Example sentences of "at [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As nasty a thing as I 've looked at for many a day ’ , says one of the characters in Trollope 's Vicar of Bullhampton of the local Nonconformist chapel . |
| 2 | A gouache painting can be worked at for any length of time , varying from the essential speed required in capturing sky effects through to the meticulous detail of foreground rock formations grasses and wild flowers . |
| 3 | we approximately the subject we had been looking at for some time so I approximately , nineteen eighty eight , nineteen eighty nine |
| 4 | A plaque on a wall is admittedly not much to look at for those with a passion for working machinery and dramatic industrial landscapes , but this one marks the site of the foundation of that industry which has had a greater impact on civilization than any other . |
| 5 | What I want to get at through these quicksand-like words is how Coward shared and contributed to making the male homosexual structure of feeling that I and many other contemporary gay men find in his writing . |
| 6 | I will be in touch when I know where I 'm at about all this . |
| 7 | Francis Bacon , writing in 1627 said ‘ The Turks have a pretty art of chambletting paper which is not in use with us ’ , though , in fact , it did reach this country at about that date . |
| 8 | Within a generally low level , there were short-run increases in listening hours , from 7.5 per week in 1966 to 9.2 in 1972 , for instance , and the amount stayed at about that level . |
| 9 | and then I had another one at half past eight , that was three , I had another pint at about another three more |
| 10 | Wireless World almost created civil war in the audio industry at about this time over its publication of one of the first RC-coupled amplifiers . |
| 11 | The total amount of growth hormone that is secreted per day increases to a maximum at about the time of puberty and is partially responsible for the growth spurt that is seen at about this time . |
| 12 | There was a perfect grace which architects had been working towards through the seventeenth century and which seemed to peak in its purest form at about this time , not without a little Royal influence from Holland ! |
| 13 | It bears the initials R.P. 1604 , which stand for Ralph Piggot , whose family arrived in the parish at about this time . |
| 14 | The maid of all work also died at about this time and was not replaced . |
| 15 | But since I am not real and they are not real you might as well stop reading at about this point . |
| 16 | It was at about this time that the Duke of Devonshire created the splendid avenue of lime trees which started beside some large houses — Afton House ; Bolton House and Linden House — on the south side of Chiswick High Road , and extending down to the northern boundary of Chiswick House grounds , sweeping on through the magnificent wrought-iron gates , at the end of Hogarth Lane , and continuing through the gardens to the house . |
| 17 | The influence of Britain as a nation was probably approaching its peak at about this time ; the British possessions were worldwide ; the British Empire was acclaimed universally ; Queen Victoria was declared Empress of India , and the armed force — particularly the Royal Navy — was much respected , although British Imperialism was distrusted by some , such as the United States of America . |
| 18 | At about this time the wife of one of Leslie 's men , anticipating the ultimate verdict , sent me a highly elaborate printed card intended as an acknowledgment of condolence on the loss of her husband . |
| 19 | The pollen stratigraphy indicates that Salix -dominated vegetation , with a wide variety of herbs was prominent until about 6000 B.P. At about this time Empetrum and Calluna heath , grassland with abundant Plantago lanceolata and P. maritima , and fern-rich vegetation became widespread . |
| 20 | Nero also made his proclamation in the stadium at Isthmia in a deliberate evocation of Flamininus , and adopted a bearded portrait at about this time . |
| 21 | It is possible that the motive was astrological and that the invention of horoscopic astrology at about this time was due to the influence of Iranian doctrines of the immortality and celestial origin of the soul . |
| 22 | It was also at about this time that a friend of Charlotte ( whom I met at a party ) commented on how much better Charlotte was looking — considering the circumstances . |
| 23 | At about this time tights were no longer worn on stage : ‘ wet white ’ was used for the Girls ' legs . |
| 24 | Such secondary pulses have been observed at about this time of year after very strong El Ninos in 1957 , 1956 and 1972 — but this 1982 ‘ secondary ’ would have been stronger than the ‘ primary ’ it belongs to , again raising the question ‘ why ? ’ |
| 25 | German radar at St Marc or lookouts at about this time reported 17 ships , so the coastal batteries were closed up for action against ships . |
| 26 | At about this time my third sister was born . |
| 27 | At about this time , the BBC offered him a World Service job based in London and , at the age of 30 , he came here for the first time . |
| 28 | Many of those who approached the walk with a hint of condescension have been known to regret it at about this stage . |
| 29 | But in fact they did care , because if they had n't the traumas that afflicted Welsh rugby at about this time would have had not effect . |
| 30 | At about this time the Elves abandon the Old World and the declining Dwarf empire is destroyed by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions . |