Example sentences of "is [verb] [pron] at [art] " in BNC.

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1 So a three kilowatt fire is using it at a terrific rate , it 's running away with electricity .
2 A er twenty five watt lamp in the fridge is using it at a very low rate , it 's hardly using any electricity .
3 We have excellent food — almost twice as much as we can eat is offered us at every meal — and we have well heated rooms , which is indeed a blessing , when you compare the virtual absence of heating at the Peking Languages Institute where we work .
4 Part of the success is to sow them at the right time .
5 Perhaps this surrender to the invading power of God 's Spirit , this willingness for him to take us and break us and use us , IS one of the prime lessons which the charismatic movement throughout the churches is teaching us at the present time .
6 The subjective conviction of heightened awareness is so treacherous that to exempt it from the critical tests of reason is to put oneself at the mercy of chance .
7 ‘ The Dream is trying to stay together , but our input is expanding it at the seams .
8 The Bishop of Woolwich , John Robinson , did this some time ago with ‘ Honest to God ’ and Don Cupitt , I think , is doing it at the moment too with his book ‘ Taking Leave of God ’ .
9 Now she has refined those skills with the help of judo and is putting them at the service of her country .
10 Mr Yeltsin 's dilemma is that , to continue with economic reform , he has to get rid of the present parliament , which is blocking him at every turn .
11 In the following text pages , each step is taken one at a time and ‘ what happened ’ and why is detailed .
12 Now as economists we should have strong prides about income in this model , we would all , we would expect income to be very important in explaining textile consumption although the model is telling us at the moment , income does n't seem to be significantly explained in textile consumption so that 's something to worry about , we 're getting some , er sort of peculiar results here .
13 The best way to test the quality of porridge is to throw it at the wall .
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