Example sentences of "at [pos pn] [noun sg] it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At its peak it will add 90 million people to the world each year , roughly equivalent to the population of Mexico . |
| 2 | The star seems to be oscillating in at least two superimposed periods , and at its peak it must be at least 8000 times as luminous as the Sun . |
| 3 | Unless a society is to utilise only a fraction of the intelligence at its disposal it must obviously in one way or another make sufficient provision for vertical mobility to ensure that capacity passes , unimpeded by vulgar irrelevancies of class or income to the type of education fitted to develop it . |
| 4 | If only Craig was at her side it would be so different , she needed his strength to see her through the ordeal , not only of the funeral but of the days and weeks that were to come . |
| 5 | ‘ Quite right , sugar-plum , ’ Mr Wormwood said , casting a look of such simpering sloppiness at his wife it would have made a cat sick . |
| 6 | As discussed at our meeting it will be our job during this period to ensure that the momentum of the transaction is maintained . |
| 7 | At your age it may be caused by diverticulitis , a polyp , or some other disorder of the colon , which might need specialist treatment . |