Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is achieved by adjusting the spacing between the words and characters as necessary so that each line of text finishes at the same point . |
| 2 | Mum looks at the proffered phone in a slightly puzzled way . |
| 3 | Mr Campbell commented ‘ The most important recent development in ordinary shares was the reverse yield gap which at present stands at the alarming value of 4 ¼%.; |
| 4 | Despite the recent re-issue of Rewald 's classic monograph , we still lack a true catalogue raisonné , bringing together all the visual and documentary material and engaging with the fundamental issues ; for example , after the sensational exhibition of the Mellon waxes at the National Gallery in Washington in 1991 , there is an even greater need for a study of the relationship of the waxes to the 1,500 or so bronze casts scattered throughout the world ; more understanding of Degas ' techniques and the reproductive processes used by his founder is urgently required ; a consideration of the images themselves , and their place in contemporary sculpture , is conspicuous by its absence ; and , the biggest question of all , the role of these wax figures in the wider oeuvre cries out to be examined . |
| 5 | The seasoned rockers and cabaret bores at the local pub would appreciate the fact they have travelled up and down the country , playing every decrepit club and hovel on the way . |
| 6 | This chapter looks at the existing pattern of UK taxation and the changes that have taken place in recent years . |
| 7 | This chapter looks at the limited right of challenge to the validity of an expert 's decision , and explains : ( 1 ) that it is the parties to a contract who get involved in various kinds of court proceedings where the validity of the decision is challenged , and not the expert ( 13.2 ) ; ( 2 ) the grounds for challenge ( 13.3 ) ; ( 3 ) the earlier history of the law of mistake in expert determination ( 13.4 ) ; ( 4 ) more recent developments ( 13.5 ) ; ( 5 ) the current position ( 13.6 ) ; ( 6 ) speaking and non-speaking decisions ( 13.7 ) ; ( 7 ) points of law ( 13.8 ) ; ( 8 ) construction of documents ( 13.9 ) ; ( 9 ) various other aspects of mistake ( 13.10 – 13.13 ) ; and ( 10 ) the future of the doctrine ( 13.14 ) . |
| 8 | The profits from Jimmy Campbell 's cleverly-titled book about the Blackpool he has known for more than 45 years will go to the RNLI , and so it is perhaps appropriate that the very first chapter looks at the well-known Bickerstaffe family . |
| 9 | Lido di Camaiore lies at the northern end of Viareggio , next to Marina di Pietrasanta , in the most fashionable part of the Tuscan coast . |
| 10 | ‘ The ideal milieu , ’ says the reply from the WCC , ‘ would be in a Third World country ( where ) the ‘ laboratory ’ for research lies at the very door-step of the academic institution . |
| 11 | Tonight in the first of two reports , Richard Barnett looks at the traditional family links that have sustained the regiment down the centuries , in The Glosters … |
| 12 | This duty which every partner owes to each of his co-partners lies at the very heart of the partnership relationship . |
| 13 | Being a costly enterprise and having many uses to the modern state , research has at the same time come under increased scrutiny from the paymaster . |
| 14 | Brief Ecstasy ( 1937 ) , for example , is a powerful drama centring on a woman who has married her professor and abandoned work for a life ‘ sitting all day knitting jumpers for my husband ’ , who is then thrown into a whirlpool of desire when her one-time lover arrives at the marital home . |
| 15 | The impact of the recession in Britain has compelled employers drastically to reduce labour costs at the same time as it has effectively shifted the balance of market strength in their favour . |
| 16 | Neil Kinnock has again declined an invitation to brief the media 's industry hacks at the Labour party conference . |
| 17 | We now have to pass the wire all the way through the sleeve so that its bend or fold emerges at the other end . |
| 18 | As the killer strikes at the retreating reptile it is the victim 's tail that is most likely to be caught in claws or jaws . |
| 19 | The programme continues at the same venue throughout the week with the curtain up each evening at 8pm and 7.30pm on Saturday . |
| 20 | Almost all studies show that acid secretion remains at the same rate . |
| 21 | What if the passenger gets out because he is terrified by what is going on and the car crashes at the next corner ? |
| 22 | The second turning starts at the outside edge turning the whole field including the double row towards the hedgerow . |
| 23 | Tim Robbins plays Griffin Mill , a young , fast-track movie executive whose career comes under threat when another young Turk arrives at the same studio . |
| 24 | A lady arrives at the front counter with something to be looked at . |
| 25 | A section through Draycott cave is shown in Fig. 4.2 , and the main concentration of amphibian bones occurs at the deepest part of the entrance chamber of the cave where it seems to be permanently wet . |
| 26 | When you electrolyse water it splits into its constituent hydrogen and oxygen : positively charged hydrogen ions are attracted to the negatively charged terminal , the cathode , where they react to form hydrogen gas , and the oxygen forms at the positive terminal , the anode . |
| 27 | At the moment supervision of these shipments in most countries stops at the national border . |
| 28 | The body of a young child works at the maximum rate , enabling the child to process far more information in a given time than an adult could . |
| 29 | In the first of a new series , Richard Jackson of Radio 5 's Morning Edition looks at the quirky side of gardening life |
| 30 | A feeling of failure lies at the very heart of Serb nationalism , and with that come all the various justifications for this failure : all the various Cominterns , masonries and their unbelievable plots . |