Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] it [be] [adv] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | A company that had always been paranoiac about labour unions , it should have noticed that it was suddenly at the mercy of customers ' unions . |
| 2 | Suppose that on the basis of the observations at T 1 , we select a group of children of low reading ability for experimental remedial education , X. Even if X is useless , a child 's performance at T 2 can not ( or is unlikely to ) deteriorate since it is already at an extreme low but , through chance variation , it may move upwards giving an overall appearance of improvement . |
| 3 | I mean if it 's right at the back it does n't matter if it 's black or red . |
| 4 | The three others rose to leave and it was only at the very last moment that he added , almost casually : ‘ What message were you supposed to phone to the American Consulate ? ’ |
| 5 | Well it better have cos it 's right at the back of the kiln at the bottom and I do n't |
| 6 | And indeed it would seem that it was only at about this time , in the Europe of the late-sixteenth century , that a few thoughtful men first began to think seriously about the moral nature of mankind as a whole , as against the older , narrower concept of the moral nature of " ourselves " , God 's chosen people , ranged against " the others " , the barbarians , who were only part men , unnatural monsters , beasts . |
| 7 | But then this theory confesses that it is completely at a loss as to how the image can possibly be received by the brain . |
| 8 | Support for the Greens may have shrunk but it was still at the same level as the Liberal Democrats ’ , the third party in Parliament , so perhaps Ms Cooke was unduly downcast . |
| 9 | At once cerebral and aware of the business at hand , The Shamen turn Techno into positivist ( ignore the connotations ) poetry and the soon-come single ‘ Love , Sex , Intelligence ’ is set to be an anthem , pitched as it is exactly at the right level , ie not over our heads . |
| 10 | And far from showing that the couple is going out of fashion in France , he feels his research demonstrates that it is still at the centre of people 's dreams . |