Example sentences of "[verb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shouting and laughing , the family disembarked at a broken-down council estate covered in rubbish . |
| 2 | It is like eavesdropping at a match , though such ‘ alternative ’ humour is very rare . |
| 3 | In any plausible way of forming Jupiter the hydrogen and helium are initially well mixed at a molecular level . |
| 4 | The tape has been mixed at a Gloucester recording studio , using Steve 's voice . |
| 5 | Judging from remarks between Mr Carnwath , Mr Steele ( QC for Dyfed County Council ) and Mr Burrell , the prevailing view is that the inspector will find against McAlpine , but that the company will seek a Judicial Review in the High Court , where the arguments will recommence at a rarefied legal level . |
| 6 | But genes can act at a distance ; extended phenotypes can extend a long way . |
| 7 | The invisible powers of nature were analogous to the visible powers of the magnet , which could act at a distance and penetrate matter with its rays . |
| 8 | The totals had been disclosed at a time when local authorities and others were being subjected to curbs for alleged lack of efficiency . |
| 9 | The Scottish Nationalists suffered a further setback when one of their leading figures , Mr James Sillars , was ousted from Glasgow Govan , which he had won at a by-election . |
| 10 | The official go-ahead from X100 , won at a meeting of Ford and Jaguar company chief company chiefs in Coventry late in October , has sent an unprecedented wave of optimism and excitement through Jaguar 's Browns Lane headquarters . |
| 11 | The only medal we had ever won at a major championship since 1978 was the bronze we had gained at Stuttgart in the European . |
| 12 | And to top all of this , there will be competitions galore , with terrific holidays , goods and equipment to be won at a number of stands . |
| 13 | The money supply , measured by a broad definition , should only be allowed to increase at a stable and gradual rate , in line with the growth of the economy 's productive capacity . |
| 14 | For example , in a particular year a given region has x million inhabitants and the population is expected to increase at a rate of 2% per year . |
| 15 | A trader seeking to buy dollars ( for example ) in the forward market will buy at a forward rate which is less advantageous to him ( that is , if the exchange rate is defined as the sterling price of a dollar , f t may be greater than ) . |
| 16 | That 's right , that 's right , yes , how we consume these products , yes , I mean , you 're right , so a potato is a potato is a potato , but if it 's pre-packed , graded and washed , that is sort of intrinsically different from er , er , sort of , mouldy , scruffy old potatoes that you could buy at a greengrocer . |
| 17 | In Congress-ruled Gujarat , on the west coast , the state Health Minister , Mr Vallabhbhai was attacked at a meeting on Tuesday and died yesterday in hospital . |
| 18 | Libya proposed at a weekend Arab League meeting that Malta should receive the pair . |
| 19 | Yeltsin proposed at a meeting of his supporters on Nov. 28-29 that a pro-reform party or movement should be established , offering to participate in any such movement . |
| 20 | Rubbish will be sorted at a site in northern England and turned into commercial products including compost made from food scraps and paper and an array of items using recycled plastic . |
| 21 | Styled in hard-wearing canadium , it has a built-in meter so that you can know at a glance if you 're applying enough pressure . |
| 22 | This is accompanied by a status LED , to let you know at a glance what you 've selected . |
| 23 | In some situations holiday arrangements might be organised at a lower level in the organisation , particularly in specialist areas , such as operating theatres , where interchange of staff between departments is less easy . |
| 24 | Finally , I have argued that urban sociology 's key concern is the division between everyday life being led in small-scale localities and the fact that social relations and processes are increasingly organised at a global level . |
| 25 | As social life becomes increasingly organised at a global level , the sphere of employment perhaps offers least prospect for the assertion of autonomy and personal identity . |
| 26 | The Epson system referred to was designed at a time when it was more appropriate to use proprietary Epson upgrades . |
| 27 | The Governor , John Thomas-Ferrand explains how the prison was designed at a time when women did not work in all-male prisons , now 20% are women , yet they do not have their own shower facilities , for example . |
| 28 | The Governor , John Thomas-Ferrand explains how the prison was designed at a time when women did not work in all-male prisons , now 20% are women , yet they do not have their own shower facilities , for example . |
| 29 | On the other hand , if the initial state is one of excess supply money-wages will fall at a rate . |
| 30 | He had a nervous twitch which jerked at a muscle at the corner of his thin-lipped mouth and a malevolent stare . |