Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] at an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After observing the industrious building of castles in the air in the past few days , I thought it would be appropriate to look at an odd phenomenon that has puzzled meteorologists for the past ten years : the series of giant mushroom-shaped cloud formations round the periphery of the Siberian land-mass . |
| 2 | When you telephone someone you are more likely to intrude at an inconvenient time and not realize it . |
| 3 | For insects such as locusts , which migrate over vast distances , it is even more important to fly at an economical speed . |
| 4 | The induction of newly qualified teachers into the local education business community must be a priority for TPS with partnerships as these teachers will be potentially the most innovative , and the most important to influence at an early stage . |
| 5 | As a result of that meeting , the leaders agreed to meet together to discuss the obstacles in the way of further political dialogue in the hope that new talks might be able to begin at an early date . |
| 6 | It is essential to establish at an early stage the significance of the properties to the operations and overall value of the target business . |
| 7 | Guy could only hope that Isabel was quick and that the sentry was n't inclined to shoot at an unseen target . |
| 8 | ‘ It is our intention to provide a full opportunity for organisations such as your own to contribute at an early draft plan stage before we proceed to the more formal statutory plan stage . ’ |