Example sentences of "[vb base] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the third day of REM sleep deprivation little sleep at all was being achieved , and the symptoms that the subjects showed were a combination of the effects of total sleep deprivation and suggestion . |
| 2 | These all fly at similar speeds and have rather light stick forces like a glider . |
| 3 | A failed test means no progress that round , and a test failed by 30 or more means the character has slipped right back to the bottom of the stairs — anyone beneath him must make another I test at -20 to avoid being carried back down as well . |
| 4 | The expansion of Rome did not , however , cease at this point . |
| 5 | Throughout the Student 's Book , 12 units called ‘ Everyday Conversation ’ appear at regular intervals . |
| 6 | When the frequency is increased , the transitions and relaxations that are observed in a sample appear at higher temperatures . |
| 7 | But he has brought with him the Furies who appear at key moments of the action — the spectral creatures whose gaze he can not endure but whose presence he understands , since he believes he has murdered his wife . |
| 8 | As Macdonald explains , it seems that women are either invisible in most school textbooks or , when they appear at all , they are seen performing low-status tasks . |
| 9 | ‘ It is unfortunate for you that you brazenly appear at all . ’ |
| 10 | On a ridge with fine prospects over Edinburgh , the Pentlands and the Firth of Forth are outcrops and boulders with the stylized incisions of circles , cup shapes and concentric grooves which appear at ritual sites in many countries from Ireland to India , and in especially large numbers in Scotland . |
| 11 | There are among honey bees three reported examples that appear at first glance to qualify as cognitive trial-and-error . |
| 12 | Both have black , hairy spikes sticking up from their bodies , but the small tortoiseshell caterpillars are black and yellow , while the peacocks appear at first to be completely black all over . |
| 13 | There are occasional academic studies which appear at first glance to support such interpretations , such as that of West , Roy and Nichols . |
| 14 | Although lateral eye movements appear at first sight to offer a simple and straightforward way of assessing which hemisphere is active at a given Instant , the evidence relating eye movements to hemisphere function is at present rather insubstantial . |
| 15 | The implications for the children 's hearing system of section 4 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act , 1974 , appear at first sight to be far-reaching and disastrous . |
| 16 | Given the fact that much of the property in the western half of the country was sub-let to under-tenants at rack rents , it is doubtful whether regional differences were as pronounced as they appear at first sight . |
| 17 | Other works , for example Beehives , which appear at first sight to be silk screen prints are revealed as watercolours , where bleach has created a subtle monotone effect . |
| 18 | In the embryos of most insects evident rudiments of paired abdominal appendages appear at some stage during development . |
| 19 | The colours appear at little windows in the side , glimpses into the worlds of heart-rending blueness and greenness , unattainable redness and blackness , that lie hidden inside the smooth nickel barrel . |
| 20 | They appear at any time from mid-summer onwards . |
| 21 | I never once heard her even hint at such a view . |
| 22 | City : Debt figures hint at new confidence |
| 23 | The overall result is to recall the layered effect of those rock formations which eternally hint at massive earthly movement , and yet the sculpture ‘ speaks ’ very much of human scale . |
| 24 | The interruption is so violent that we are led to infer other reasons for such a display besides his annoyance with McKendrick himself and , significantly , Stoppard 's comments hint at this in the words " uncharacteristic " and surprising " . |
| 25 | Public marches permit the display of one 's symbols : the flags , the banners , the open Bible , and , on occasions , the uniforms which hint at potential violence . |
| 26 | A shift at one of the company 's two neighbouring plants had been axed and staff levels on a shift at the other had been cut , he said . |
| 27 | Honour at last |
| 28 | When he plays Sibelius with the New York Philharmonic tomorrow , a rare appearance here , they expect at best a draw . |
| 29 | How does this student 's work measure up to what teachers expect at this stage ? |
| 30 | Many people are struggling to get their hunters fit at this time of the year . |