Example sentences of "[verb] it at the [adj -est] " in BNC.

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1 That will worry hon. Members on both sides of the House , and we should discuss it at the earliest opportunity .
2 Whilst it is necessary to commence with an idea or concept , it is important to evaluate it at the earliest possible time , and thus the procedure is to commence testing by moving briefly into both the analysis and scheming phases .
3 To do it at the cheapest .
4 From seven in the morning he 'd sit there with the thing pressed to his ear ; to preserve the batteries and to avoid alarming the guards , we always set it at the lowest volume .
5 They would sell it at the best price they could get for it .
6 It interested me so much that I 've lost , or won , if you like , the whole day of reading it at the busiest period with the printers I know , waiting for copy !
7 Coming upon me as it did , however , in the midst of such a busy period , I could not afford to let it preoccupy me unduly , and I thus decided I should resolve it at the earliest opportunity .
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