Example sentences of "[noun sg] at an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They agreed with the Electrical Contractors ' Association at an early stage that they would operate on ‘ fair and unsubsidised ’ commercial lines . |
| 2 | When executive search consultants leave or retire , they are forced to sell back the equity to other partners who , on election to the partnership , are encouraged to purchase stock at an agreed rate . |
| 3 | Liley , with a try , five penalties and two conversions at Welford Road on Saturday , is already ahead of Hare at an equivalent stage in the Leicester programme . |
| 4 | So everyone was terribly surprised , except for the instructor , when Evelyn 's pony shot out of the ring at an extended trot and succeeded in taking her all the way back to the stables ! |
| 5 | The fans should be given relevant football at an affordable price in a degree of comfort . |
| 6 | Misleading Government propaganda of the last 30 years — rail investment at an all-time high . |
| 7 | In his only attempt at an authentic prophecy the author of Daniel — or at least of its second half — predicted that Antiochus IV would go to his death in a new war against Egypt — and more precisely " between the seas and the beauteous holy mountain " ( II.45 ) , that is , between the Mediterranean and Jerusalem . |
| 8 | Clearly a Lyrical Ballad ; but is it , as some say , an improvement on the earlier ballads , or a last attempt at an exhausted manner , a tired self-parody ? |
| 9 | The 1900 Olympics were not ratified by the IOC until 1912 ( ironically the year of the ill-fated Triangular Tournament , first-class cricket 's first attempt at an international tournament ) . |
| 10 | For example , an employer who , without any attempt at an individual medical assessment , inaccurately pre-judges epileptic applicants for positions as being unable to perform the job , will have treated those applicants as disabled , even though in fact their impairments might not limit their major life activities at all or only to the extent that others react adversely to them . |
| 11 | The 1882 act was the first attempt at an effective conservation law in Britain ; it is the father of all the legislation which protects not just ancient monuments and historic buildings but also sites of scientific importance . |
| 12 | Leonora made no attempt at an answering smile . |
| 13 | Mr Grovey likes to appear cool and trendy ( as do most teachers under thirty ) , but for Mr Grovey the attempt at an up-to-date image is ruined by his liking for wearing highly patterned , sleeveless pullovers of the sort seen hanging in charity shops the length and breadth of Britain . |
| 14 | The more isolated rural Free City population gave its support to the NSDAP at an early stage , but by and large the city dwellers could give the lie to much Nazi propaganda . |
| 15 | Alternatively if there were enough interest we could go part way on the Central Wales Line and arrange a coach pickup at an appropriate point . |
| 16 | For the purpose of wage assessment in rural areas , women are bracketed with minors and the partially handicapped , demonstrating a clear cultural prejudice at an official level . |
| 17 | But it provides guidelines as to what constitutes reasonable behaviour and it carries considerable weight at an industrial tribunal . |
| 18 | This is particularly necessary if you are using either the VHS-C or Video 8 formats ; unlike the ubiquitous standard VHS cassettes which can be bought just about anywhere , the availability of the mini-format cassettes tends to be patchy and you risk running out of tape at an awkward time . |
| 19 | They tell me that Tamsin is out on a boat at an all-night party with two or three hundred other people and a stack of booze . |
| 20 | If the player repeats a note when the hammer is in this mode , he will have the unpleasant sensation of catching the hammer at an unpredictable point between the hammer rest and the string . |
| 21 | Sally demanded , but a scarlet flush was creeping up her neck at an alarming rate and flooding her cheeks . |
| 22 | US AH-64 Apache and OH-58 helicopters attacked a bunker complex at an undisclosed location north of the Saudi Arabian border on Feb. 20 , capturing 421 Iraqi troops . |
| 23 | The technique of introducing a steam re-heat cycle ( in which steam is extracted from the turbine at an intermediate stage , raised to a higher temperature and reintroduced into the lower pressure stage ) had been pioneered in Britain by consultants and widely adopted in America . |
| 24 | They also offered a challenge to the note-maker at an early stage when the student was forced to analyse and assimilate information before beginning to make file-notes . |
| 25 | He replied : ‘ Instant recognition at an early age . ’ |
| 26 | Alarm clocks waking us up in the middle of the night ; absenteeism at an all-time high during the day games ; the thrill of success and the despair of defeat for the national team — they were new experiences to many . |
| 27 | A successful resolution to the problem will require effective action at an international level ( refer to chapter 11 ) . |
| 28 | Lawyers , politicians and environmentalists have called for such action at an international conference in London organized by Greenpeace . |
| 29 | Constructed " on a large scale " , she was en route from her birthplace in Scotland to London , and had steamed the 120 miles from Milford Haven against a head wind at an incredible 10 knots . |
| 30 | Birch showed considerable mechanical and artistic talent at an early age . |