Example sentences of "[subord] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where at work he is harsh and business like , at home he is a gentleman . |
| 2 | This will apply.not only to mathematics and English , but also to areas such as science and arts , where at present progression and continuity are particularly weak . |
| 3 | This makes one coherent line of argument , where at present there are half a dozen . |
| 4 | A second map , however , shows the controlling factors which include areas where no fieldwork or air survey was possible — in other words , areas where at present it is impossible to assess whether sites exist or not . |
| 5 | Unlike England [ where at present GNVQs in Tourism and Leisure also encompass Hotel and Catering and are therefore very broadly based ] . , |
| 6 | The pace of the building quickens towards the E end , where at gallery and later at clerestory level , gesticulating putti balance on Rococo vases , turning towards the High Altar . |
| 7 | They took it down to the burning gha where two rivers meet in a rolling pool of green and white , and where at night the restless spirits of the dead wall to the roar of the crashing waters . |
| 8 | It was even more frightening when we reached the cooler highlands , where at night people would huddle on the road for warmth , barely visible and apparently asleep , yet able to leap dexterously out of our path at the last moment . |
| 9 | I 'm not always very good at saying what I mean , except at work , that is ; I 've been to Europe and the States but never to Nineveh and Distant Ophir ; I do n't have much time — literally — for the arts , though I 'm not against them in any way , you understand ( sometimes there 's a nice concert on the car radio ; like most people I read a book or two on holiday ) ; and I do n't give much of a thought to my clothes beyond looking smart at work and feeling comfortable when I get home . |
| 10 | Perhaps there are not enough players available to play on them ; perhaps there is no one to unlock them except at peak periods ; then there are courts taken out during the winter and one of the major reasons in this country is damage by vandals . |
| 11 | The invitation to appear on it came at very short notice , and even though she 's no longer modelling except at charity functions , she feels a need to keep in the public eye , so she did n't want to turn it down , but she insisted that Florian and I should keep to our plans . ’ |
| 12 | Caecilians are rarely seen for they seldom come to the surface except at night and even if they are accidentally dug up , they may well be mistaken for brightly coloured earthworms . |
| 13 | I think , actually , that she was always a snake during the daylight hours , which is why I never saw her except at night . |
| 14 | Unlike parish churches , they are rarely open except at service times , so if ever you see the door of a chapel open — when it is being cleaned or the organist is practising — be sure to go inside . |
| 15 | In Japan , the relationship between maternal age and late fetal death ratios is " J " shaped at most birth orders , but the pattern is more variable in the two central European countries , where the ratios are either increasing with successive age classes ( beginning with the youngest ) as the first , third ( except at age group 25–29 years ) and sixth and higher orders , or the relation is " J " shaped ( somewhat lower at ages 20–24 than at ages under 20 and increasing thereafter , with the highest risks at the oldest ages ) as at the second and fourth orders of reverse " J " shaped as at the fifth birth order . |
| 16 | For many overseas readers it will be less immediately accessible , except at postgraduate level , without a good deal of preliminary work . |
| 17 | Mum did n't let us have sweets except at Christmas . |
| 18 | Except at Christmas , when some people yell , ‘ Stuff the Turkey ! ’ |
| 19 | The main problem of studying agricultural production is the lack of clear evidence on yields in relation to seed , although at Battle in Sussex , where this can be documented , wheat and barley yields seem to have declined and those of oats increased during the later Middle Ages . |
| 20 | Nowhere so far in my limited knowledge of the pair has evidence of shorthand materialised — ; although at law he may have had some awareness of the skill . |
| 21 | At State level , there is simply no administration at all to carry out conservation , although at present State Soil Conservation Commissions are in the process of being formed . |
| 22 | The spectacle of adults fighting legal battles over children is by no means confined to cases of surrogacy , although at present these will run an increased risk of litigation . |
| 23 | Again , the control layout would bother me because the volume pot for the bridge pickup is the middle of the three , but I think I could get used to it — although at present it is like trying to get used to driving a new car where they 've put the gearstick in the middle of the passenger seat . |
| 24 | Some ( although at present very few ) companies also explain the responsibilities and work of their audit committees . |
| 25 | Although at present , age controls are tentative and further work will be necessary to substantiate correlations , the following points are worthy of note . |
| 26 | Gastric carcinoma is very common in patients presenting with metastasis of unknown origin , although at present the antibody 's clinical usefulness is questionable as the disease has a poor prognosis . |
| 27 | Although at present nuclear power generation contributes only 0.1 per cent of the total global radiation dose commitment , much public concern has been expressed on the potential local and regional effects of accidental releases of radioactive material . |
| 28 | These will consist of a combined ex-NCC Scotland and Countryside Commission for Scotland in a new Scottish natural heritage agency ; a similar combination in Wales , although at present there is no separate country identity for the Welsh Countryside Commission — just ten people in a regional office in Newtown ; and in England there will still be separate agencies of the Countryside Commission and whatever replaces the NCC . |
| 29 | Although at present there is insufficient evidence to extrapolate these findings to the human situation , the finding of chemically modified DNA in human tissues is clearly worrying . |
| 30 | My father 's a physicist and my mum 's a science teacher , and although at school I was interested in all things , most subjects , erm I think maths and physics came particularly easily to me . |