Example sentences of "[vb -s] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Phyllis is very particular about cleanliness , which is why she always shops at the new branch of Safeways . |
| 2 | The seasoned rockers and cabaret bores at the local pub would appreciate the fact they have travelled up and down the country , playing every decrepit club and hovel on the way . |
| 3 | It also suggested that legislation should be brought in that required planners , designers and architects to consider future health and safety needs at the initial design stage . |
| 4 | We first met Pacific waters at the windswept village of Puerto Natales , and suddenly there were mountains all around us : mountains and glaciers , and curious seabirds and dolphins and spume-whipped sea , the water a vivid blue under a cloudless sky . |
| 5 | He ought to swap the doctors that he has at the Serious Fraud Office for those who decide applications for disability allowance and attendance allowance . |
| 6 | Upper House stands at the southern end of a deep yard , flanked to the east by the barn and to the north by a Norman church . |
| 7 | So what do you think about the overall situation as it stands at the present time ? |
| 8 | Our last port of call is at Chequer 's Buttress ( E1 5b ) , which fittingly stands at the far right end of Froggatt Edge . |
| 9 | However , there is a place in social research , and a very important one , for the type of interview which stands at the other extreme to the structured one , namely the non-standardised interview . |
| 10 | But before Budd came on , they had to listen to Andy Roberts , who stands at the opposite end of ufology to Hopkins and whose new book , Phantoms Of The Sky ( written with Dave Clarke , published by Robert Hale ) , gave the conference its name . |
| 11 | Mr Campbell commented ‘ The most important recent development in ordinary shares was the reverse yield gap which at present stands at the alarming value of 4 ¼%.; |
| 12 | Act aeon leans sharply across the field from the right bottom corner , struggling against three hounds , while the goddess stands at the left , quiet , head a little bent , lending a curious still beauty to the cruel scene . |
| 13 | Another allegedly ‘ royal ’ tomb is the Great Tomb at Chrysolakkos , which stands at the northern edge of the Minoan town of Mallia , a little inland from the cliffed headland , and it is thought to have served as a family vault for Mallia 's royal family in the New Temple Period ( for instance , by Hood 1971 , p. 145 ) . |
| 14 | This coordination of two developmental events , crucial to the formation of the eye , is achieved in some animals by the approaching eyecup inducing the lens to develop just where it touches the surface , and so the lens develops at the right place . |
| 15 | In normal embryos this surface polarity is indicative of a profound reorganization of the embryo which develops at the 8-cell stage and is thought to underlie the process of cell divergence ( 2 ) . |
| 16 | I know , er , well where the path is , the only problem is where the edge finishes at the other end , at the bottom end , right , there 's gon na be a gap there and I wan na close that gap off somehow . |
| 17 | But it is quite different in almost any university if one looks at the immediate post- doctoral level . |
| 18 | This chapter looks at the existing pattern of UK taxation and the changes that have taken place in recent years . |
| 19 | The first looks at the mixed feelings children have after they have disclosed . |
| 20 | Steven Seaton looks at the current market . |
| 21 | As Collins looks at the current Leeds squad , costing around 10 million , he sees real depth . |
| 22 | In the first of his ‘ State of Grace ’ reports he looks at the current crises in the Kirk . |
| 23 | Dick Hebdige looks at the modern breed of ‘ quality ’ paper . |
| 24 | A new book looks at the modern drinker … |
| 25 | Paul Levy 's new television series and book looks at the culinary ghosts of Christmas past and brings them up to the present day |
| 26 | Section 16.2 looks at the key institutions and their role in the UK financial system . |
| 27 | Margaret Heraty looks at the key recommendations |
| 28 | Airlife have produced a revised edition of the Microlight Flying Manual , that seminal tome by Ron Campbell and John Jones which looks at the aeronautical world strictly from the perspective of pilots who are aiming at a Group D licence . |
| 29 | It looks at the economic environment , end-use market and industries , and competition . |
| 30 | In the first of a new series , Richard Jackson of Radio 5 's Morning Edition looks at the quirky side of gardening life |