Example sentences of "[conj] at a " in BNC.
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| 31 | The right to ask a court to fix the amount they have to pay for services or works on the grounds that these have not been provided to a reasonable standard or at a reasonable cost . |
| 32 | Then , not even glancing at the room beyond , or at a woman who had come out on to the stairs , she led him away to a small room of perfect luxury at the back of the house , which was clearly her own . |
| 33 | Picture someone being treated as an odd man out — in a family , in an office or at a party . |
| 34 | The Chinese-style duck with hoi-sin sauce and pancakes , and the fish and vegetable tempura , are as accurately executed here as by native practitioners in Chinatown or at a Soho sushi bar . |
| 35 | If , in spite of these precautions , your recordings still have an unpleasantly boomy quality , you will then need to apply some tone correction , either while you are making the original recording or at a later editing-transfer stage . |
| 36 | The next time you are in a meeting , or even on a crowded train or at a social gathering watch what people do . |
| 37 | Usually , interest is paid at a constant rate , or at a fixed margin over a benchmark rate such as LIBOR . |
| 38 | In the case of perpetual debt where interest is paid at a constant rate , or at a fixed margin over a benchmark the correct finance charge will be equal to the coupon payable for each period . |
| 39 | More shamefully , some owners of newly acquired imposing homes delight in ‘ libraries ’ which , seen in the gloom or at a distance , bestow a pretty glow of opulence and erudition but which , at close quarters , disintegrate into a heterogeneous muddle of worthless books , sometimes bought in bulk . |
| 40 | As mentioned in ( 1 ) , vegetables should play a larger part in a healthy diet , even when out on the town or at a business lunch . |
| 41 | But if you crave something more substantial , choose prawn or at a pinch , chicken — and preferably one of the drier versions , such as Bhuna or Madras or , even better , a Biryani . |
| 42 | A person who is in a street or public place can be solicited by a prostitute who is on a balcony or at a window ( Smith v Hughes [ 1960 ] 2 All ER 859 ) . |
| 43 | Cure : by command , touch or at a distance ; |
| 44 | No one I knew well , just one man or another , seen in the street or at a party . |
| 45 | Obviously , from time to time , several groups will meet at a good feeding site or at a salt lick and larger gatherings occur , but small groups are the general rule . |
| 46 | If you are on a low income , you may be able to get dental treatment for free or at a reduced cost . |
| 47 | Instead , cross at lights whenever possible or at a clear stretch of road where there is good visibility , rather than at a corner . |
| 48 | ( Try to imagine someone leering at a cat , or at a Yorkshire pudding . ) |
| 49 | Each shot can be at the same target , or at a different target within 2″ of the last one . |
| 50 | Each shot can be at either the same target , or at a different target within 2″ of the last one . |
| 51 | Each shot can be at either the same target , or at a different target within 2″ of the last one . |
| 52 | If the commander 's shot hits then he can shoot again immediately , either at the same target or at a new target within 2″ of the previous one . |
| 53 | Vodafone Group Plc 's Vodata Ltd has launched a facsimile broadcast service , Vodafax Broadcast : users load information onto a personal computer or facsimile machine and send it to their unique number : information is automatically distributed to a predefined list of recipients , either immediately or at a pre-set time ; there is a £25 connection charge , a £10 monthly charge for the first distribution list and a £5 monthly charge for subsequent lists ; distribution costs from 10p to 14p per minute per recipient . |
| 54 | Women who stop attending the clinic are sent a postal version of the questionnaire and , if this is not returned , are interviewed over the telephone or at a home visit . |
| 55 | You also have the choice of bed and breakfast or half-board arrangements , taking your evening meal in your hotel or at a restaurant close by . |
| 56 | This can be covered by the skirting board at the walls , or by a variety of mouldings such as stair-nose ( for edging the top stair ) , T-profile ( for where two wood floors join at the same level ) , and quadrant ( where you 've left the original skirting in place , or at a wall where there is no skirting ) . |
| 57 | Weekends were spent in the country , at Althorp with her father , at her sister Jane 's cottage on the estate or at a house party organized by one of her growing circle of friends . |
| 58 | Whether you prefer to eat soft cheeses when they begin to be runny or at a slightly earlier stage when they are chalkier is simply a matter of personal taste . |
| 59 | She had been married and divorced , had had fifteen lovers , give or take a little , had been to the United States seventeen times , to Africa twice , explored from a car or at a leisurely pace the capitals of Europe , twice circled the world , done the ‘ sophisticated ’ things but left undone so many ordinary things . |
| 60 | Towards the end of the 12 months , we will need to review your needs with you and , if appropriate , renew the overdraft arrangements at the same level or at a higher or lower figure . |