Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adj] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This double characterisation was made more hilarious at the first performances when the bossy one was danced by Helpmann , and later the taller MacMillan , with wonderfully extended développés , and the shyer one by Ashton with dainty attempts to be correct at all costs . |
| 2 | Erm indeed over the last two or three years the borough council 's become extremely concerned at the deteriorating economic situation within the district and particularly around Harrogate itself . |
| 3 | The creation of these two kingdoms seems quite anomalous at the earlier conquest phase , as has hitherto been assumed . |
| 4 | The crack 1er and 2ème Régiments Étrangers de Parachutistes were staffed and run almost entirely by old hands from Indo-China who felt immensely bitter at the French government 's handling of the war . |
| 5 | Spencer lifted his arms in a flamboyant gesture and Emily felt physically sick at the mere thought of marrying him . |
| 6 | The village revels start off all earthy exuberance but become slightly manic at the 2/4 section . |
| 7 | This followed the same successful formula that proved so popular at the 1990 Newbury Rally . |
| 8 | What is clear from their paper and from everyday experience is that the potential for dispute , although considerable at the experimental end of the continuum , becomes seemingly limitless at the observational end . |
| 9 | The new war led in turn to a breach with France , and during 1740 the British government became seriously alarmed at the simultaneous assembling of a French fleet at Brest and a Spanish one at Ferrol [ or El Ferrol ] , Spain 's chief Atlantic base , 12 miles [ 21 km ] north-east of Corunna . |
| 10 | Golf : Faldo ready to produce more magic at the 11th |
| 11 | Feeling decidedly uncomfortable at the older woman 's frosty manner , Rachel reluctantly followed her into the sitting-room hoping that David was n't going to be long . |
| 12 | For one heart-stopping moment she closed her eyes , feeling quite faint at the extraordinary nervous thrill of excitement and apprehension spiralling through her body . |