Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [verb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , where labour is either particularly demanding or is not in itself particularly fulfilling or interesting one could reasonably say it is in the interests of the workers concerned to work short hours and/or work at a relatively low intensity of labour . |
| 2 | ‘ I think I 'd rather climb ladders than sit at a checkout . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ We should be able ter look at these books an' see at a glance 'ow we 're doin' . ’ |
| 4 | Although programs such as PageMaker and Ventura continue to steal the headlines as being the driving force behind desktop publishing there is a whole raft of alternative products that operate at a much lower level . |
| 5 | The servo amplifier circuitry is mounted on a small printed circuit board that fits within the case of the servo mechanics and the user is presented with three colour coded wires that terminate at a miniature plug or socket . |
| 6 | A two-hour bus tour takes in the main sites and ends at a peak overlooking the city . |
| 7 | It had been taken along here for 30 fathoms and stopped at a fault beyond which the vein had been lost . |
| 8 | Day 4 Purchased 150 sets of ready-cut seat bases and backrests at a price of £5 per set , and paid for them . |
| 9 | I 'd never heard of work till that moment , and there I was thinking of myself dressed in trousers and sitting at a desk with a ledger . |
| 10 | Many opponents of the measures fear that small farmers and others in developing countries will be restricted from using traditional seed varieties and placed at a disadvantage as a result . |
| 11 | The Figure omits the clones and probes spanning the rDNA region , because the majority of these clones also hybridise to over half of of the other YAC probes , and so it is not possible to place these clones and probes at a single position on the map . |
| 12 | In 1891 the tenor bell was recast by the bell founders Mears & Stainbank at a cost of £30 , being shipped to London by barge and returned the same way . |
| 13 | Finally , there 's Sandra After Dark , a cable show that offers a twist on the chat format by inviting guests to drop by , take a few drinks from the topless waitresses , and talk casually , with the kind of natural interruptions that occur at a party . |
| 14 | Behind this superb spur the vines of Clos des Goisses extend for a further 8 hectares on north-east-facing slopes and rise at a lesser incline from 100 to 138 metres , after which the land flattens out towards Avenay . |
| 15 | In desperation she ran down the stairs and called at a neighbour ( whose young son happily was at home ) . |
| 16 | A hand was clapped roughly over her mouth , and she was almost lifted up by the arms and moved at a run back into the house , where Mrs Prynn was waiting in her nightcap and gown , with the trap door into the cellar open and the key in her hand . |
| 17 | Figure 14.4 shows a number of entries concerned with ‘ land ’ and its variants and located at a variety of places in the main sequence . |
| 18 | ‘ Colder than this , ’ Schellenberg told him as they moved out through French windows and sat at a table on the pleasant terrace . |
| 19 | Alternatives Basic dome — the three pole dome has three poles that cross at a central point . |
| 20 | The beaten President put his head in his hands and wept at a Republican Party tribute to him . |
| 21 | Now they are more likely to spend their time sitting in front of the television , watching videos or staring at a computer screen . |
| 22 | Mounted on fine horses and riding at a gallop , two abreast , naked to the breech-clout , their faces covered with white , red and yellow paint in fanciful designs , and decked with plumes and feathers and trinkets fluttering in the sunshine . |