Example sentences of "of [noun sg] at an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually , their tour of inspection at an end , Carole turned to leave . |
| 2 | It must also be remembered that a written admission of liability at an early stage could have dire consequences if the third party 's medical condition , without warning , drastically deteriorates and such deterioration is not due to a NOVUS ACTUS |
| 3 | This phenomenon frequently begins with the adsorption of protein at an interface and is followed rapidly by the competitive adsorption of other biochemicals . |
| 4 | This is particularly necessary if you are using either the VHS-C or Video 8 formats ; unlike the ubiquitous standard VHS cassettes which can be bought just about anywhere , the availability of the mini-format cassettes tends to be patchy and you risk running out of tape at an awkward time . |
| 5 | They agreed to try to express any feelings of animosity at an early stage , rather than harbouring them until they exploded . |
| 6 | Liley , with a try , five penalties and two conversions at Welford Road on Saturday , is already ahead of Hare at an equivalent stage in the Leicester programme . |
| 7 | The ultrasonic reflection method depends upon measurement of critical internal refraction of sound at a liquid-solid interface and is analogous to the reflection of light at an interface . |
| 8 | HORACE NOTICE , a former British and Commonwealth heavyweight boxing champion , was one of four men remanded in custody last night for a week accused of rioting at an acid house party . |
| 9 | A similar incident involving the handing over of equipment at an airfield was reported on July 29 . |
| 10 | We were flying first to Nassau where the senator was to be guest of honour at an American Embassy reception for senior officers of the naval units taking part in Exercise Stingray , and after Nassau the Maggot and I would fly on to Grand Bahama where he lived and where Wavebreaker was docked . |
| 11 | If they can do this , a change of plan at an early stage can usually prevent the situation from developing and leading to an accident . |
| 12 | Rider was remanded on bail of £10,000 , a condition of residence at an address outside the area , not disclosed in court , not to go within five miles of Great Totham , not to drive any motor vehicle and not to contact any prosecution witnesses . |
| 13 | Mr Kenealy , from Great Sutton , near Ellesmere Port , Cheshire , says the only surviving tribute to his son appears in a book of remembrance at an Ulster church . |
| 14 | Now a rise in interest rates would be seen in its true colours , as a means for attempting to support the value of sterling at an artificially high level against the D-Mark within the ERM . |
| 15 | SACKING the head of welfare at an animal experimentation centre because of poor standards is a positive move , but is n't it time we stopped using animals for testing altogether ? |
| 16 | If there has been no solid social formation there in the first place , it follows that the child can very easily be completely out of control at an early age and almost impossible to reclaim . |
| 17 | Sensible drinking by young people seems easier to achieve in countries which do not have strict controls , such as France , Italy and Spain , where young people are introduced to drinking modest amounts of alcohol at an early age by their families . |
| 18 | For example , the Head of INSET at an initial training institution commented typically : |
| 19 | The teacher , being annoyed by the noise level in the room , threw a piece of chalk at an Afro-Caribbean boy who was not being particularly noisy . |
| 20 | One of the earliest definitions of normalisation at an international symposium saw it as ‘ making available to the mentally retarded patterns of everyday life which are as close as possible to the patterns of the mainstream of society ’ ( Nirje , 1969 ) . |
| 21 | The second front on which this issue was developed was part of a debate between philosophers , who were concerned with the moral nature of man at an abstract , idealist , level and the biologist-naturalists , who were concerned with the delimitation of man considered as a zoological species . |
| 22 | Secondly , in the case of transaction at an undervalue , it is presumed that the vendor was not solvent at the time the acquisition agreement was exchanged . |
| 23 | Challenges to decisions are made in court proceedings between the parties such as the following : ( 1 ) an application for an injunction , which , as well as being a court order stopping the reference can also be used to stop further performance of the contract following the decision ; or ( 2 ) an application for an order for specific performance , which is a court order that the decision be put into effecteg , a sale of property at an expert 's valuation ; or ( 3 ) defence to court proceedings brought to enforce the decision ; or ( 4 ) an application to strike out either side 's claim under RSC Ord 18 r19 ; or ( 5 ) a construction summons , which is an application to the court for a ruling on an allegedly ambiguous document ; but see 13.9 ; or ( 6 ) a petition under s459 of the Companies Act 1985 , on which see the discussion at 3.7. above . |
| 24 | the existence of coal , iron ore and a large population assisted the economies , but that large population meant that it was necessary to import from overseas quantities of food at an ever increasing cost , particularly as Europe suffered a succession of bad harvests , at that time , and that led to emigration overseas , mainly to the United States of America . |
| 25 | It 's got nothing to do with the fact that he got bent out of shape at an early age and has been shaping laughs out of the kinks ever since . |
| 26 | The company produced 29,224 ounces of gold at an average grade of between 2.5 and 2.8 grammes per tonne , and says it is on course to mine 70,000 ounces during the whole of 1989 . |
| 27 | His family seem to have been of limited means , for his father intended to take him out of school at an early age to become an apprentice . |
| 28 | Time given to listening to the parents ' point of view at an early stage and to reducing their anxieties by giving well-founded information can be helpful in arranging a placement which satisfies them . |
| 29 | The explosion over Tunguska , Central Siberia , in 1908 released 10 to 20 megatons ( high explosive equivalent ) of energy at an altitude of about 10km . |
| 30 | However , whilst it might be stating the obvious , the overriding factor in this situation has been the sudden influx and continuing constant supply of heroin at an ‘ affordable ’ price . |