Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [be] [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.

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1 When a march is organised at short notice , as much notice as practicable must be given .
2 The complete motion of a machine is described at incremental positions in space , rather than motion in time as in dynamics .
3 [ 5.1 5(a) ] , is proportional to the total phase resistance ( R ) , so if a motor is to operate at high speeds its drive circuit must include large forcing resistances .
4 At this time when youth is most exultant , this poetry is thumbed night and day ; a page is opened at random , as Virgil used to be , for a word big with fate .
5 Normally a list was published at random and took no account of any previous personal arrangements arrived at by crew members .
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