Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [verb] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few biologists have not at one time or another marvelled at the exquisite fit that can be found between the characteristics of an organism and the characteristics of its environment . |
| 2 | At Oxford he had written poems of considerable competence , most of them religious but a handful presumably composed with Dolben in mind ; only one or two hinted at the great originality he was to display in maturity . |
| 3 | Procedures of both sorts can be found in any type or size of organisation , for filling in forms , processing goods , inputting data to a computer system etc , and those directed at the continual development and implementation of policy , or the preservation of the mode of business operation . |
| 4 | It was a large , old-fashioned nursery-cum-workroom , with piled baskets of wool and two looms at the far end . |
| 5 | His impassive , fierce stare reminded her of an owl squatting on a fence post , watchful and ready to plunge at the first rustle in the undergrowth . |
| 6 | But this struck at the very heart of what Laura was hoping to achieve and she quashed the suggestion with ferocity . |
| 7 | Some have been designated as sites of special scientific interest ( SSSI ) , but these stop at the low-water mark , allowing rubbish dumping further out on the water . |