Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [vb pp] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When two blocks of the same polymer are brought together and held at a temperature just above the T g for a time t , interdiffusion of the chains takes place from each block across the interface ( see figure 12.6 ) thereby joining the blocks together . |
| 2 | There is no intrinsic benefit gained from paying farmers not to produce food , or from paying for food to be stored and destroyed rather than sold at a fair market price . |
| 3 | Such tasks may have been stated so that they are open to interpretation and worded so that they are accessible to most pupils , rather than aimed at a notional difficulty level . |
| 4 | She had only once before raced at a distance beyond two miles , in the Jockey Club Cup at Newmarket in November 1905 , when she had won , hard held , by half a length from Bachelor 's Button . |
| 5 | He was arrested at 6 a.m. and detained at a police station until his interview began after noon . |
| 6 | Drake very distinctive , being the only waterfowl to appear white in front and black behind when seen at a distance . |
| 7 | The road tops a hill and commences a long descent to a built-up area that , even when seen at a distance , is obviously a place of greater importance than any yet seen on the journey . |
| 8 | I have seen snapshots of her arms extending cigarette lighters , her lips painted seamlessly in China red matt , each eyebrow plucked and lined with one rich stroke of a black pencil , false lashes on her eyes , ‘ twinkle ’ blue kohl beneath and drawn at a tilt . |