Example sentences of "[adj] at the [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His proposals delighted environmentalists but were said to have caused consternation amongst fellow members of his Cabinet , alarmed at the financial and logistical implications . |
| 2 | I have heard her voice and spoken to her lover and been walking with the Masai who was present at the farcical and tragic lion hunt . |
| 3 | Reduction or special modification of certain segments is evident at the anterior and posterior ends of the abdomen , more especially in the latter region , and this specialization increases from the lower to the higher orders . |
| 4 | ‘ And a special medical pump is also only available at the Royal so I back my men 's decision , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Apart from montane environments , where climatic gradients are typically sharp , the effects of climatic differences on weathering tend to be most apparent at the continental and global scale . |
| 6 | She attested in September 1939 that ‘ universally , householders have been shocked at the disgraceful and disgusting conditions in which a certain portion of the population lives ’ , and that ‘ the low slum type form the majority of the mothers , some out for what they can get , most of them dirty , many of them idle and unwilling to work or pull their weight ’ . |
| 7 | Walk these areas and you 'll be amazed at the rich and intricate web of home-grown mythology . |
| 8 | Mark listened aghast at the naive and dangerous idealism of the young , starry-eyed politician , who was light years away from knowing what really went on at the sharp end of European and international trade . |