Example sentences of "[adv] at each " in BNC.

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1 When she 's taking solids , she wo n't want much at each meal .
2 A dozen or so well-bred men in dark suits — some of them , noted Dyson with interest , wearing Brigade ties — were standing about drinking gin and smiling agreeably at each other 's jokes .
3 Her eyes sparkled afresh at each new revelation and she hung on his every word , but his lean face remained expressionless , his eyes unchangingly distant .
4 He trod lightly , picking his feet up swiftly at each step in order to make as little contact as possible with the soft oozing mud .
5 Words or phrases may be replaced either throughout the length of a document in one step , or optionally at each occurrence .
6 Oblivious to the milling crush around them , they stood staring delightedly at each other .
7 To detect any contamination of samples before breaking the code , negative controls of sterile water were included with the samples in a ratio of one negative control per three samples and treated identically at each stage .
8 It was briefly revived in 1957 until superseded by a new Promenade ‘ Circular ’ , which was circular only at each end !
9 If the stock in these categories is to be revised and replenished often enough at each service point to keep its readers supplied with fresh material , then buying of new titles will be at an extremely wasteful level — since few of the titles withdrawn would be out-of-date or physically obsolete at the time of their withdrawal .
10 Along with a Chinese freelance photographer , Cavell had called for her that morning and whisked her round some of Taipei 's famous landmarks , the all-marble Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial , a colourful Buddhist temple , and the Grand Hotel with its magnificent Chinese architecture , pausing only long enough at each for the young man to take the photos that would help introduce Maria to the Taipei public , before escorting her back to the apartment and approving the outfit she planned to wear to the dinner the radio station was hosting for the rest of the local media that night .
11 They spent only a minute or so at each tree , cleaning off dried latex , adjusting the collecting supports and making new incisions through which the day 's latex could escape .
12 ‘ I only overhang the couch by a foot or so at each end ; why do n't I attempt to curl up there when you and Janice are in residence , if not flagrante , in the bedroom ? ’
13 A few checks will soon show which tags ( if any ) connect together at each position of the switch .
14 The iron-clad Monitor and Merrimack hammered away at each other in the American Civil War .
15 Quite apart from the unique trousers , the jacket was similar to those worn by cavalry officers as dress kit , buttoned at the throat and falling away at each side .
16 Even the pair of plumed cockatoos that normally chattered away at each other in their wrought-iron enclosure were asleep on their perches .
17 How can Unionism possibly survive when Protestant and Catholic are no longer at each other 's throats , when discrimination has been dealt a body-blow ? …
18 Pick an open , clear piece of water and close your eyes for small intervals which you gradually make longer at each attempt .
19 Individuals feed and grow slowly , spending longer at each growth stage and ultimately producing fewer eggs .
20 Their long , slurred vowels rendered their German almost incomprehensible to me , though it was impossible not to listen in as they argued more loudly and grinned more broadly at each other 's jokes as the beer did its work .
21 Branson and Draper smiled broadly at each other .
22 Bold and extrovert characters , they would sit on the bedroom balcony and shout raucously at each other , but they really are quite handsome birds .
23 I think the important point I 'd like to make at the outset is that when the review of the requirement was carried out it was carried out both nationally and on a four nation basis , the ministers , once that was complete , the ministers decided that and stated publicly in December ninety two , that we will continue with the existing airframe and engine combination and that each nation er based on a family of aircraft concept could decide from a menu which equipments it would fit according to their individual requirements and their budget and we looked individually at each of the items to see what impact it would have on the operational capability if we were to remove them and what erm was decided in the end and the requirement reflects this , was signed last month by the Chief Surveyor 's staff , is that some nations have decided to remove certain items of equipment but for the U K we felt that it was necessary to keep all the major items and therefore as far as the U K is erm impact on the operational requirement is concerned , there is no significant alteration in its operational capability and therefore in overall percentage terms there is no decrease in the capability at all .
24 In an hour they were all ready and stood in the parlour looking humorously at each other in their best shirts of white linen and clean breeches .
25 Kenneth and Mary smiled uncertainly at each other .
26 It allows them to promote the false claim that the blacks are not fit to run South Africa when clearly they are still at each other 's throats .
27 What kind of life are we going to have together if we 're forever at each other 's throats ? ’
28 The men glanced quickly at each other .
29 ‘ One of these days ’ George promised and they smiled quickly at each other isolating Maxim in a twinge of envy .
30 You can SCAN , which involves just looking quickly at each page , to pick out anything which you recognise as being relevant to you , and which you can then read in detail ( scanning involves looking for keywords ) .
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