Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [conj] [verb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | We turned on a pre-arranged course and climbed at a predetermined rate of feed per minute at a certain airspeed . |
| 2 | A much more unusual kind of tonal conflict is occasionally found where composers add one piece of music to another , as in the works of Charles Ives , where the strains of a military band or an organ may be added to the orchestra , in a different key and moving at a different tempo . |
| 3 | There are also plans for an Evening Bus Run with High Tea and Dance at a west coast venue on a date to be arranged in June . |
| 4 | A young motorist who crashed into another car while reversing at a fast speed escaped a driving ban at Whitby magistrates yesterday . |
| 5 | It is a relief to me to take up this pen and sit at a table and endeavour to sort out what I feel pressing in upon me and to know that if sense can be made of it you will make it . |
| 6 | It is a fundamental requirement of any democratic and just society that the process by which individuals are accused , tried and , where appropriate , punished should be open , and exposed to public scrutiny and comment at an appropriate moment , other than in wholly exceptional circumstances — for example , where on grounds of national security the court must receive evidence about matters of security or intelligence ; or where , for purposes of the administration of justice , particular matters must be dealt with concerning informants . |
| 7 | The case trotted on at something slightly better than the conventional pace of litigation in this country and arrived at a point where each side had to ‘ discover ’ to the other all relevant documents relating to the matter . |
| 8 | Advantage of this can be taken by widely-held public companies to enable them temporarily to freeze the list of those who are entitled to receive an annual dividend or to vote at an annual general meeting . |
| 9 | There is evidence in wheat leaves for a hydraulic signal that propagates at a speed of at least 100mms -1 from the site of wounding and is associated with electrical events recorded at the plant surface . |
| 10 | The Joyces returned to Ireland in 1909 , and William was brought up a Roman Catholic and educated at a Jesuit college where he excelled in Latin , French , and German . |
| 11 | In 1984 , radio astronomers from Columbia University identified electro-magnetic vortices in our Milky Way and arrived at a similar conclusion to the theories of Alfven and Perratt . |
| 12 | They are often unjustified criticism and aimed at an area you ca n't do too much about , like your appearance . |
| 13 | Contained in a weatherproof box and installed at a convention location underwater , the instrument , known as " Cyclops " , is programmed to monitor key parameters such as turbidity , temperature and acidity . |
| 14 | On the positive side , it says that the company 's financial condition remains strong , with about $150m of cash and long-term investments at 1992 year end , and $112m of debt , and a debt-to-equity ratio that stands at a conservative 13% . |
| 15 | The bartender , squat and ugly with one white eye , wore an apron and soiled shirt and sat at a high stool reading a newspaper . |
| 16 | If one has poor eyesight or hearing at a younger age , then an appeal against jury service is likely to be upheld . |
| 17 | A major problem that arose at an early stage was the reconciliation of the local authority 's requirements for one car-parking space per flat with the DoE 's refusal to fund a scheme in which the entire ground floor would be used for parking . |
| 18 | We shall see that although the uncertainty principle places limitations on the accuracy of all our predictions , it may at the same time remove the fundamental unpredictability that occurs at a space-time singularity . |
| 19 | He was holding a bent fork and scraping at a loose fibre of wood on the table-top . |
| 20 | ‘ Not only the members of the small governing class but every squire , tradesman and farmer who could afford to modernize or rebuild his house , even the parson , deputy of Christ , lived behind a façade which was conceived in the terms of a Classical Order , entered his home through a doorway deriving from the portico of a pagan shrine and sat at a hearth which resembled a miniature triumphal arch or an altar to the Lares . ’ |
| 21 | It was Geoffrey Howe , I am told , who knocked on one door while canvassing at a by-election in Epping , to be greeted by a tiny , wrinkled old lady rushing at him with arms outstretched : ‘ Oh Geoffrey at last I 've met you , my fluffy , cuddly little teddy bear ! ’ |
| 22 | On this model of organic relationships , the lower animals are merely immature versions of humankind : they develop along the same scale but mature at an earlier point in the process . |
| 23 | Organically grown , packed in an ozone-friendly biodegradable carton and marketed at a price to please both shopkeeper and purchaser alike . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , the three separate loads offer much in the way of graphical excellence and make this a worthwhile purchase if found at a discount price . |
| 25 | We test a new coated jacket and look at a brand new development in the field |
| 26 | Capacity to learn about associations in the world is clearly of great value in a variable environment and appeared at an early stage in animal evolution . |
| 27 | Their movements were deliberate and careful and Wycliffe had the impression of figures in slow motion , indeed of a whole existence that proceeded at a slower pace , muted , subdued , and infinitely depressing . |
| 28 | These contain a spinning mechanism that turns at a gentle 15 to 30 revolutions per minute — just enough to ensure convection and prevent cells from adhering to the glass walls of the bottle . |
| 29 | SCP is similar to bankers ' acceptances in that it is evidenced by a formal document and issued at a discount which is paid upfront . |