Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [conj] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean we ca n't go into the private market and expect them or asking them to provide houses erm affordable houses as I say the question is what 's an affordable house , who 's got the money to buy the house I would presume , but obviously we know the situation is it 's the lower rent of market , the lower income groups and the unemployed that are suffering very much reasonable accommodation at a rent or at a price they can afford and I reckon this is what hopefully the government was after to say whether we 'll put in our policy and hope that we can get things . |
| 2 | She had been married and divorced , had had fifteen lovers , give or take a little , had been to the United States seventeen times , to Africa twice , explored from a car or at a leisurely pace the capitals of Europe , twice circled the world , done the ‘ sophisticated ’ things but left undone so many ordinary things . |
| 3 | I have certainly been party to one or two discussions amongst friends , and as part of my work I take groups of young people away on climbing trips , most to very white-dominated areas where the mere appearance of a black face in a pub or at a crag is enough to cause stares and whispers . |
| 4 | More happily , a proposal that at a quick throw-in the ball could be thrown in any direction , other than forward , has not been agreed . |
| 5 | He was light for what he did and played in a place and at a time when very heavy tackling was the chief feature of the game . |
| 6 | ( 2 ) In the case of an application for the grant of a new licence , the applicant shall , along with his application , lodge with the clerk of the board a plan of the premises in respect of which the application is made ; and ( ii ) arrange for the display at the premises , in a place and at a height where it can conveniently be read by the public , of a notice in the prescribed form intimating his application and the type of licence for which he applies , for a period of at least 21 days before the first day of the meeting as aforesaid . |
| 7 | Most of us defecate once a day and at a convenient time . |
| 8 | It was more like being present at a seance than at a lecture . |
| 9 | Each curricular area has a carefully planned programme of work designed to enable pupils to develop at a pace and at a level suited to their age and ability as we feel it is imperative that children experience success in whatever they do . |
| 10 | Although it is relatively easy to illustrate the process of modelling in a book or at a lecture , in real life there are problems in deciding how far one should go and what level of detail is appropriate . |
| 11 | Smoothly , without a pause and at a nice speed , Matilda began to read : |
| 12 | It is always important to tell children the truth , in a way and at a level that they can accept . |
| 13 | A person who is in a street or public place can be solicited by a prostitute who is on a balcony or at a window ( Smith v Hughes [ 1960 ] 2 All ER 859 ) . |
| 14 | It remains something of a surprise that at a time when conserving species diversity is valued so highly , so little priority is given to listing the basics of what species there are to be conserved or lost . |
| 15 | Theirs is a perfectly good decision that need only become a problem if at a later stage they find that it has become too difficult to share their life and a potential relationship disintegrates through their selfishness . |