Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [verb] [adv prt] at a " in BNC.
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1 | Mind you , not many Mormons would turn up at a Barbican flat at 7.30 clutching two bottles of wine . |
2 | These white athletes under such circumstances may start off at a psychological disadvantage . |
3 | Conversely , any fool can sit down at a slot machine . |
4 | In the case of party , for example , par will start off at a higher activation level than party because of inhibition effects , but as the model begins to process , party will be sufficiently active to suppress tea … |
5 | It may be enough for an investment trust to tempt investors by describing the opportunity area in broad terms , and inasmuch as this temptation continues to work then the early investors can sell out at a profit to the later ones . |
6 | As with all hill climbing , a BM may end up at a local minimum . |
7 | A level-top , apart from its looking well , was emphasized for a good economic reason : if the ploughland was level , the drill coulters would bite in at an uniform depth , and sow the seed in the same way ; the ears of corn would then mature at approximately the same time and all the seeds of corn would be approximately the same size . |
8 | Temperatures will level off at a cool eight or nine degrees celsius , that 's forty six to forty eight fahrenheit- although it is Novemver , still cool for the time of year . |
9 | But , talk to Stevely on the subject of how well he has taught them and this most modest of men will go off at a tangent , drawing attention to the extent to which both girls have been prepared to work . |
10 | Keeping a car fully maintained at your local cost-a-lot garage can work out at a small fortune — and it never ends . |