Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [adv prt] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It is possible to jump in at the deep end , buy a farm , and teach yourself , learning by your mistakes . |
2 | ‘ The letters are the firms , the numbers are the prices in pence of a typical Alpha stock and the volumes they are prepared to deal in at a particular time . |
3 | of 1826 coming in at a deserved third in the field . |
4 | They proceeded slowly in the afternoon sun , Victoria content to gaze up at the massed conifers as they passed and listen to the rhythmic grating of the eight small horse-shoes on the roadway . |
5 | Now the deal looks likely to go through at a whopping $7.5 billion , about $110 a share . |
6 | Is the , is the projected grant likely to go up at the same rate as in , as in nine ninety four , ninety five ? |
7 | We do have a choice as to whether to make the connection or not , but , as I have said , unless one is aware of it forming at the time , the bond is likely to build up at the instinctive level . |
8 | No need for us all to go in at the deep end . ’ |
9 | There followed the annus mirabilis of 1889 during which , on Wilson 's later estimate , 130,000 members were enrolled in branches at 45 ports , a number representing , net of officers , engineers , cooks and stewards , " almost the whole of the seamen in the British mercantile marine " , though , he added with unusual candour , " it is true that they are not all paying up at the present time " , partly , it seems , because of the union 's policy of issuing " privilege tickets " involving no entry money or contributions until members could afford to pay . |
10 | Many give up at the first hurdle before discovering the eventual and significant rewards . ’ |
11 | In this situation , it is often useful to look back at the good things you have achieved and the good times you 've enjoyed in the past . |
12 | Even , I 've never seen it all set up at the same time . |
13 | With every niche filled , the only option left is the update , and here Guinness have been steaming ahead yet again , the two most recent arrivals being the fifth edition of Billboard 's Book Of USA Top-40 Hits and the third edition of The Billboard Book Of Number One Hits , both bookshelf benders , the former boasting 674 pages while the latter weighs in at a hefty 844 . |
14 | We all stared up at the great tower which soared six storeys above us . |
15 | But it all fell through at the last moment . |
16 | Yes , I c I was fortunate to be able to carry on at the same place . |
17 | As far as Wales are concerned , the feeling afterwards was a sense of relief for being able to throw back at the French everything their opponents threw at them and a mood of confidence that their hard work is slowly paying dividends . |
18 | At the head of the Colca Canyon behind Cabanaconda , I gaze down at the snaking brown river , at crazy paths that fall through the smoky green evening light . |
19 | And they have to move to other industries , er productive industries and service industries and er communications for example which is very run down , and that 's going to take I should think , six to nine months of really hard work and suffering , and and a political clean up at the same time , because in the schools and universities for instance , er nobody could get a job in the old days , who was n't politically reliable , and all those people have got to be moved . |
20 | The opening episode of ‘ The Daleks ’ , ‘ The Dead Planet ’ premiers the use of Inlay in Doctor Who for one of the most historic shots in the programme 's history — the awesome moment when the Doctor , Ian , Barbara and Susan first look down at the glittering towers of the Dalek city , gleaming , some miles distant , in the rays of the setting sun . |
21 | The oriental gazed down at the broken body of his defeated enemy . |
22 | Over 60 turned up at the first two sessions at the town 's Southlands Centre . |
23 | That comes up at the Old Bailey next month and Jazali is already beating his chest . |
24 | It is very distressing to find out at a later date that you have made a mistake which can cost you dearly . |
25 | If it is too drastic to jump in at the deep end with such a sweeping change , why not try it out in experimental matches , festival or night matches ? |
26 | I wiped my brow , which had become a little sweaty , and took a last look up at the shadowless wall above . |
27 | I had been the last to get on at the previous station , so I was standing with my back wedged against the window . |
28 | We easily recognise the aggressive action of a horse that snakes its head towards a newcomer , puts its ears back , pulls up its nostrils , and raises one leg ready to lash out at the other horse . |
29 | The LX comes in at the expected 34″ scale length . |