Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's probably no more pleasant than living at the centre of some large , dirty , crime-ridden city . |
| 2 | Though the next decade quickly reversed the conservatism of the 1950s , the notion that British fiction lacks experimental energy , or even just quality , still survives ; a partially accurate picture , based upon a lapse in the experimental tradition less complete than suggested at the time . |
| 3 | A man who is so abnormal as to weep at the death of his wife is said to be behaving illogically . |
| 4 | If it has been dormant since the end of the previous financial year and it is entitled in respect of its individual accounts to the exceptions conferred on a small company by section 246 ( or would be so entitled but for being a member of an ineligible group ) and it is not required to prepare group accounts for that year , the resolution is effective if passed at a general meeting at which the accounts for that year are to be laid . |
| 5 | The couple — who now run a pet shop in Hull — married while held at a nuclear plant in Basra , Iraq . |
| 6 | The inhibitory effect of TPA was the same whether it was added 30 or 10 minutes before challenge with histamine at 20°C , but TPA was ineffective if added at the same time as histamine ( Fig 3 ) . |
| 7 | Instruction in methods for finding information is most likely to be successful if provided at a point when students are working on a non-library project or course which requires a literature search . |
| 8 | How could he be so offensive as to stare at the chap 's disfigured face , he wondered . |
| 9 | It grows into a bushy plant , with soft leaves which smell strongly of lemon when bruised , delightful if planted at the side of a path . |
| 10 | During the silent era , projection speeds , also initially hand-cranked , tended to keep slightly ahead of shooting speeds ( a 1920s Hollywood film , tolerable at 24 fps , may look laboured and slow if run at the — actually amateur — ‘ silent ’ speed of 16 fps ) . |
| 11 | It was the same feeling as that experienced when standing at the edge of an enormous drop and the desire to jump seems overpowering . |
| 12 | Such data are relevant when looking at the impact trade unions may be able to have on the national political process . |
| 13 | Castoret landed some nice bets for for Hills stable when winning at the Derby meeting here and amateur Charlie Vigors is entrusted with the job of getting the York cash back in the Moet And Chandon . |