Example sentences of "[noun] at [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have heavy bodies , and sit and wait for prey to come to them , striking with unerring accuracy and speed at any small mammal as it passes . |
| 2 | However , can employees who have been denied the benefit of the Regulations in the past on the basis of the non-commercial venture exclusion seek any effective remedy at this late stage ? |
| 3 | For the first time she risked a glance at that dark Renaissance face with its clear-cut features and winged brows , the beautiful , thickly lashed eyes and chiselled mouth , the cleft chin and strong jaw . |
| 4 | She received a suspicious glance at this placid response , but she refused to be drawn . |
| 5 | As a matter of fact , I 'm preparing a paper on the side effects for the medical association at this very moment . |
| 6 | And there were others less distinguished , perhaps , but whose lively presence made any visit memorable ; for instance , Mr Wilkinson , valet-butler to Mr John Campbell , with his well-known repertoire of impersonations of prominent gentlemen ; Mr Davidson from Easterly House , whose passion in debating a point could at times be as alarming to a stranger as his simple kindness at all other times was endearing ; Mr Herman , valet to Mr John Henry peters , whose extreme views no one could listen to passively , but whose distinctive belly-laugh and Yorkshire charm made him impossible to dislike . |
| 7 | He neither showed nor expressed any grief at this regrettable development . |
| 8 | An independent Central Bank might provide such a restraint , and so might the constitutional amendment , suggested in Friedman and Friedman ( 1980 ) , which obliges the government to expand the money stock at some fixed rate and which would make cheating on this obligation illegal . |
| 9 | a partial sale of [ shareholder ] 's x% stake with agreement for purchase of the remaining stock at some specified time in the future ; or |
| 10 | There we stood , side by side at those hip-high porcelain scoops , each staring grimly ahead at some Mexican firing-squad in the way that Englishmen do , neither dropping his gaze for a squint at the other 's tackle . |
| 11 | There was a creaking of chairs and crossing of legs at such plain speaking . |
| 12 | An outward shift of the MEI schedule ( see Fig. 14.1 above ) might then raise investment at any given rate of interest . |
| 13 | There is no attempt at any systematic statistical analysis of the documents , either of their numbers or their content ; there is also no attempt to supplement this material with interviews , though from the text it is clear that both authors talked to many Poles in the course of their investigations . |
| 14 | Dogs Today will be there in force , and look forward to meeting our readers at this prestigious event , which promises to be a fascinating day out for all . |
| 15 | Again there was no significant difference between the morbidly obese and normal group 's urinary APGPR excretion at any given time postprandially . |
| 16 | He made idle banter as they watched for the van , and Doyle grimaced and complained about the lack of ‘ peace and quiet ’ in that particular car at that particular time . |
| 17 | You must let us examine your car at any reasonable time . |
| 18 | You must let us examine your car at any reasonable time . |
| 19 | You must let us examine your car at any reasonable time . |
| 20 | You must let us examine your car at any reasonable time . |
| 21 | All I know is that I think it 's a safe distance for me to drive behind that car at any given time . |
| 22 | Many thanks to the performers for repeating the programme at such short notice . |
| 23 | Dealing with drivers at this tender age obviously sparked an interest in transport which has developed over the years . |
| 24 | Humphrey stresses that his conclusions relate only to the Brazilian auto workers under study at that particular time . |
| 25 | We 've got together with Ralph Kleeli Hair to give our readers north of the country a real treat — twenty free haircuts by stylists at this top salon ! |
| 26 | Having stated that , the wide roll width , dense colour and crease resistance makes balloon ripstop superior for those artform kites which have become spectacular attractions at all major kite meetings . |
| 27 | There is round-the-table sniggering at this bold assertion of Fred 's . |
| 28 | Not until two years had passed was the outcome of these disputes at all clear . |
| 29 | Seems funny to me that he was so near to the scene of the murder at that particular time . |
| 30 | This is not because it is so special or secret that I do not want to divulge it — indeed the patient will remember it quite well for himself — but because I do not want him to listen to that tape at some future date and begin to regress himself when I am not there to take charge of the situation . |