Example sentences of "at [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | … no inconsiderable sacrifice to put in the time and effort that this sort of work requires , particularly when , as I fear has been the case so far , it has to be pursued at rather a breakneck speed . |
| 2 | At 2pm a five-mile sponsored walk will be held from the church , finishing at about 4.30pm with refreshments . |
| 3 | That means imperialism means in a way they 're the French market it 's well known , and , makes itself sell at much a than in its , in its own country , so you can say that for example Thompson has a monopoly tower , most European and have a monopoly tower |
| 4 | At 8am a convoy of vans and unmarked police cars swept out heading for the addresses . |
| 5 | They were told to keep the volume very low , there was no proper lighting rig and at 10.45pm an announcement was made while they were on stage : ‘ Last orders at the bar now please ! ’ |
| 6 | The shares are currently at only a third of the 120p high they once reached . |
| 7 | The popularity of South Africa 's kruggerrand was due largely to the fact that collectors were buying a precise quantity of gold at only a fraction over the actual cost of the precious metal . |
| 8 | The popularity of South Africa 's kruggerrand was due largely to the fact that collectors were buying a precise quantity of gold at only a fraction over the actual cost of the precious metal . |
| 9 | The popularity of South Africa 's kruggerrand was due largely to the fact that collectors were buying a precise quantity of gold at only a fraction over the actual cost of the precious metal . |
| 10 | At source , a basalt lava may be moving at twenty or more kilometres an hour ; at the far end it may be oozing forward like treacle at only a few metres per hour ; so the temperature of a magma will obviously affect the style of an eruption considerably . |
| 11 | Many factories are working at only a fraction of capacity . |
| 12 | In its full-page and horrendously expensive advertisements in the national press , and now ( the latest manifestation ) in a booklet with a cover that at only a few metres distance looks like gold-tooled morocco , it comes perilously close to transgressing those rules of the Advertising Standards Authority that ensure that all ads are honest , fair , accurate , unimpeachable and altogether above reproach . |
| 13 | In fact there are a number of ways of obtaining structured CPE at only a fraction of the cost associated with courses , and with very much less disruption to the professional 's work-load . |
| 14 | Liza had written some weeks ago to say that John had been sent , at only a few hours ' notice , on a course . |
| 15 | Jack the tiny Shetland pony weighs in at only a few stones and is just over two-feet tall . |
| 16 | These types of problem extend even to the more commonplace types of metalwork in which the lack of replication might lead to the suggestion that everyday items were produced locally as required ; but were such technical skills possessed by someone on every farm or hamlet , at only a few locations , or was the craftsman a mobile specialist ? |
| 17 | Weighing in at only a few ounces , you hardly notice that you 're wearing this jacket . |
| 18 | Yet it remains true that unless the typologies are elaborated beyond a mere classificatory and descriptive labelling of different situations — that is , by attempting to specify the conditions under which each type develops — they remain at only a very preliminary stage of theorising . |
| 19 | In the War , distribution expenditure had been running at only a fifth of the prewar level , and the plans prepared by the undertakings for the Electricity Commissioners show they expected to continue to spend more than half of all their capital on developing distribution , as they had in the 1930s . |
| 20 | It is true that our goods sell abroad , but with our currency at only a third of its post-war value , so they should ! |
| 21 | Clerical and administrative backup were provided at only a modest level . |
| 22 | It is difficult to identify farms inside these settlements , while related field systems have been suggested at only a handful of sites , including the presumed Romano-British fields at Braintree and the sequence of enclosures at Brampton . |
| 23 | The job depended upon careful organisation as it had to be come at only a few days ' notice . |
| 24 | Money at call is money which can be withdrawn at only a few hours ' notice . |
| 25 | Without submarine work , Rosyth would run at only a third of capacity for its MoD work . ’ |
| 26 | So I mean think about it as long term planning , and certainly for those under er sixty the long term becomes extremely long term because er you know you 're looking at perhaps a third of your life er which is er still to be accounted for . |
| 27 | You know , people And I did n't , well you were suppose Well we did mark the book at perhaps a p a pound to a book you know , like they were in those days . |
| 28 | So can you see why we 're looking at perhaps a , a , or we ought to be considering a figure a big higher than three hundred thousand . |
| 29 | In miles per second that 's not so easy , but humans have travelled at perhaps a few tens of miles per second in a spacecraft . |
| 30 | I saw a lot of old friends , and wore a dashing outfit purchased at perhaps an extravagance in a London second hand shop — but from the compliments , I feel now it was worth it and that , feeling good in it , I will wear it quite a lot . |