Example sentences of "in [noun pl] [conj] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | In chains and at the mercy of that detestable man ! |
| 2 | Smoking is the main cause of chronic obstructive lung disease : it is very rare in nonsmokers and at least 90% of the deaths from this disease can be attributed to cigarette smoking [ 5 ] . |
| 3 | This tree consists only of words that partake in compounds and at the leaf nodes are the indices relating to the disk address of the lexical information . |
| 4 | A properly radical perspective would look instead at fundamentals — at the shape of schools as organisations , at the relationships between managerial and professional aspects of work in schools and at the whole question of the location of management as a set of tasks and processes ; at who does what , where and when in the management process . |
| 5 | Despite efforts by French publishers , very few firms sell software for the increasing numbers of computer owners in schools and at home . |
| 6 | Grand confrontations in restaurants or at other people 's dinner parties are thus excluded . |
| 7 | The children should be given the opportunity to mix with handicapped people , and encouraged to participate in voluntary activities , helping in homes and at social clubs for the handicapped . |
| 8 | What is important is that ( a ) large numbers of people are involved ; ( b ) some of them are at a greater risk than the general population due to pre-existing cardiac or respiratory conditions and/or prolonged exposure in homes or at the workplace ; and ( c ) there is no ‘ safe ’ level of exposure to carcinogens . |
| 9 | For a given current , saturation occurs with beams of about 8 kV potential in feldspars but at more than 16 kV with quartz . |
| 10 | Some of these are particularly striking because they occur in circumstances where at first sight one would expect nothing interesting to happen . |
| 11 | Local authorities were to decide how the legislation might be applied in communities where at least 15 per cent of the inhabitants spoke one of the " minority languages " . |
| 12 | Dad and Eva travelled to all Charlie 's gigs , at art colleges , in pubs and at small festivals in muddy fields , Eva writhing and cheering all through them , beer in hand . |
| 13 | I have now slipped into the comfortable habit of accepting proffered cigarettes in pubs or at parties without even token agonising . |
| 14 | Sometimes slate was also mined in caverns as at Carnglaze . |
| 15 | They were also given the job of erecting direction signs to the nearest lavatory in corridors and at the exits to lecture rooms . |
| 16 | If we were to force the electricity-generating companies to take coal in volumes and at prices that they do not want , the certain consequence would be higher electricity prices for the domestic customer and for the rest of British industry , which could in turn be bad for long-term job prospects . |
| 17 | In factories and at work , as well as communities and localities ? |
| 18 | Ideal for use in woodlands and at twilight . |
| 19 | Design : for general use in woodlands and at twilight . |
| 20 | This was in large part a result of the war effort which had stimulated a sense of national pride in ‘ Britishness ’ and had produced cooperation within communities , locally , in towns , in neighbourhoods and at work . |
| 21 | I may not look like one of these stick insects you see in magazines but at least I 'm happy . |
| 22 | a a in in magazines and at wedding fairs , you get to be known then . |
| 23 | Clarinet and bassoon in octaves or at two octaves distance sound very well indeed ; clarinet and horn , too , make an excellent blend . |
| 24 | Mr Milligan is , of course a friend of , and hero to , his fellow depressive , the Prince of Wales who — as if we could forget — used to imitate the zany funster in revues whilst at Cambridge University . |
| 25 | St Paul 's Mobile Church Society also visits people in hospitals and at home . |
| 26 | I taught on all makes of machine and have also worked in stores and at exhibitions , selling knitting and sewing machines . |
| 27 | Substitute honey for sugar in drinks and at meal times , serve fresh fruit rather than a dessert . |
| 28 | The majority of data indicate that hypertension is prevalent in diabetics and at all ages their systolic blood pressure is probably higher than in non-diabetics . |
| 29 | Under revolving facilities ( such as current account overdrafts and credit card facilities ) you may borrow in amounts and at times of your choosing ( subject to an agreed minimum withdrawal in certain cases ) , provided that the balance on your account remains within the agreed limit and that any agreed payments are made on time . |
| 30 | The Councillor contended that the Committee had been overinfluenced by the need to make economies and had not given enough consideration to the local view , shown in letters and at a local meeting at which opposition to closure had been unanimous . |