Example sentences of "with [adj] [noun] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was sitting on one of the kitchen counters , paws folded , tail tucked up , gazing with stately patience at the larger door . |
| 2 | Three men were later charged with attempted theft at the historic Old Customs House in Hartlepool , Cleveland . |
| 3 | In the event it was only those six states in which agitation for closer political and economic integration had been strongest in the 1940s , with political support at the highest level , which entered into the discussions that led to the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community ( ECSC ) . |
| 4 | The first and last pictures contrast highly ordered motion at one end of the sequence with turbulent motion at the other end , and it is seen that there is a series of intermediate stages by which transition from one to the other takes place . |
| 5 | I watched the crew of a grubby Polish reefer vessel : they were taking pictures of each other against the background of the Gatun Locks ; three hours later , they were gazing with rapt attention at the passing majesty of Culebra ; their cameras were out again for the Pedro Miguel , for the distant flags of the American bases , for the Miraflores Locks , and for the immense red-white-and-blue bandera of the Panama Republic that waved lazily from the summit of Mount Ancon , over the old wooden houses of Panama City . |
| 6 | It has not proved possible to determine the composition directly , which is difficult for a condensate , but the measured abundance of ammonia in the gaseous phase above the top of these clouds is about what would be expected were this ammonia in equilibrium with solid ammonia at the typical cloud top conditions of 0.5 bar and 148 K. There are thought to be relatively few breaks in the ammonia clouds , though the cloud tops need not be at the same altitude everywhere . |
| 7 | In an interview on Oct. 5 with French journalists at the Franco-African summit in Libreville , Gabon [ see p. 39134 ] , President Idriss Déby said that a promised Sovereign National Conference could be held in early 1993 ; on Oct. 15 it was announced that the conference would start on Jan. 15 , 1993 . |
| 8 | For his next production in Britain he hopes to work with British actors at the National on a contemporary Japanese piece . |
| 9 | The general theory of relativity , on its own , can not explain these features or answer these questions because of its prediction that the universe started off with infinite density at the big bang singularity . |
| 10 | The CO chuckled with unashamed glee at the little joke he was about to make at Charles 's expense . |
| 11 | Since then , more than £800,000 has been spent in improving matters for the spectators who will flock to the event with improved viewing at the eleventh , fourteenth , fifteenth , sixteenth and seventeenth holes . |
| 12 | Since then , more than £800,000 has been spent in improving matters for the spectators who will flock to the event with improved viewing at the eleventh , fourteenth , fifteenth , sixteenth and seventeenth holes . |
| 13 | Renshaws have supplied Buckingham Palace with shelled pistachios at the astounding price of £7 per pound ( £15–40 per kilo ) . |
| 14 | However , the literature so far described is concerned almost entirely with social work at the micro level : individuals , families and small groups , much of it using techniques that are of little relevance to community work , for example behaviour modification . |
| 15 | The middle-aged businessman opposite lifted his eyes from a sheaf of papers in his briefcase and stared with fixed interest at the soft-faced girl with the golden tan and the riot of Titian curls , but Virginia was supremely unaware of his admiration . |
| 16 | Despite herself Ages smiled with real warmth at the old crocodile-Magill was never a moose — shedding genuine crocodile tears . |
| 17 | Dornberg slapped the table with the palm of his hand , then glared with protruding eyes at the unfortunate Blasendorf . |
| 18 | Spencer was staring with obvious delight at the young girl standing before him . |
| 19 | ‘ Mine 's a boy , ’ says Lucy , staring with obvious distaste at the fucking Archie . |
| 20 | She understood that he was imagining her in a swimsuit with sleek hair at the local pool or in a short , white dress on a tennis court . |
| 21 | She had some mental stocktaking to do , she told herself sternly , tentatively tracing the lines of her body with her hands , and shivering with renewed disbelief at the remembered sensations , the utter , unexpected bliss of Roman 's lovemaking . |
| 22 | The rush-hour would be at its height , with long tail-backs at the busiest junctions ; she resigned herself to a tedious journey home . |
| 23 | The suite features a substantial Pavarotti-sized shower where the Yeltsins can prepare for their visit to the Stock Exchange , laying a wreath at Westminster Abbey , and that night 's banquet with Prime Minister at the Royal Naval College , Greenwich . |
| 24 | BTR cuts : BTR , the industrial conglomerate that won a fierce takeover battle for the Hawker Siddeley engineering group , came up with pre-tax profits at the top end of City expectations yesterday . |
| 25 | The problem is that the companies that are most inclined to present full financial statements with good disclosure at the interim date are likely to be those with a history of full disclosure and/or those that are strong and performing well . |
| 26 | ‘ The President of the World , ’ he said , ‘ spoke with great feeling at the last meeting of the Council . |
| 27 | Communications director Peter Phelps said : ‘ The media and political communications side of the company has shown particular growth and we are working with major clients at the highest levels , helping them to achieve their aims and ambitions . ’ |
| 28 | They were set up in close succession by the Secretary of State for Scotland to study the curriculum ( Munn ) and assessment ( Dunning ) in the third and fourth years of Scottish secondary schools ; they kept in close touch with each other throughout their deliberations ; and they presented their reports with complementary recommendations at the same time . |
| 29 | It was merely a shell with glittering branches at the best addresses in London . |
| 30 | Glancing with reluctant distaste at the shrouded , lumpen shape on the floor , at the stiff protruding ankles , she said : |