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

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1 At each extension a new active word edge is created .
2 We exemplify this using the same matrix A as above ; also , we adopt the device of reducing at each stage a homologous element ( in this case the bottom element ) to unity , beginning with co = e4 .
3 At that address a quiet Hinterhof or inner courtyard houses two galleries : Carla Stützer and Johnen & Schöttle .
4 Well at that age a few months makes a difference .
5 Harold explained that the house was empty , and at that moment a second fire engine arrived from Nidden , and started work at the side of the building where the flames seemed thickest .
6 At that moment a small butterfly flew across the path in front of us .
7 But the one a British officer in a hurry put to a piece of paper to get Wolski on to his staff , because Wolski had commandeered a horse and the British army needed of all things at that moment a working horse and its apparent owner .
8 ‘ Finding her like what ? ’ asked Vernon , but at that moment a young man rushed in from the street .
9 ‘ Yes , I live very well , ’ he said , as I could see , for at that moment a well-dressed young woman came in and bought the carving of Maeve for twenty-five pounds .
10 At that moment a violent thunderstorm began outside , and as rain started to lash her windows and thunder and lightning crashed about so Fabia pulled the bedclothes over her head .
11 At that moment a strong sense of oneness is felt with all things because of our dependence on this power and our puniness and helplessness .
12 At that moment a slim figure flung itself out of the shadows to tumble Lefevre 's giant adversary from his feet .
13 At that moment a brown owl 's call sounded from the opposite wood .
14 But just at that moment a smart new van came into view round the bend , and as it drew nearer and Brenda could see the driver , she let out a cry .
15 At that point a young executive of the National Coal Board made a suggestion .
16 This was then immediately scrubbed onto a piece of scrap paper until the charge of paint began to run out ; at that point a thin scumble was quickly put down by stabbing with the brush tip onto the background colouring .
17 The highly organised St Stephen 's Society programme which she now leads was at that time a closed book to her !
18 No less tortuous was the route chosen for the Australian cable , crossing the island of Java , at that time a Dutch possession .
19 At that time a new dance director had risen through the ranks .
20 At that time a new media syntax combining computer games , hypermedia ( a way of making data easy to find ) , print , pictures and sound will evolve in our homes and offices , says Negroponte .
21 Finally , erm various terms have been erm thrown around about new settlements being an engine of growth and a sinkhole for future growth , erm the only point I want to make there is that any future growth beyond the present structure plan period of two thousand and six would of course be subject to the planning system , there is no automatic erm growth erm of any new settlement that is proposed or may be proposed beyond two thousand and six , and Mr Davis has indicated that at that time a new study will be carried out on the relative merits of the alternative options that were seen at that time .
22 Eventually , in 1902 , McKeich sold the Baron to James Kilpatrick for £700 , a considerable sum as at that time a good yearling could be bought for between £400 and £500 .
23 And I was at that time a married man with two children .
24 81 the Court of Appeal , affirming the decision of Birkett J. at first instance , held that a trade union , having at that time a legal personality recognised by the law , could sue in defamation .
25 Reforms began in selected rural areas , with the introduction of the ‘ responsibility system ’ by Zhao Ziyang , at that time a close associate of Deng .
26 The 3rd class return fare fare from Craven Arms was only 9d , assumed to be a day ticket , at that time a Parliamentary single was 7d , which was good value for the golfers , all of whom came from Craven Arms .
27 At that time a determined campaign backed by parents and many MPs of all parties caused the proposals to be dropped .
28 It was through the OTC that I met my future husband , Eric , who was at that time a permanent staff instructor .
29 At that time a woman-centred politics , culture , and sexuality seemed to many to be a useful tactic , or even the only worthwhile long-term goal .
30 Erm , I just think that over the generations er ma a er perhaps we 're forgetting that in the seventies , for instance , er well , cannabis was a at that time a popular , a popular thing , but you also had ecstasy is n't either the main thing in the in the papers
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