Example sentences of "[noun] at the [adj] [noun sg] " 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 He joined the Getty in 1982 , having previously worked in the department of Western European sculpture and decorative arts at the Metropolitan Museum , New York .
3 WASHINGTON , D.C. The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art has just published volume 11 of Sponsored Research in the History of Art 1991–1992 .
4 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 .
5 I an authorised officer in nineteen sixty eight , so it 'd have been twenty years and er from there I became er an instructor in nineteen eighty four er having successfully completed a number of national run courses on firearms , firearms tactics at the national school of firearms er which are in the metropolitan district and er Lancashire and West Yorkshire .
6 Table I shows the age distribution and patient characteristics at the initial evaluation of the 174 children with idiopathic constipation .
7 Reflected glory : Liam Reilly from Mirror Factory , one of the many new stands at the Ideal Home exhibition in the Kings Hall , Belfast .
8 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 .
9 A glance at the current programme shows that we already have courses on planning , recruitment and publicity .
10 Now , as a brief glance at the current catalogue will show , he is one of the most recorded composers of his generation .
11 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 .
12 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 ) .
13 A glance at the awful title suggested the answer ‘ nothing ’ but I soon found that this book is not like all the others .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 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 . ’
18 Elizabeth cast one happy glance at the dawning delight on the other two faces , and continued with the joyful work .
19 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 .
20 The Captain could n't avoid a swift glance at the shiny dome flanked by two tufts of grey hair .
21 A few items are rumbled as a worried glance at the mounting monitor reminds Mommy and Poppy that they are not in Heaven yet .
22 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 .
23 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 .
24 Casting a disgusted glance at the buckled trike and at the throng pouring past him , south-bound , Grimm trotted northwards after the Assassin .
25 As the subject of historical studies , and the heroine of romantic fiction , Mary Queen of Scots has a massive lead over all other earthly Maries , only the Virgin scoring more heavily — as even the most cursory glance at the British Library Catalogue of Printed Books makes clear .
26 Silvio threw a quick glance at the connecting door .
27 Doyle checked the road again , then with a last glance at the vanishing cyclist , prepared to settle back behind his hedge .
28 A glance at the tapering elegance of her left hand showed a massive rock of an engagement ring , flashing diamonds on the fourth finger .
29 He cast an agonised glance at the open door across the landing where four small figures stood watching with large dusky eyes .
30 I take one last glance at the crushed fly .
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