Example sentences of "at [adv] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , intellectually : there is widespread agreement in the replies from partners that ‘ up to now theology and development have been very separate ; both disciplines looked at together will be very beneficial to people who are involved in social issues and who are looking for ways in which development can be integral to God 's plan . ’ |
| 2 | We must look at flowers with a new intensity and from different angles for the flowers when looked at thus can themselves inspire the observer . |
| 3 | For all these things to go wrong at once would be bad luck , to put it mildly . |
| 4 | I 'd suspected that Rocky would struggle to retain his place once Strach came back , as to play both of them at once would presumably mean abandoning the ‘ Batty role ’ — I ca n't see either Speed or Macca being dropped . |
| 5 | Yes , you could n't put it all in the at once could you |
| 6 | And the ability to open several applications at once can confuse the inexperienced . |
| 7 | It is known from occupational medicine , that exposure to two chemicals at once can be far more damaging than being exposed to each chemical individually . |
| 8 | You ca n't you ca n't be expected to learn everything all at once can you ? |
| 9 | Individuals can play eachother ; an entire office can stalk their boss , or up to 20 at once can indulge in the mayhem of all against all . |
| 10 | The resulting plants are likely to be better because there is minimal root disturbance , and each seedling has a generous amount of compost without competition — but the number of seedlings you can raise at once will be very limited , so use this method for plants like tomatoes , where you do n't need many , or those worth special treatment , such as bedding geraniums . |
| 11 | White added that the recommendations arrived at today would go to the stewards tomorrow morning and they will decide where McCallen starts . |
| 12 | Proceeds of a bingo session at Eastbourne School on Monday at 7.15pm will go towards school funds . |
| 13 | Heavens above , if we 're not ashamed of these unclean things , at least let's regret the expense . ’ |
| 14 | I personally would like to see the parishes of the towns doing it themselves , I do n't suppose that is possible now , but at least let's have somebody reliable and supervised . |
| 15 | Ten years at least may be needed . |
| 16 | The bond that accompanies sexual pairing is real and strong and when two people who have been bonded in this way break up , one at least may feel great grief and hurt . |
| 17 | Not only may viruses incorporate themselves into our DNA , but there is now a suggestion that some viruses at least may have arisen from bits of our own DNA which have escaped from our cells and become so modified as to be capable of independent existence . |
| 18 | Concentrating on efficiency means that we do not need to select a method of conflict resolution ( or at least may postpone the selection ) . |
| 19 | Yet the very large concentrations at Faversham ( Harden 1956b , pp. 146–7 ) and the fact that some supposed European types are more common in England than on the Continent , for instance the Kempston type cone beakers ( Evison 1972 ) and bag beakers ( Harden 1978 , p. 2 ) , encourage a view that some at least may have been made in England . |
| 20 | In some cases , no doubt , personal or sexual inadequacy leads the paedophiliac along paths where he or she must be the more adequate partner , or at least may feel so . |
| 21 | ‘ Gavin , I am in a transport of delight , or at least shall be shortly after one o'clock this afternoon . ’ |
| 22 | This is a pity , because the few scientists who have gone into the matter in rigorous detail have concluded that there at least might be something in it . |
| 23 | Arguing that Glasgow wages were already higher than those in Edinburgh , and pointing out that the Glasgow printers had successfully blacked firms trying to employ women , he went on ( in rather clotted prose ) : I am satisfied that the employment of female compositors in Glasgow , while it would increase the total volume of work done there and admit of the natural development of the Glasgow book trade , would not injure the position of the Glasgow men printers , while it would enable the Glasgow printing trade , employed as well as employers , to obtain and retain work which at present ought to come to Glasgow , or at least might come to Glasgow but now goes to Edinburgh . |
| 24 | So the court would , or at least might , have to adjudicate upon that . |
| 25 | It is recorded somewhat ruefully that , after years of struggle , when the Veterinarian had won its fight to get the course lengthened , students who had previously been apprenticed for three or four years to a practitioner claimed they at least ought to be able to leave the College after 12 months , and not have to stay the same period — two years — as the non-apprenticed . |
| 26 | The first is obvious , or , at least ought to be . |
| 27 | This at least ought to quieten panic about ageing because , if no more , it gives us a breathing space in which to research and to plan for future policy . |
| 28 | In such cases they will escape , unless they have been negligent , or at least ought to have known that the publication " was of such a character that it was likely to contain libellous matter " . |
| 29 | The lettering on the bag looks too garish for the occasion , but at least wo n't get out of the car and find the remnants of her life spilling out into the gutter . |
| 30 | Pressman 's wedding to fiancee , a local girl , will be — at least wo n't miss the Summer Fayre next year ! |