Example sentences of "at such a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The family celebration , at his grandmother 's house where they frequently met , was enjoyable — to a point , but the loss of his father could only be exacerbated at such a time . |
| 2 | Was Leonard aware , even at such a tender age , of the sense of grief his father had , not only in his life being shortened but with it his usefulness ? |
| 3 | ‘ You can not have expected such a satisfactory development for the World at such a late stage in the debate . ’ |
| 4 | It 's not easy to say what the narrating ‘ I ’ is doing at such a scene . |
| 5 | Is our imagination at such a low ebb ? |
| 6 | Archbishop Fisher did not approve of his fellow-archbishop being prominent in such company at such a moment of history . |
| 7 | The King assured the Prime Minister that , remaining at his post , his position and reputation would be much more enhanced than if he surrendered the government of the country at such a crisis . |
| 8 | Nor is Roddick fearful that she will be unable to ensure that the most suitable people are recruited to join The Body Shop as it continues to grow at such a fast pace . |
| 9 | At such a point , the system implied by the technology of production — the kinship system , the system of property allocation , the political system , and the State — come into contradiction with each other , and in this way lead to the end of one stage and the appearance of another . |
| 10 | Nobody wanted to be mean at such a time . |
| 11 | She was grumbling about being called out at such a late hour . |
| 12 | What , anyway , makes British rugby players plan to price themselves at such a princely paypacket ? |
| 13 | What , anyway , makes British rugby players plan to price themselves at such a princely paypacket ? |
| 14 | Officials in Bucharest laugh at such a figure , but ordinary Romanians are so afraid of reprisals for even talking to foreigners that verification is impossible . |
| 15 | Fired with enthusiasm for the new Europe on his return flight over the North Sea , Fuhrer Kinnock , as he is known in the German press , seemed more frustrated than ever at being out of office at such a momentous time . |
| 16 | At such a rate the East German mark was handsomely overvalued . |
| 17 | The prospect of eventually arriving at such a gruesomely underwhelming destination makes me determined to enjoy every moment on the train . |
| 18 | I never once heard her even hint at such a view . |
| 19 | ‘ And yet to have been there and heard none of the holy words which we should naturally have listened for from those lips at such a time — how distressing ! ’ |
| 20 | ‘ After we had prayed together in tears and heartbreak a few moments … 1 then dipped my finger in water and , as the priest to my own babe at such a moment , touching the little forehead in the sign of our redemption , said : ' ‘ I baptise thee Mary Salome , in the name of the Lord Jesus , of the Father and of the Holy Ghost . ' ’ |
| 21 | Far away in the darkness , a train sounded a horn , and it was a small proof of human existence , even at such a distance from her , even flashing past across the countryside powerless to assist to her . |
| 22 | It made her very uneasy having hir in the same building as Ari at such a dangerous and important time . |
| 23 | As to those who force horses forward with blows in such a case , they only inspire them with greater terror ; for they imagine , when they suffer any pain at such a time , that what they look upon with alarm is in some way the cause of it . |
| 24 | But most was not at such a high level , was concentrated within the last six or seven generations which ( as Peters notably argues ) was the limit of what a contemporary grandfather could tell as ‘ what my grandfather told me ’ , or ‘ what my father told me about his grandfather ’ ( Peters , 1970 ) . |
| 25 | The basic view is best expressed by Skinner himself : ‘ A person disposed to act because he has been reinforced for acting may feel the conditions of his body at such a time and call it ‘ felt purpose' ’ , but what behaviourism rejects is the causal efficacy of that feeling . ’ |
| 26 | It was taking up the game at such a young age that caused him to hold the racket with both hands , rather than playing tennis , which he did to county standard at the age of 12 . |
| 27 | How can the money be found for Mr Heseltine 's interventionist policies at such a moment ? |
| 28 | This meant that on average a girl would have to obtain higher examination marks than a boy to secure a place at such a school . |
| 29 | But they concern themselves primarily with discussing the application of nuclear physics , and I can not see that the work of a biologist could profitably be discussed at such a conference , and certainly not by me . |
| 30 | Dr Alexandra Macara , chairperson of the British Medical Association 's ethics committee stressed the difficulties for the parents in making rational decisions at such a time . |