Example sentences of "they [verb] [pron] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The orchestra was not playing it in time , so I made them rehearse it at a slower tempo . |
| 2 | They approached him at a steady pace as though unconcerned by his presence , but they went in single file , Allen with his hand lying lightly on the knife at his belt and Marian carrying her bow , strung , and with an arrow ready notched , lightly and inconspicuously in her left hand . |
| 3 | Of course er they have about erm well I 'm not sure , about twenty eight or thirty thousand gallons of diesel stocked up there , and of course in them buying it in bulk like that they get it at a cheaper rate . |
| 4 | she goes to part-time so they get it at a reduced rate . |
| 5 | After that they kept themselves at a safe distance . |
| 6 | Moreover , such texts are the more dangerous in that they affect us at a subconscious level . |
| 7 | They bought them at a substantial discount . |