Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [art] [noun] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Auguste 's agonised shout was addressed to the rear end of a gentleman , whose head was in an oven apparently examining a goose at close quarters . |
| 2 | If , for some reason , we could only observe the ball at low energies , we would then think that there were thirty-seven different types of ball ! |
| 3 | So does the public at large . |
| 4 | A peachy , picnic-in-the-park pop group whose politics merrily stab a finger at habitual thinking , society 's hang-ups and the staid music business . |
| 5 | Why are England expected to settle for it and be happy with a ‘ well done ’ and a pat on the back then the next day be criticised by the same pressmen for not catching the ball at vital moments ! |
| 6 | Mr Martin warned the jury to beware of having their judgement swayed by the unprecedented publicity that had already surrounded the case at local and national levels . |
| 7 | I do not know the facts and the background and have not met the people at other firms , but I am impressed by the quality of the management and the attitude of the employees at Strathtay . |
| 8 | They felt they had done well enough already to endure the service at Dull , and that there was no need to martyr themselves yet again ( the Reverend William MacIvor 's sermons were notoriously long and repetitious ) . |
| 9 | When people such as Martin , consult me not in order to seek help in overcoming a particular problem , but to help them to understand themselves , their motivation and their spiritual journey better , I do not see the patient at weekly or fortnightly intervals but leave gaps of anything up to six or eight weeks between visits . |
| 10 | Although displays of force such as the brandishing of an offensive weapon could be a common law affray , a mere altercation using threatening language could not constitute an affray at common law . |
| 11 | In other words , do not lay the nylon at random |
| 12 | While French opinion may thus favour the work at local level of the individual deputé , national politics and the Assemblée Nationale are regarded with considerable scepticism , apathy or even contempt . |
| 13 | The British driver , whose Formula One career ended in acrimony when he failed to agree new financial terms with Williams , could not resist a jibe at old rivals Senna and Frenchman Alain Prost , who has taken his place at Williams . |
| 14 | Erm very extensive business park development took place , land values on these industrial areas rose accordingly and all manufacturing uses were either er destabilized because their land values now became greater than the businesses that were on them , or new manufacturing plant simply could not acquire the land at affordable prices because there were always people willing to buy it for B one . |
| 15 | The ‘ Old Guard ’ , no longer playing a role at Central Office , has muttered darkly about the inexperience of the ‘ Brat Pack ’ : the Young Guns say it 's not their fault , that they have been forced into the background by more experienced campaigners . |
| 16 | I am not offering excuses , but up against such class it was unfortunate that we could not field a side at full strength . |
| 17 | As in the Million , Teleprompter soon had the field at full pelt , and he tore down the back stretch and round the final bend . |
| 18 | The intention was not to show the Alien at full length , if possible , and indeed he is scarcely seen more than fleetingly before the end , when he is ejected from the shuttle craft of the destroyed Nostromo by its last survivor , Ripley ( Sigourney Weaver ) . |
| 19 | James always keeps the study at sub-zero temperatures . ’ |
| 20 | Well they 're not quite , well , they were stupid , but the thing is , we ca n't always point the finger at silly people , because we 're silly people as well . |
| 21 | It has also highlighted the differential at local level . |
| 22 | The objectives were to obtain some feeling for this environment , and also to compare the readings at various angles of view . |
| 23 | The landlord could also terminate the arrangements at short notice . |
| 24 | It may also lead the population at large to believe that , as there is no real chance , money should not be wasted to counteract genetic limitations . |
| 25 | He could probably switch Mason and the others about a bit ; they 'd nearly finished the job at Coleworthy Farm ; but he must n't start counting his chickens . |
| 26 | Aubrey Boomer also held the post at Royal Waterloo and subsequently moved to the Royal Golf Club de Belgique at Ravenstein . |
| 27 | I can summarise his submissions as follows : ( 1 ) Walker v. Great Northern Railway Co. of Ireland , 28 L.R.Ir. 69 correctly stated the position at English law up to 1976. ( 2 ) As the legislature has intervened in this field it is neither necessary nor appropriate for the judiciary to alter the position at common law . |
| 28 | A significant training programme is also underway to raise the professionalism at divisional and operating company level , to match the increasing sophistication of management required in this area . |
| 29 | We could simply choose the herd at random ( i.e. with probability of 1/3 that any given herd is selected ) and then use the same secondary sampling fraction for the animals whichever herd is involved , say φ = 20% . |
| 30 | I might even have a go at Muslim fundamentalists and have a copy of the Satanic Verses there . ’ |