Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [adv prt] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At times like that , you call on your mates , and Kenny Everett kindly got us out of a spot of trouble there and agreed to come on at short notice . |
| 2 | Mr do you want to come in at this stage ? |
| 3 | ‘ League points are still important to us and nobody wants to miss out at this stage of the season . ’ |
| 4 | It is not advisable to give the dog free run of the car , however , simply because it could damage the interior , by scratching the upholstery , for example , if it wants to come out at first light before you are awake . |
| 5 | 166 breeds from all over the country are expected to line up at this year 's event , competing to become the Supreme Champion . |
| 6 | SUNDERLAND caretaker boss Malcolm Crosby has hit out at transfer-listed striker Thomas Hauser and told the towering target man to get his act together . |
| 7 | SINEAD O'CONNOR 's record label Chrysalis has hit back at tabloid criticism of the sleeve of her current single ‘ Success Has Made A Failure Of Our Home ’ . |
| 8 | For each day there is a diet sheet , more interesting key facts , and a weight and symptom chart for your to complete as you did for Stage I. It is vital that you keep this chart up to date : you will undoubtedly need to refer back at some point during the next few weeks , so the records are nothing short of vital ! |
| 9 | She pulled them on hastily , half expecting Luke to come bursting in at any minute . |
| 10 | Patrick squirmed uncomfortably in the jumper and the trousers , which were at least two sizes too large for him — he felt as if they were going to fall down at any moment . |
| 11 | Like Miss Honey , she felt sure both ears were going to come off at any moment with all the weight that was on them . |
| 12 | ‘ I hate to bring the real world into this , but is your room-mate going to pop in at any second ? ’ |
| 13 | It was cold in the stadium and a leaden sky threatened to weep down at any moment on the small crowd assembled below . |
| 14 | The pupils all began looking round at each other and Mildred knew there was little time before someone recognized her . |
| 15 | It was a further achievement that delegates from these two , until recently hostile , camps could clash sharply in debate during the conference without acrimony , although black consciousness delegates from Natal threatened to walk out at one stage . |
| 16 | It was all the harder because I could have given up at any moment . |
| 17 | His mother was leafing through a huge pile of correspondence , the wire-framed spectacles perched on the end of her nose threatening to fall off at any moment , while Senga sat beneath the window , copying verses from an open Bible . |
| 18 | But for his trust in Donleavy , he would have dropped out at this point , military or no military . |
| 19 | A touch of deja vu started to creep in at this point . |
| 20 | Normally she would have clammed up at that juncture . |
| 21 | If the investment managers had to come in they could have come in at any time . |
| 22 | Marcus could have turned up at any moment . |
| 23 | Instead , he has relied on great fitness and stamina to enable him to keep sprinting in at full pace , and speed of arm and perfect balance to capitalize on the momentum ; combined with an unrelenting desire to keep on taking more and more wickets , it has all proved irresistible . |
| 24 | I mean you get to this stage where a certain age you can say no you 're not having it because they 've got to start to grow up at some point and she likes using the felt tips and she 's usually not too bad with them |
| 25 | A Ford Orion car stolen from Middlesbrough was found burnt out at Black Man Corner between Dalton-on-Tees , near Richmond , and Great Smeaton , near Northallerton . |
| 26 | What money did you have coming in at that time in fact ? |
| 27 | They said it could have gone off at any time . |
| 28 | It could have gone off at any time . |
| 29 | As for the future , well , I suppose I 'll have to move on at some time but for the moment I 'm quite happy at the theatre . |
| 30 | Of course it did I , I , I was able to , I was able to pick up , and I used to clear up crimes which I know that some of the others would n't have cleared up at that time . |