Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] at the [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The European Community ( EC ) , for example , actually came into existence largely through an acute perception of French national interests by Jean Monnet , who was mainly responsible for creating the European Coal and Steel Community — the precursor of the Common Market — as a means of protecting French industry and especially French steel makers from their more efficient German competitors ; and it is widely recognized at the present time that national interests continue to play a major part in the debates and decisions of the Community . |
| 2 | ‘ Right place at the right time . |
| 3 | Hun Sen initially refused to attend unless Sihanouk did , and only relented at the last moment . |
| 4 | Thus the cost of a path can not increase , it can only stay at the same level or decrease , and the algorithm is admissible . |
| 5 | These are not things much taught at the 14th-century Sorbonne . |
| 6 | Ms Davis is highly regarded at the Metropolitan Police 's forensic science laboratory . |
| 7 | Motorways are dangerous enough place at the best of times . |
| 8 | The first line only starts at the left-hand margin . |
| 9 | A loud banging at the front door stopped both of them in their tracks . |
| 10 | He was cut short by a loud knocking at the front door . |
| 11 | The team usually comprises a number of subject specialists who either build up major collections in their specializations ( often , but not necessarily located at the central library ) or allocate titles to appropriate service points throughout the authority . |
| 12 | They were not all written at the same time , or in that order : I had to keep struggling to write my own work as Dana 's poetic demands became more and more insistent . |
| 13 | Merely looking at the final stage of supply can obscure the full range of options open to a particular firm in its choice of serving foreign markets . |
| 14 | One of the most important areas of credit management is risk assessment , not only looking at the individual customer companies concerned , but also at the current financial background in which they operate . |
| 15 | It should be a condition , for anyone thinking about development to resist trying to infer how a structure develops by only looking at the final result . |
| 16 | John Heminges said they were dark , cruel plays , and that Will was only looking at the black side of people . |
| 17 | Joseph was alarmed by Monteith 's message , and bewildered that he could have been so misunderstood at the previous council . |
| 18 | There is never a moment when Dustin gets as worried as Gary Cooper in High Noon , although , like Cooper , he has to cope singlehandedly with a number of killers , and is only saved at the final moment when his wife blasts the last opponent with a shotgun . |
| 19 | To add to these impressions of an electorate in a constant state of flux there were other polls showing that many voters only decided at the last minute how to vote . |
| 20 | He was hard enough to resist at the best times . |
| 21 | he continued , suddenly grinning at the tall old man as they walked between the levels of stoves and cookers and fires , Scullions ran about the place , carrying brooms and buckets and baskets full of hidden ingredients . |
| 22 | Many fundholding practices are already making loud protest at the reduced funds on offer as regions move to more equitable methods of allocation based on capitation . |
| 23 | Unix System Labs is apparently looking at the Tiny 386BSD boot disk ( the one that 's been circulating in the academia , which derives from Bill Jolitz 's work and is not from Berkeley System Design Inc ) checking that it does n't infringe their property rights . |
| 24 | Better to look at the written key word , get your practice partner to repeat the descriptive sentences ( which will then be easy ) and go on to the next on the list . |
| 25 | It will only look at the premium status up to the fifteenth of the month , it wo n't take into consideration when so recall 's gone through on the sixteenth of the month . |
| 26 | Best probably knows he should have Cusworth on board and you have only to look at the magical ( and almost posthumous ) transformation that Best has wrought in Peter Winterbottom 's handling and passing to see what a course in sevens indoctrination can achieve . |
| 27 | One has only to look at the economic forecasts . |
| 28 | One has only to look at the new jobs created and investment . |
| 29 | We have only to look at the disciplinary background of vice-chancellors over the past 30 years to see evidence of the modern superior position of science and technology . |
| 30 | If this all sounds a bit old-fashioned and too good to be true , you have only to look at the happy faces of these children who thoroughly enjoy spending their weekends mucking out , cleaning tack and grooming , while waiting their turn to ride . |