Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a drainage level to come in at this depth would have required some 600 ft. of tunnelling and of course , since the art of blasting was not yet introduced , it would have been a protracted and costly operation . |
| 2 | The gap between the two , although only a few metres wide , is deep enough for my boat to pass through at any state of tide . |
| 3 | Net income on the group 's £52.3 million of net cash grew from £2.4 million to £4.1 million , with the help of currency gains and a decision to lock in at fixed rates last July . |
| 4 | Blagg is n't the type to go off at half cock — |
| 5 | Such an approach enables active work to go on at all times , including those when no change of placement is contemplated or during periods of waiting for a suitable placement to become available . |
| 6 | Also available from Bisque is the battery-powered , remote-control Bagno-Stat , which allows you to pre-set the towel radiator heater to come on at specific times and maintain required temperatures . |
| 7 | THE case must be made again for judges to stand down at 70 years of age . |
| 8 | You do n't need any further underwriting to carry on at that level , but you can do . |
| 9 | Several authorities increased their maintenance allowances , paid to the children of very poor families to stay on at secondary school , –5 to compensate for the failure to raise the school leaving age to fifteen , scheduled to take place in 1939 , but held back by the war . |
| 10 | But it is also worth while to check up at other times , because there is still a great deal about Epsilon Aurigæ which we do not know , and it may not shine quite steadily at any time . |
| 11 | The cutters were then ordered by a signal flashed from the clifftops to close in at top speed . |
| 12 | It appeared to be an occupational hazard , walking down dark and dingy — or even brightly lit — corridors , waiting for strange creatures to pounce out at unexpected moments . |
| 13 | The pound fell heavily on the foreign exchanges to close down at one dollar , forty-three and down at two marks , thirty-six . |
| 14 | The temptation for teachers to cut off at this point and move on to something easier and less controversial is great , but the real value of RE lies in following the development through . |
| 15 | They do n't want a completely unknown counsellor to come in at this time . |
| 16 | This enables the Bureau to find out at first hand how authorities are tackling the issue and what they need form the centre . |
| 17 | He expected Mr Major to turn up at another party on Thursday night — even sneering : ‘ This is the vomit party , tomorrow 's is the cream ’ — but the Premier was flying across the Atlantic for a high-profile visit to Canadian leader Brian Mulroney . |
| 18 | She set her alarm clock to go off at hourly intervals throughout the night , but even before its first summons she was disturbed . |
| 19 | Its ability to trickle along at three-figure revs is legendary , and it has that thumping great reserve of power if you need it . |
| 20 | Foot to step down at next election |