Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is aimed either at the external hacker of which there are far fewer than press reports suggest or at the employee who though they have legitimate access legitimate lim limited access to a computer , nevertheless go beyond that authorization , but in order for the act to be successful , in order to get a successful prosecution , the prosecution have got to show that the access was unauthorized , and in the absence of clear codes of conduct , clear on-screen messages , that can be quite tricky . |
| 2 | And although the Newsons concede the chicken and egg possibility — do you smack a child because he is delinquent , or is he delinquent because he is smacked ? — they argue that their findings do not support the old belief that sparing the rod spoils the child , but suggest that at the very least , mothers who smack do not succeed in producing non-delinquent children . |
| 3 | Her letters , like his own comment in 1913 on his letters to her , suggest that at eighteen he had begun for her eyes alone the long process of self-discovery with assured confidence of her support . |
| 4 | Estimates of the amount of oil in proven recoverable reserves ( 92 x 10 9 tonnes ) suggest that at current rates of use ( 3 x 10 9 tonnes per year ) we should have enough , both as fuel and a feedstock , for 30 years . |
| 5 | Where accurate values for the weights are available , or the weights can be reweighed , they suggest that at least one unit was in use , particularly in Kent , based on c . |
| 6 | Some faint impressions on the inside of the dermal skeleton suggest that at least paired nasal sacs may have been present ( unlike in modern hagfishes ) . |
| 7 | These revisions do not ask us to view the prewar Japanese peasant as a prosperous and independent cultivator , but they suggest that at least part of the rural sector was benefiting from the course of development . |
| 8 | Levy 's computations ignore the data from the sodium amytal test which suggest that at least some proportion of left handers have speech represented bilaterally . |
| 9 | There are a number of small-scale studies by researchers , such as Beatrix Campbell ( 1984 ) and Paul Willis ( 1984 ) , that suggest that at least some young unemployed teenage girls see childbearing both as a method of obtaining fulfilment and a purpose to life since the usual source , that of paid work , is not available to them , and also as the only means of obtaining a home of their own . |
| 10 | The first of the preliminary sketches for the Demoiselles , on the other hand , suggest that at first Picasso may have been more drawn to Cézanne 's earlier , more romantic figure pieces . |
| 11 | Our results suggest that at most , current use of the pill is associated with only a small increase in risk of clinical gall bladder disease , which disappears after stopping the pill . |
| 12 | Although our results need to be replicated , they suggest that at least those patients with hypoxia and dyspnoea at rest get significant benefit from supplemental oxygen . |
| 13 | The dialectally divergent spellings suggest that at the very least three written English versions of the tale existed : an East Midland original , a south-eastern copy and the West Midland copy that we now have . |
| 14 | There are other things that emerge from evaluation that perhaps suggest that at least , not necessarily universally , but for that particular school , with those particular children , with those particular aims , if they want to achieve what they 're trying to achieve , then they 're going to have to make some rather more or at least some of the people are going to have to make some rather more fundamental changes in the way that they , say , handle children in the classroom , than might otherwise be the case . |
| 15 | They provide that at least half the proceeds of surplus asset sales must go to reduce consumer bills and would affect the so-called ‘ K-factor ’ on which price rises are calculated . |
| 16 | As his hand reaches out for mine , I recollect that at one point in those early post-war years I had a positive dread of men in uniform , and my terror grew in direct proportion with each extra pip . |
| 17 | With more than 4.3 million people registered for shares , ministers expect that at least one quarter of the entire flotation will be bought by small British investors . |
| 18 | With more than 4.3 million people registered for shares , ministers expect that at least one quarter of the entire flotation will be bought by small British investors . |
| 19 | At least he would know then about Mark , realise that at least one person in this world knew him for what he really was . |
| 20 | I shall be brief because I realise that at least two other hon. Members wish to take part in the debate . |
| 21 | They say that at the moment of death the whole of one 's past life flashes before one 's eyes . |
| 22 | Police say that at about 11am a man reported at the Green Garage service station that his car had broken down nearby . |
| 23 | ‘ But then they all say that at this time of year , do n't they ? ’ |
| 24 | To echo Brundle : ‘ But they all say that at this time of year , do n't they ? ’ |
| 25 | They say that at a certain point it will stop expanding and start contracting again , back into the original primal seed . |
| 26 | ‘ If you say that at your trial , they will kill you . ’ |
| 27 | Had a word with Vic about the script and he says not to worry but they always say that at this stage , do n't they ? |
| 28 | Workers say that at least one employee has been dismissed from his job without compensation because of illness caused by pollution from the smelter which also processes arsenic , cadmium and lead — well known to have adverse effects . |
| 29 | That is why I say that at impact , during a proper swing , the shaft of a club is doing nothing to help or hinder a shot — and we can have no control over it at this point . |
| 30 | We 've asked an expert what he considers important , looked at what children really want and at what would make mums happy . |