Example sentences of "[noun sg] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wind rarely blows constantly and results can vary depending on whether the wind is increasing or decreasing in speed at the particular moment when an ammeter reading is taken . |
| 2 | In equal isolation at the Intercontinental Hotel , 16 miles away , Lebanese journalists found themselves restricted to the parliament 's two opening statements and a diet of gentle assurances from Prince Saud al-Feisel , the Saudi Foreign Minister , that optimism was the order of the day , but while he had heard of some disputes in the parliamentary chamber , he had every reason to believe the Lebanese would accept the Arab League peace plan . |
| 3 | One glance at the young men emerging from a vehicle told her that the rafting parties had arrived , and within moments Silas was there to greet them . |
| 4 | A glance at the vested interests of the four debaters , debating whether sports-climbing is threatening the traditional ethos of British climbing , throws up interesting comparisons . |
| 5 | But a glance at the Soviet Union should be enough to remind Mr de Klerk that it is far easier to dismantle his predecessors ' oppressive structures than to build a new democracy in their place . |
| 6 | A single glance at the actual contents of Mogridge 's cupboard embarrassed me . |
| 7 | The end result is an animal that looks very much like some kinds of oyster , although a glance at the internal feeding structures shows at once that they are brachiopods , unrelated to the bivalves they superficially resemble . |
| 8 | Now , as a brief glance at the current catalogue will show , he is one of the most recorded composers of his generation . |
| 9 | A glance at the current programme shows that we already have courses on planning , recruitment and publicity . |
| 10 | He spared a glance at the ragged specimens of humanity crouched against the wall and wondered how many of them had once been prosperous farmers or innkeepers or tradesmen . |
| 11 | A glance at the Financial Times or Money Management will reveal the large number and variety of offshore funds in existence . |
| 12 | A brisk walk around the bailey to work up an appetite sounded good , and a glance at the Prior , who was still shaking his head gloomily over his drinking-horn , convinced him that there was no more to be gained by pushing the issue . |
| 13 | THOSE OF the opinion that rock ‘ n ’ roll is a soft option are advised to cast a cynical glance at the Screaming Trees . |
| 14 | It will be apparent from even a cursory glance at the preceding chapter that with relative ease , and often with no lack of management application , an apparently valuable asset can rapidly revert to a financial liability . |
| 15 | With the passing of time , Greek silver coins tended to have a wider diameter and lesser thickness , and a glance at the general appearance of a coin will enable it to be assigned to either the fifth to fourth centuries or the second to first centuries BC ( compare figs. 9 and 6 ) . |
| 16 | A glance at the awful title suggested the answer ‘ nothing ’ but I soon found that this book is not like all the others . |
| 17 | As Cynthia fell silent , the lawyer stole a quick glance at the dying woman and , shocked at the wastage of so young a life , he hastened to lighten Dorothy 's obvious distress . |
| 18 | But one glance at the cascading wisteria blossom — never mind the rest of the promising , if overgrown , London garden — and Spanish translator Patricia Grillo was hooked . |
| 19 | A GLANCE at the present political map of the South West shows almost all of the region under Conservative control . |
| 20 | A casual glance at the equivalent circuit of figure 10.6(b) might suggest that the output resistance of the common-emitter amplifier is and that maximum signal power gain arises with this network when the load resistance equals . |
| 21 | But the Substitute caught his movement and , with a quick sidelong smile and a rueful glance at the offending object , he leaned back in his seat and said solemnly : ‘ It 's my only vice . ’ |
| 22 | Elizabeth cast one happy glance at the dawning delight on the other two faces , and continued with the joyful work . |
| 23 | And although the famous ‘ bass ’ never falters from the beginning to the end of each strain , the allegro attributed to Alberti ( p.68 ) is even barer of thematic ideas ; a glance at the lively and imaginative genuine pieces is enough to convince one that this is spurious . |
| 24 | A glance at the assembled guests told him what he already knew — that no one looked quite as good as he did . |
| 25 | An appraising glance at the assembled company tells her how to begin , and the lesson advances spontaneously yet logically to a physically and artistically satisfying climax and conclusion . |
| 26 | The Captain could n't avoid a swift glance at the shiny dome flanked by two tufts of grey hair . |
| 27 | The third of Salter and Tapper 's concept , the ‘ means ’ to support change , has not been offered to arts education , whereas funds for the development of more vocationally orientated education have been forthcoming , as a glance at the original categories of ESGs , TVEI and GRIST demonstrates . |
| 28 | A few items are rumbled as a worried glance at the mounting monitor reminds Mommy and Poppy that they are not in Heaven yet . |
| 29 | She cast a quick , cautious glance at the little girl , fearing that she might have overheard , but Kirsty had slid down from her chair and was quite clearly totally absorbed in watching the antics of the hotel cat through the window . |
| 30 | This man spared one short glance at the crippled zek , then looked away , folded his gloved hands across his stomach and set himself to wait patiently . |