Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] they [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They introduced ad hoc postulates , such as proposing that objects got shorter when they moved at high speeds . |
| 2 | However , profit margins are tiny where they exist at all and ICI had made it clear that it was not chasing ‘ profitless prosperity . ’ |
| 3 | We might say we perceive them as separate because they vibrate at different frequencies . |
| 4 | The traditional Conservative cry against the nationalised industries thus had some plausibility for anyone concerned with a correct allocation of investment resources in the economy : though it should be remembered that the electricity boards were ( unlike private industry ) not in general free to invest as much as they wished at low rates of return , but were subject to annual quantitative limits agreed with the Minister . |
| 5 | However , things are not as simple as they seemed at first . |
| 6 | Given the fact that much of the property in the western half of the country was sub-let to under-tenants at rack rents , it is doubtful whether regional differences were as pronounced as they appear at first sight . |
| 7 | This research evidence seems contrary to common sense , but such findings are not as incomprehensible as they look at first sight . |
| 8 | As Richards has recently indicated , the Cox survey and the longitudinal study are not as mutually supportive as they seem at first sight . |
| 9 | It can therefore be seen that these inducements are not quite as attractive as they seem at first sight . |
| 10 | It 's no good expecting your child to let you know where he or she is and then get hopping mad when they ring at three in the morning . |