Example sentences of "[noun] at an " in BNC.
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| 1 | They evolved rapidly and spread widely , and with a little experience a glance at an assemblage of graptolites on a shale surface can be used to determine the approximate age of deposition of the rock . |
| 2 | They agreed with the Electrical Contractors ' Association at an early stage that they would operate on ‘ fair and unsubsidised ’ commercial lines . |
| 3 | When executive search consultants leave or retire , they are forced to sell back the equity to other partners who , on election to the partnership , are encouraged to purchase stock at an agreed rate . |
| 4 | In modern times there is only one celebrated instance of a subject 's displeasure at an artist 's likeness : that of Sir Winston Churchill with his portrait by Graham Sutherland which , tragically , ended up in the fireplace . |
| 5 | If the washers are sliced on one side at an angle , they are even better for retention of a cross-spar joint . |
| 6 | Make slits on each side at an angle and plait . |
| 7 | In spite of this , sitting on his Empire chair beneath the window , head tilted to one side at an angle of acute concentration , he had the curious sensation that if he shifted his gaze from the little group mouthing in front of him his head might fall off . |
| 8 | Liley , with a try , five penalties and two conversions at Welford Road on Saturday , is already ahead of Hare at an equivalent stage in the Leicester programme . |
| 9 | So everyone was terribly surprised , except for the instructor , when Evelyn 's pony shot out of the ring at an extended trot and succeeded in taking her all the way back to the stables ! |
| 10 | The fans should be given relevant football at an affordable price in a degree of comfort . |
| 11 | Misleading Government propaganda of the last 30 years — rail investment at an all-time high . |
| 12 | My attempt at an inventory of the entire contents of a jacket pocket for 1959 . |
| 13 | Peter Dominic is converting its Bottoms Up branches into spacious wine superstores with Hunter & Oliver , its attempt at an identikit wine merchant , about to hit the high street . |
| 14 | Sinai : an attempt at an explanation |
| 15 | Spielberg 's last attempt at an adult theme was the nave , saccharine spirituality of Always ; and yet , paradoxically , his children 's Neverland lacks innocence . |
| 16 | Spielberg 's last attempt at an adult theme was the nave , saccharine spirituality of Always ; and yet , paradoxically , his children 's Neverland lacks innocence . |
| 17 | The 1882 act was the first attempt at an effective conservation law in Britain ; it is the father of all the legislation which protects not just ancient monuments and historic buildings but also sites of scientific importance . |
| 18 | Mr Grovey likes to appear cool and trendy ( as do most teachers under thirty ) , but for Mr Grovey the attempt at an up-to-date image is ruined by his liking for wearing highly patterned , sleeveless pullovers of the sort seen hanging in charity shops the length and breadth of Britain . |
| 19 | Clearly a Lyrical Ballad ; but is it , as some say , an improvement on the earlier ballads , or a last attempt at an exhausted manner , a tired self-parody ? |
| 20 | A local attempt at an interpretation of it appears in George Burton 's Guide to Stamford and Neighbourhood . |
| 21 | The 1900 Olympics were not ratified by the IOC until 1912 ( ironically the year of the ill-fated Triangular Tournament , first-class cricket 's first attempt at an international tournament ) . |
| 22 | Edith J. Morley , for instance , writes of the " inexplicable value " of great poetry , and advances the view that such poetry " can explain itself only " by existing " so that in one sense every attempt at an explanation , however worthwhile , is doomed in advance to failure , or , at best , only partial success . " |
| 23 | He appreciates a good attempt at an answer even if the final result is not " correct " . |
| 24 | Impact occurred near Hochwald after the aircraft had apparently began its last attempt at an ILS approach from the BS beacon instead of the BN |
| 25 | In his only attempt at an authentic prophecy the author of Daniel — or at least of its second half — predicted that Antiochus IV would go to his death in a new war against Egypt — and more precisely " between the seas and the beauteous holy mountain " ( II.45 ) , that is , between the Mediterranean and Jerusalem . |
| 26 | For example , an employer who , without any attempt at an individual medical assessment , inaccurately pre-judges epileptic applicants for positions as being unable to perform the job , will have treated those applicants as disabled , even though in fact their impairments might not limit their major life activities at all or only to the extent that others react adversely to them . |
| 27 | Leonora made no attempt at an answering smile . |
| 28 | Since the production of more goods and services is never an end in itself under capitalism but always a means to making profit , any attempt at an explanation of the boom must centre around the returns capitalists received on their outlays . |
| 29 | The latter then sold the reversion to the defendant at an auction . |
| 30 | What is sure is that Field , with his access to the latest English pianos at an early age , at no time played the harpsichord , and this , perhaps , above all helped him to develop the use of the pedal , which he would often sustain through changes of harmony , for the sake of the colouring of the phrase . |