Example sentences of "[conj] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a while , though , I started receiving letters from her , and on Sunday evenings my Pop would take me to the phone booth , where at a prearranged time I would ring a phone booth in Scotland and talk to her for 3 minutes . |
| 2 | A late election will also be acceptable where at a crucial time one of the signatories or a signatory 's agent was unavailable for unforeseeable reasons ( such as a serious illness ) and there was no one else who could reasonably be expected to stand in the agent 's shoes . |
| 3 | He then went to Jig Jigga , where at a mass meeting of Somalis he swore on the Koran that he was a Muslim . |
| 4 | She had been married and divorced , had had fifteen lovers , give or take a little , had been to the United States seventeen times , to Africa twice , explored from a car or at a leisurely pace the capitals of Europe , twice circled the world , done the ‘ sophisticated ’ things but left undone so many ordinary things . |
| 5 | Inevitably , once the company gets near to making a purchase decision , the influence exercised by senior management will increase , whether within functional departments , or at a divisional or general management level . |
| 6 | It is therefore possible that PYY 's ability to inhibit motility in whole animal and human models is a result of its action at a more proximal level in the gut or at a central location . |
| 7 | Bills of exchange : A bill of exchange is a written order ( similar to a cheque ) addressed and signed by the exporter to the importer , requiring the latter to pay on demand or at a future set date , a sum certain in money in the exporter 's domestic currency or other currency to the order of the exporter or some other party . |
| 8 | Such a debt or liability is deemed valuable consideration whether the bill is payable on demand or at a future time . |
| 9 | This is particularly true in this area where we have to compete with the Townswomen 's Guild which has a lower subscription and also with numerous Council-run activities , many of which are free or at a low cost for pensioners . |
| 10 | An oral quote given over the telephone or at a personal meeting should be followed up in writing . |
| 11 | She also went regularly to exhibitions and on her visits to London would sometimes meet Minton , either for lunch in his studio or at a private view . |
| 12 | There is some support for the proposition that such a loan , if made to a person fully capable of repaying the same and , for instance , charged against property in the United Kingdom , gives the taxpayer minimal benefit from the case of O " Leary v McKinlay [ 1991 ] STC 42 where Vinelott J at p51 , dealing with a Schedule E beneficial loan , stated the following : If an employer lends money to an employee free of interest or at a favourable rate of interest and if the employee is free to exploit the money in any manner he chooses his employment can not be said to have been the source of the income derived from the exploitation ; the employer is the source of the money and the taxpayer is assessable to tax under Sch E on the benefit to him of obtaining the loan on the terms on which the loan was made ; but if the loan is repayable on demand that benefit can not be quantified and form the basis of an assessment under Sch E. It is arguable if property is held by a non-resident trust for A for life and B absolutely that if the trustees lend money to A at interest then if A allows the trustees not to pursue him in his capacity as borrower for the interest that no benefit will arise . |
| 13 | If the commander 's shot hits then he can shoot again immediately , either at the same target or at a new target within 2″ of the previous one . |
| 14 | Vodafone Group Plc 's Vodata Ltd has launched a facsimile broadcast service , Vodafax Broadcast : users load information onto a personal computer or facsimile machine and send it to their unique number : information is automatically distributed to a predefined list of recipients , either immediately or at a pre-set time ; there is a £25 connection charge , a £10 monthly charge for the first distribution list and a £5 monthly charge for subsequent lists ; distribution costs from 10p to 14p per minute per recipient . |
| 15 | Usually , interest is paid at a constant rate , or at a fixed margin over a benchmark rate such as LIBOR . |
| 16 | In the case of perpetual debt where interest is paid at a constant rate , or at a fixed margin over a benchmark the correct finance charge will be equal to the coupon payable for each period . |
| 17 | ‘ An unconditional order in writing , addressed by one person* to another , signed by the person giving it , requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a sum certain in money to , or to the order of , a specified person , or to order ’ . |
| 18 | It is an unconditional order in writing , addressed by one person or company to another , signed by the person or the company to whom it is addressed , to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future date a certain sum of money to , or to the order of , a specified person or company , or to bearer . |
| 19 | Conversely I discovered that it could cut with the disc flat , or at a slight angle , and I can see it having benefits for very fine work . |
| 20 | The right to ask a court to fix the amount they have to pay for services or works on the grounds that these have not been provided to a reasonable standard or at a reasonable cost . |
| 21 | ‘ the rights to which he would be entitled if he were the holder of the share , except that he shall not , before being registered as the holder of the share , be entitled in respect of it to attend or vote at any general meeting of the company or at a separate meeting of the holders of any class of shares in the company . ’ |
| 22 | The Natural History Museum undertook to buy any suitable specimens which I brought back , and most firms I approached agreed to provide rations , ammunition , films , medicine and other requirements for the expedition , either free or at a considerable discount . |
| 23 | Such organisms have evolved their complex response repertoires as the means whereby they can relate to stimuli impinging from outside , either through direct tactile contact or at a short distance , by vibration or chemosensory means . |
| 24 | Rocket tests are carried out at a missile centre at Shuan-ch'eng-tsu or at a nuclear test range in Lop Nor . |
| 25 | The more usual situation is where payment is ‘ at sight ’ meaning when the paying bank has examined the documents and found them to be in order or at a determinable future date — for example ‘ 90 days sight ’ meaning that payment will be made to the exporter 90 days after the paying bank has examined the documents . |
| 26 | This is usually called a care plan , which may be discussed informally , or at a special meeting . |
| 27 | Instead , cross at lights whenever possible or at a clear stretch of road where there is good visibility , rather than at a corner . |
| 28 | Birth parents may relinquish their child for adoption at the time of birth or at a subsequent date , possibly having cared for the child over a period of months or years . |
| 29 | Children who were at least 6 months old entered the trials at the first dosing round or at a subsequent round and left at the last dosing round , or when they moved out of the study area , died , or were withdrawn from the trial . |
| 30 | Approaching from a direction opposite to the outbound leg , or at a large angle , will mean a procedure turn , or a parallel procedure . |