Example sentences of "[v-ing] at night " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bagging experiments in Panama on Luehea seemanii ( Tiliaceae ) , which has ! lowers opening at night , suggestive of a nocturnal pollination syndrome , showed that diurnal visits by bees were responsible for higher numbers of fruits and seeds set . |
| 2 | Lepidoptera are frequent understorey pollinators as we have seen , butterflies by day and moths at night , e.g. within the family Chrysobalanaceae in Amazonia , butterflies visit Hirtella spp. ( flowers opening in the day , many with a showy appearance , usually pink or purple , stamens few ) whereas the related Couepia spp. are moth-pollinated ( flowers opening at night , few at a time , white , stamens numerous and more copious nectar ) . |
| 3 | Sleep can be defined as a period of reduced consciousness usually occurring at night , during which most body functions are slow or inactive . |
| 4 | In September 1976 a 59 year old man was admitted to a local hospital for evaluation of intermittent complaints of retrosternal pain related to the ingestion of food , but sometimes also occurring at night . |
| 5 | He was received by old Mrs Ferrar and Nicholas , to whom he spoke frankly of how he had heard of ‘ their watching and praying at night , of their altar richly decked with plate , tapestry and tapers , of their adoration and genuflections on entering therein , which might savour of superstition and popery ’ . |
| 6 | He snorted through his nose instead of laughing , and emitted a curious whistling sound , reminding her of his snoring at night , which made the whole room vibrate and set ornaments rattling . |
| 7 | Gallivanting at night — really . |
| 8 | Occasionally I spent a day in London , always returning at night to keep my mother company . |
| 9 | On returning at night , with his dog , who was usually at his heels , he again stopped at Aylesford , and as is too frequently the case upon such occasions , he drank immoderately , and left the place in a state of intoxication . |
| 10 | In one of the novels of Albert Camus an unfortunate man is walking at night on the banks of the Seine when a suicide , having cast himself upon the waters , cries for help . |
| 11 | Apart from helping you see where you 're walking at night , they will increase home security and also enhance your favourite trees and shrubs , garden pools and any other special features . |
| 12 | Interviews with 10,000 people for the survey showed that one in five women felt very unsafe when out walking at night ; yet fewer than one in 70 claimed to have been attacked in the past year . |
| 13 | More than 12,000 people have been treated in America and elsewhere and some have complained of glare , especially from car headlights when driving at night . |
| 14 | But then when people are driving at night and catch a glimpse of a barn owl in their headlights , they should feel lucky , too . |
| 15 | The West German Transport Minister , Friedrich Zimmermann , announced in November that Austrian lorries would be banned from driving at night in Germany , and a similar ban was announced by Italy on Dec. 13 . |
| 16 | Missile launcher passing at night |
| 17 | Here are just a few examples : notices ( pictorial or written ) on doors and cupboards and the use of different colours aid recognition within the house reduction of clutter , removal of locks on cupboards and good lighting simplify movement within the house , and a child 's safety gate on the stairs reduces the danger of wandering at night reminder notices eg " Do n't forget your key " inside the front door or " Remember to turn off the gas " over the cooker communication between helpers may be assisted by a diary beside the telephone and a list of important numbers is useful if gas is used , the Gas Advisory Service ( free to the elderly ) will check all appliances and recommend safety measures alarm systems may not be very appropriate for dementia sufferers ; they may be over- or under-used . |
| 18 | Do you ever hear vehicles honking at night ? ’ |
| 19 | Most owls are nocturnal , hunting at night for similar prey to the diurnal or day-hunting hawks . |
| 20 | The first sign that Harriet had not lost her wild instincts came in her third year , when she left the house and started to go off hunting at night . |
| 21 | Is it possible that this wild boy is hunting at night with a fast , intelligent dog ? |
| 22 | I do know that at Low Birk Hatt , after finishing working in the fields all day , he would set to joinering at night , and made several of the doors and gates . |
| 23 | Its ' the overflow that 's operating at night maybe when the pressures . |
| 24 | They can be quite startling , erm we have n't really established whether we 're going at night or day properly , have we ? |
| 25 | So we 're already , there 's , there 's people , if we 're going at night time we 're going to go for houses without lights on . |
| 26 | Symptoms include low fever , cough , blood in the sputum , chest pain , sweating at night and weight loss . |
| 27 | If by one careless word now I backed up the rumours Aline was bound to be spreading at night , by tomorrow morning Tom Lofthouse , a chatty lad , would have it all round the Doctors ' House . |
| 28 | Peter Blake turned up from Gravesend for his interview after a recent accident : whilst bicycling at night a man had suddenly crossed in front of him with a pram , causing Blake to land on his face on a newly made road . |
| 29 | Teaching at night is unlikely to prove popular ( with teacher or pupil ! ) and the night shift in a hospital ward can not be made equivalent to the day shift ( except for intensive care units which are continuously busy ) . |
| 30 | I think you were teaching at night school . |