Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This business was expanded by his son John Roberts , who also lent money at a vast interest rate to the tinners , who were traditionally improvident and poor . |
| 2 | Another great Therapy ? story revolves around a character called Eddie Faith , who found religion at a Christian meeting one night , and the next day walked into the local police station and confessed to 24 robberies he 'd committed in the previous year . |
| 3 | Even in the early days , when wage differentials between the two cities were not great , the Edinburgh compositors were considered by their Glasgow colleagues to be lacking in spirit : " The printers [ i.e. compositors ] of Edinburgh had the unenviable reputation of being willing to accept work at a reduced rate in almost any town in the United Kingdom before 1840 . " |
| 4 | Amanda filled the flat with so much energy it hurt : humming , calling out snatches of news from the radio , crunching toast at a painful volume . |
| 5 | An allegation that drugs are being supplied as a " liquid cash " to modify behaviour at a particular prison may point a sufficient finger at the medical officers working at that prison , even though they are not referred to by name . |
| 6 | Thus , an image can be considered to be a mixture of components , each component representing variation at a particular scale . |
| 7 | Green-eyed colleagues oozed envy at a smug Mr Paice . |
| 8 | As far as Hewitt is concerned , at the very least guests expect cleanliness at a good price . |
| 9 | The latter contains fluid at a high pressure which maintains the turgidity and shape of the body . |
| 10 | The community broadcasters are in a stronger position than ever before to establish credibility at a nationwide level . |
| 11 | Quite plainly , having so recently finished the work that had absorbed him for almost two years , he was not yet back in the habit of eating lunch at a regular hour . |
| 12 | Insist though trade unions might that their purpose was not to subvert the market economy but to sell labour at a fair price as a commodity in it , the fact remained that successful trade unionism implied reduced dividends on investment , just as organising the production of goods for sale in Co-operative stores as a function of independent industrial co-operatives implied reduced dividends on purchases from them . |
| 13 | Commenting on the appointment , The Hindu of June 8 stated that Verma assumed charge at a critical time " when terrorist activity has increased as compared to last year , and the law and order machinery appears demoralized " . |
| 14 | One of the principal drivers for the DTI campaign is the need to create awareness at a senior management level . |
| 15 | Thus for practical reasons it has sometimes been found expedient for projects initiated by Unidroit to reach fruition at a Diplomatic Conference held under the aegis of UNCITRAL . |
| 16 | Last year Matthew received treatment at a Scottish nursing home which a Hungarian team from the Peto Institute , famous for its work with handicapped children , were visiting . |
| 17 | In very few seasons , the practice of jumping off mountains with a ram-air parachute in tow , and prolonged descents with steerable harness has accelerated design at a rapid rate . |
| 18 | But he was able to win support at a National Delegate Conference in 1983 for an overtime ban , linked to both the believed closure programme and an outstanding pay claim . |
| 19 | In fact , the SDDR , upon which work has progressed well and speedily — it is all part of the relief road system round the city — has started to discharge traffic at a great rate on to the A6 at Oadby , which is seeking to percolate further south on the A6 or further east towards the A47 . |
| 20 | This is because regular heroin use is likely to result in both physical addiction and a major psychological dependence , and these consequences would keep prevalence at a high level long after any drop in the level of social deprivation . |
| 21 | As the stepping rate is increased the pull-out torque gradually reduces , until in some cases it reaches zero at a finite speed , the value M shown in Fig. 5.8 . |
| 22 | The plant , built in 1974 , had a poor safety record and had been closed for a two-year period following a failure in the control system in 1985 , and could no longer provide electricity at a competitive price . |
| 23 | After some discussion , we elected to play golf at a charming course in the Cotswolds , to have lunch in a nearby town and then go browsing amongst the many antique shops . |
| 24 | Seven months later , daughter Doris was born and was herself to experience widowhood at a young age , followed by a second marriage . |
| 25 | If , for example , a haulage company wished to acquire a Volvo heavy goods vehicle as an addition to its existing mixed Meet of lorries , it would be given time — say , three years — to repay the sum borrowed , paying interest at a commercial rate each month for 36 months . |
| 26 | Once he came into Ken 's dressing room , asking for ten pounds to buy dinner at a nearby restaurant — this , from a man who never ate out in his life . |
| 27 | I would n't say it 's the answer in every case , especially when a ‘ classic ’ sound source is required to sound classic at a low level . |
| 28 | ‘ Both the king and his brother , I understand , hear Mass at a small private chapel close to their apartments , ’ came the answer . |
| 29 | It was not until they had rounded a bend in the road , and the echoes of Master Thomas 's good wishes had long since died away , that Isabel managed to pull herself together enough to recall her resolution to put fitzAlan at a safe distance — and keep him there . |
| 30 | This cleaning takes place at a definite cleaning station , usually by a large rock or near some other bold feature on the sea bed . |