Example sentences of "[det] [verb] at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Years later , long after Tam was " deed " , I did some research at the Black Watch archives in Perth and was assured that no such thing could ever have happened . |
| 2 | This occurred at the main dispensing chemist in Wirral 's largest township : |
| 3 | The dry slope was dotted with rabbits — some nibbling at the thin grass near their holes , others pushing farther down to look for dandelions or perhaps a cowslip that the rest had missed . |
| 4 | If this happens at the same time as the inevitable swing into wind , it can result in a very rapid rolling over on to the into-wind wing-tip . |
| 5 | Some die at the first hint of frost ; others , for example the damp-living larvae of chironomid midges , can be subjected repeatedly to temperatures of -20°C and below , with up to 90% of their body water frozen , and recover completely on thawing ( Scholander et al , 1953 ) . |
| 6 | This happened at the same time as parishes were being formed , and it seems to have resulted in the extinction of many churches , not only as private property but also as working churches . |
| 7 | But this struck at the very heart of what Laura was hoping to achieve and she quashed the suggestion with ferocity . |
| 8 | Some halted at the right time and others did n't , resulting in a bit of a rugger scrum . |
| 9 | £1 this comes at the same time as having to make fundamental changes to central corporate systems to address the issues of , on the one hand , the Local Government Act 1988 ( which contains the requirements of competition legislation ) and , on the other hand , attempting to identify and apportion expenditure to individual schools and colleges to meet the requirements of the Education Act 1988 . |
| 10 | This hits at the established doctrine that the courts recognise no legal limits to Parliament 's legislative power . |
| 11 | Ranges will be offered up to three Greens for virtually the same price as one , with each installed at the required distance . |
| 12 | That came at the 7th tee . |
| 13 | How much spent at the main counter ? |
| 14 | These jingle at the slightest touch on the head . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The activity obtained at an intermediate ionic strength ( 70 mM ammonium sulphate ) was about 80% of that observed at the lowest concentration used ( 20 mM ) , a situation in which the activity of P A2b in linear templates was of about 10% if the initiating NTPs were present or even lower in their absence . |
| 17 | That has much to do with the bringing together of all participants in the one place — all staying in the same hotel , all competing at the same venue , all joining in the same events , culminating in the Barbarian Easter Tour-style tradition of each nation providing a ‘ cabaret ’ turn at the farewell banquet . |
| 18 | A spreadsheet can be recalculated immediately even if only one figure changes , or if many change at the same time . |
| 19 | When speeches are made after seated dinners at lengthy , formal wedding receptions , they begin after all eating at the formal meal has finished , and are preceded by the announcement from the toastmaster , ‘ Ladies and Gentlemen , you may now smoke . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ There have been occasions when there were three different speakers all preaching at the same time , attempting to drown each other out . |
| 21 | In saying that an event c caused an event e , or that e was the effect of c , we typically have in mind but do not say that a set of things including c , but not necessarily all occurring at the same time , was required for e . |
| 22 | If the payout ratio is constant , then earnings , dividends and the share price all grow at the same rate g , so g in ( 6.28 ) is also equal to the rate of capital gains . |
| 23 | It all came at the right time , she said , at exactly the right time . |
| 24 | They are not necessarily all living at the same level on the shore . |
| 25 | Elements which can all appear at the same position within a document are regarded as forming a model class : for example , the class phrase includes all elements which can appear within paragraphs but not spanning them , while the class chunk includes all elements which can not appear within paragraphs ( such as paragraphs , for example ) . |
| 26 | Unfortunately , the sources of information do not all appear at the same time . |
| 27 | Er another problem we had as well is we had all going at the same time in a very close area as well . |
| 28 | Indeed all look at the recent decision by the and Allied Trade Union to the members who have amalgamated themselves Transport and General Workers . |
| 29 | ‘ But with Windows you could have Lotus , WordPerfect and Harvard Graphics , for instance , all open at the same time . |
| 30 | Well this is , yeah , although that 's what was all agreed at the last minute . |