Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] at an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Continuing on the subject of getting involved , the committee are always delighted to hear from anyone wishing to help in any way ( half an hour once a year on a stall or helping at an open coffee morning would be tremendous ) . |
| 2 | And although a green glow that is weaker than it ought to be might mean that some of the cells in the area are turning malignant , it might also mean that the operator has the end of the bronchoscope too far from the target , or pointing at an awkward angle . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | In the event of a second conviction for a like offence , a member is liable , in addition to the penalties already named , to be adjudged to be for ever incapable of holding any public office , and to be incapable for five years of being registered as an elector or voting at an election either of members to serve in Parliament or of members of any public body . |
| 5 | For your 1990 Speedbird brochure phone ( 24 hrs ) or call at an ABTA travel agent . |
| 6 | When back pain and arthritis are the problems it can help to take short rests or breaks from a long stint in one position — say sitting at a desk or standing at an ironing-table . |
| 7 | At this stage either party can invoke a procedure introduced in 1980 , which can place pressure on the other side to withdraw or settle at an early stage . |
| 8 | Sir Robert last night rejected calls for his resignation and explained that 50 of the recommendations made by Sir Anthony were already in hand or implemented at an estimated cost of £20 million . |
| 9 | It is the only tram in service where you have to climb up to your seat and sit at an angle of 20 degrees behind two spacemen in the front compartment ! |
| 10 | One fan sang along and plucked at an imaginary guitar , but he turned out to be the roadie . |
| 11 | A coroner has warned of the dangers of blocked chimneys and flues at an inquest on a woman who was suffocated by fumes from a boiler . |
| 12 | He kicked gently and rose at an angle towards the ceiling . |
| 13 | Alternative arrangements can be developed and their performances assessed , and areas of possible problems can be identified and alleviated at an early stage of the design . |
| 14 | By Barry Turnbull A GAS blast served up bangers and smash at an award-winning butcher 's shop . |
| 15 | Parker slept and ate at an upstairs window . |
| 16 | More than once they saw a passer-by , soaking wet , shout threats and curses at an open window . |
| 17 | A week later we were contacted by Ormskirk police who said the car had been stolen and sold at an auction at Haydock . ’ |
| 18 | Nursing staff , on the other hand , began to participate in out-patient team discussions and contributed at an early stage to identifying children and young people who might benefit from hospital admission . |
| 19 | As I panted into Stranraer Gardens , following the no-hopers rule for cross-country — never run in a straight line — I was flailing my arms left and right and zigzagging at an angle of about ten degrees to the horizontal . |
| 20 | Godwin also offered guidance on moral problems ; we must always look to the general good , calculate the consequences of the courses of action open to us , and arrive at an unbiased decision . |
| 21 | Managers came and went at an alarming rate ; there was Board Room take-over ; gates began to dwindle and the Palace were candidates for relegation from well before Christmas . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Though opinion in the South gradually softened , there can be little doubt that the obverse would have been the case had the British government not changed tack and demurred at an openly repressive strategy . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | However , atherosclerosis appears to be more extensive and to develop at an earlier age in diabetic patients ( Robertson & Strong , 1968 ) . |
| 26 | , Isaac ( d. 1699 ) , Hebrew scholar and bibliophile , was born in Spain and taken at an early age to Hamburg . |
| 27 | He has been stonewalling throughout the whole month since Lamb told the world , through the Daily Mirror , how the Pakistanis scuff and scrape and scoop at an old ball until it swings as though it was factory fresh . |
| 28 | Mauléon also has a rather wonderful Renaissance chateau in the centre of the town , with a roof to remember , a good thirty feet high and pitched at an angle of 75 degrees . |
| 29 | and McNeill J. , had to consider an application for a writ of habeas corpus , where justices had refused bail on the ground that there was likely to be interference with witnesses and had at an application for a further remand in custody declined to hear the defendant 's counsel who wished to renew the application for bail on the basis that there had been a material change of circumstances . |
| 30 | Most of the run is via motorway and covered at an average speed of 50–60mph . |