |
| 5 | People might consider destroying their credit cards or just leaving them at home . ’ |
| 6 | I do n't see how that you can possible reduce the number of deaths within the county , or even maintain it at the same level . |
| 7 | So we will need to manage the whole of that block to the right of the dotted line , and therefore I think , members will appreciate that we are not going to do that effect , or indeed do it at all , if we simply continue spending at the four hundred and fifty thousand pounds which is the costs that we 're incurring in the current year . |
| 8 | ‘ I persuaded her once or twice to meet me at the ruined tower . |
| 9 | We will keep all appointments on the day notified to you , or otherwise give you at least 24 hours ' notice of cancellation . |
| 10 | Susan came down for breakfast today , and they had an exciting time opening their parcels , for their father 's illness had prevented their making friends in the neighbourhood ; but there was plenty to do and talk about , and they steadfastly refused to give way to the depression that naturally overcame them at times . |
| 11 | Peer pressure is a factor , but not necessarily in a coercive way ; a teenager who is n't sure how to smoke a joint will be more worried about losing face from doing it wrong than not doing it at all . |
| 12 | And to the normal layman that sounds better than not say nothing at all . |
| 13 | IN THE current lukewarm musical climate there is something very likeable about a record that genuinely leaves you at a loss for words . |
| 14 | IN THE current lukewarm musical climate there is something very likeable about a record that genuinely leaves you at a loss for words . |
| 15 | In fact , we did go down there for a week to explore the possibilities , and I admitted that it was n't what it was and that the rosy glow that still suffused me at the very name was probably nostalgia for my touring days , when it was the most prestigious of all the dates . |
| 16 | I went calmly enough , but there must have been a suspicion of the trepidation that inevitably invests us at the sight of a hospital and the thought of entering it . |
| 17 | Presumably you have to feel that strongly to do anything at all . |
| 18 | Benedict 's pulse began to beat in his throat , and he fought vainly against that familiar rush of heat to his blood that invariably engulfed him at the sight of her . |
| 19 | The question was asked : we know that he is a sound and effective Prime Minister ; but is he also a leader who can save the Conservative Party from the fate that undoubtedly awaited it at a general election had Mrs Thatcher remained in office ? |
| 20 | There was only one drawback and that concerned the weaker kittens that sometimes found themselves at the bottom of a pile of bodies and unable to breathe . |
| 21 | They tell us that they only do dope occasionally , a factor that potentially puts them at greater risk . |
| 22 | Now more people have a stake , with some owning far more than others and most owning none at all . |
| 23 | Toucans collect them one at a time , throwing them up in the air and deftly catching them at the back of their throats . |
| 24 | These agents are toxic when given systemically , and so producing them at high concentration within the tumour is an attractive goal . |
| 25 | ‘ It was quite usual for me to take on this sort of job but it was n't usual for him to make an appointment for me and only tell me at the last minute , especially when it meant working after hours . |
| 26 | ‘ They insisted that they held the meeting at a place of their choosing and only told us at the last minute . |
| 27 | She did routine office stuff for the rest of the day , and only re-read it at five . |
| 28 | He glared across the breakfast table at them , quenching the morning cheerfulness in the kitchen , and fiercely examined them at tea-time as if to see what the day had done to them . |
| 29 | If so contact him at 23 , Manor House Farm , Flockton , near Wakefield , West Yorks . |
| 30 | Obviously there is a very delicate balance between erm demanding too much of people 's time in consulting and talking with you , and not involving them at all , and you have to be very sensitive to how much time people are prepared to give and how much they want to be involved in something . |