Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The NFU plan aims to offer the farmer a choice between setting land aside and receiving the full , subsidised rate for produce , or producing at maximum capacity without support . |
| 2 | Moreover , the inside of walls and ceilings must either be washed or painted at regular intervals . |
| 3 | It has been a year of controversy for Brady as the club has still to decide on whether to move to a new home at Cambuslang or remain at Celtic Park . |
| 4 | Often they are recruited or assigned at short notice to an unfamiliar school and are expected to instantly mould themselves to its systems of operating and style . |
| 5 | Perhaps I was sent to the chippie , or café up the street to fetch cigarettes , or lemonade , or to go at full haste and deliver a note to one of his girl-friends ; or maybe he simply wanted to chastise me for something I had done , as for instance when I inadvertently got him into hot water by mentioning to Mum that I had seen him with a girl ( an infamous young woman ) after he had faithfully promised not to see her again , ever . |
| 6 | New ramps that trucks could mount or circumvent at low speeds are one solution . |
| 7 | The fund managers have said that any investors who have suffered because they bought or sold at incorrect prices will be compensated . |
| 8 | For instance , he might burst out laughing on being told of a tragedy , or cry at joyful news . |
| 9 | He may be required to report to a particular individual or place at regular intervals as part of a monitoring process . |
| 10 | Fair enough , I plead guilty to telling & laughing at sick jokes too . |
| 11 | For decades women have agonized over their breasts — either too big or too small ; their overall body shape — no waist , bum too big , legs too short ; and the various component parts of face and hair , all of which have to be altered , enhanced or de-emphasized at regular intervals . |
| 12 | Look at the implications looking back over it when when Fire and Public Protection had produced their report , but certainly the things are and it 's quite clear that we all know this case in my particular the river has been constricted by some thoroughly bad planning decisions and development control districts and they 're paying them that the owners are paying the penalty for that erm reducing the ditches and er building over them and okay we 've got problems erm so er there are structure plan implications erm which I do n't I think we should miss and if we say that really building on a is a principle well then we should try it right into the structure plan or looking at local plans for approval that we actually look at this a little bit more carefully . |
| 13 | ( b ) The selection of an appropriate method for calculating the related cost , where a number of identical items have been purchased or made at different times ( such as unit costs , average cost or FIFO — first in first out : see below ) . |
| 14 | Under ‘ mass-production ’ conditions the industry was obliged to keep its labour-teams steadily employed , moving in a planned succession from one undertaking to another , and progressively brought down its costs to reach an ever-widening circle of demand for homes to buy or rent at economic figures . |
| 15 | A high frequency signal is fed into the two layers , the signals are normally either opposite in phase or connected at right angles to each other . |
| 16 | How many people who ask questions or speak at small or large gatherings are really only talking to themselves ? |
| 17 | ‘ Since that night fifteen years ago , can you touch , smell , or look at white roses — and not think of me ? ’ |
| 18 | The answer differs according to whether the contract was avoided by section 7 or frustrated at common law . |
| 19 | There are many cheeses that are similar to Brie and Camembert but produced in different shapes or sold at differing stages of ripeness. all are referred to as surface-ripened , containing bacteria on their developing white rinds . |
| 20 | Military expenditure may keep people in jobs but much of the equipment produced is never used and is scrapped or sold at give-away prices so that the armed forces can have the most up-to-date equipment . |
| 21 | A class doing a study on " water " , for instance , might need to give some attention to the history of water supplies in their area , or to look at past epidemics of cholera and typhoid , to prove that clean water is vital for good health . |
| 22 | While not a new power , it was one not greatly recognised or understood at common law . |
| 23 | If so , it is then relevant to consider whether ( a ) such conduct falls within the general scope of any duty imposed by statute or recognised at common law and ( b ) whether such conduct , albeit within the general scope of such a duty , involved an unjustifiable use of powers associated with the duty . ’ |
| 24 | If a stepping motor is used to change the position of a mechanical load by several steps the system designer needs to know how much torque the motor can produce whilst accelerating , decelerating or running at constant speed . |
| 25 | Whereas er in erm a factory , I believe , they would have had to have er the rooms whitewashed , colourwashed or whitewashed at certain times , we were n't bound up with any regulations , then . |
| 26 | Should an instrument come with an option attached allowing investors to buy or sell at particular prices ? |
| 27 | Effective teaching & learning at key stage 3 : teacher & pupil perspective |
| 28 | Still , overall we thought ourselves lucky because a lot of other houses in the street had rats as well as mice , which was much worse because at least mice do n't bite or nibble at human feet … |
| 29 | George Kidner came to me in a great state of mind because he has been asked to appear before a committee consisting of C. Bathurst , Peto & C. Mills & sitting at Central Office . |
| 30 | There 's simply no personal challenge whatsoever ; one may as well pull the wings off small inspects or laugh at old people . |