Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The input to a program should be clear and kept to a minimum ; the output on the screen should be clear and presented at a sensible speed ; and any ‘ special ’ or complex computer procedures should appear to the user as ordinary and easy to use . |
| 2 | Others might be talking to their girlfriends or just idly smoking and looking at the sky . |
| 3 | When he shows a film or summat his room 's like a little cinema — you know , people sitting round watching the telly in the dark , and smoking and laughing at the funny bits and that . |
| 4 | The photograph was brown and curling at the edges . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Sitting with legs apart , stretch your arms up high and twist at the waist . |
| 7 | Stretch up high and twist at the waist . |
| 8 | Each had a feather-plumed bonnet and the filabeg , the small plaid , heavy wool an arm 's length wide and four arm-spans long , pleated and belted at the waist , the free end swung up and pinned over the shoulder of his saffron-dyed shirt . |
| 9 | I am deeply grateful to my parents for the fact that until I was twelve years old and started at the grammar school , I was completely unaware of class distinctions . |
| 10 | The young leaves are very narrow , ribbon-like , linear and pointed at the tip . |
| 11 | Turning to football , the West Indies have done nothing on an international scale , though the game is popular and played at a domestic level . |
| 12 | His requirements are not modest : he would like a building of 3500 to 5000 square metres , acquired , staffed and maintained at the expense of the British government . |
| 13 | Different types of management experience were integrated into a set of principles which were all interrelated and presented at a level of generality which made them as widely applicable as possible . |
| 14 | ‘ But the men were many and clever and shot at the eagles with arrows , and trapped them in nets and put them to death , one after another . |
| 15 | So what happens if we do something similar and look at the world through a single object — the humble apple , for instance ? |
| 16 | So my dad he got snarky and barked at the shark . |
| 17 | Shreds of rubber twisted and coiled at the edge of the highway . |
| 18 | Another design that was to remain a firm favourite was the waterproof snow boot — fur-lined , with suede on the outside and fastened at the front or side with a zip . |
| 19 | I am sure she speaks for many people in the village who are alarmed and distressed at the school conflict , of which they have probably been aware only since the parents ' petition . |
| 20 | And then the monster looked very hurt and sad and stared at the floor . |
| 21 | Community-based nurses have understandably been feeling nervous and unsettled at the prospect of an uncharted future , and late last year , in order to allay these feelings , the UKCC distributed a consultation document to all members of the profession , inviting them to comment on the proposals . |
| 22 | She felt infantilised by them , but also felt bitterly that they were not fair , and she was bored and frightened at the thought of remaining bored all her life . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Quartz , on the other hand , is the most stable and crystallizes at the lowest temperature . |
| 25 | Expanded and renovated at a cost of C$58 million , but over 50% of staff laid off |
| 26 | They need a sympathetic response , that is understandable and starts at the beginning . |
| 27 | But if you only listen well and make little contribution yourself , you risk suppressing your own needs and leaving the other party feeling cheated and exposed at the end of the conversation . |
| 28 | Although castellated and towered at the front , the Castle is in fact a perfectly ordinary farmhouse behind the façade , and its rear elevation is plain and workmanlike . |
| 29 | However , atherosclerosis appears to be more extensive and to develop at an earlier age in diabetic patients ( Robertson & Strong , 1968 ) . |
| 30 | The most significant development during this period was the formation of the Central Gneiss Zone , some 10–20km broad and dipping at an angle of 30–40° to the north and bounded to the south by the Main Central Thrust ( Fig. 3.22 ) . |