Example sentences of "[adj] be [verb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While few are completed at the time of writing , previews of work in progress suggest some excellent material . |
| 2 | A number of documents concerning trading contacts between the two countries in 1993 were signed at the meeting . |
| 3 | Some were tearing at the glass , others struggling with the doors , but none of them could get out . |
| 4 | The other issue arising here is whether you take the cost of the chairs out of the asset account and show them as an expense each time a sale is made or whether this is done at the end of the month . |
| 5 | This is done at the expense of the external validity , i.e. the applicability of the results to the population as a whole . |
| 6 | Medically there is little change in factors such as blood pressure , and risk of heart disease , though there could be a moderate fall in blood cholesterol level if this is elevated at the start of the diet . |
| 7 | ‘ This is made at the monastery of Arkadion in Crete . ’ |
| 8 | This is placed at the bottom of the cylindrical casing . |
| 9 | There is one large interesting watercolour with a background of the Langdales , a middle ground of Hornby Castle and a foreground of the lower falls at Rydal ; all this is explained at the foot of the picture . |
| 10 | YOUR ACCOMMODATION — prices are calculated for one of the following arrangements and this is indicated at the foot of each Club description . |
| 11 | The subliminal message of most music is that the universe is essentially benign , that if there is sadness or tragedy , this is resolved at the level of some higher harmony . |
| 12 | Naturalistic studies in the homes of families with an aggressive child indicate that the siblings of that child also show a high rate of aggressive behaviour but that this is directed at the sibling rather than the parent ( Patterson 1982 ; 1984 ) . |
| 13 | It is important to realize that firms may have enough information at the end of period 1 to predict the rise in aggregate demand in period 2 , so that the rise in aggregate demand from period 1 to period 2 is anticipated at the end of period 1 . |
| 14 | Another is to marvel at the pointlessness of many a sophisticated achievement and to be superior about it , the last , or one of the last , indulgences of a European . |
| 15 | An imposing entrance for this was built at the end of Kirby Road , and the inspection pits were only half the length of the depot to facilitate displays . |
| 16 | The re-development took place while retaining the original ( 1910 ) granite and Portland stone façade on Great Tower Street and this was replicated at the rear of the building and down the open side on Idol Lane . |
| 17 | The home ranked with the church as the place of religious allegiance , and this was symbolized at the beginning and end of the day by family prayers . |
| 18 | This was followed at the weekend by reports alleging that Mrs Mandela was implicated in the death of Dr Abu-Baker Asvat , who was murdered in his Soweto surgery in 1989 . |
| 19 | Indignation over the military intervention in Panama by the United States in December 1989 [ see pp. 37112-13 ; 37271 ] led to the withdrawal of co-operation by Peru in anti-drugs operations , but this was resumed at the end of that month . |
| 20 | Another example of this was seen at the nest of a pair of European eagle owls , which are large birds weighing up to 4 kg . |
| 21 | The Crown alleged that this was done at the instigation of the appellant with knowledge that the money should have been delivered up to the official receiver or the trustee in bankruptcy . |
| 22 | This was echoed at the bottom of the dress . |
| 23 | All this was achieved at the cost of only two S.A.S. soldiers killed — Captain Roy Bradford and a trooper who was a mechanic for the jeeps , both casualties in the one incident — and seven men wounded . |
| 24 | Recordings of sleep patterns again showed that this was achieved at the expense of REM and Stage 2 sleep , leaving Stage 4 sleep levels unaffected . |
| 25 | This was achieved at the expense of Turkey , following a series of wars . |
| 26 | [ This was inserted at the insistence of United Kingdom Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher . ] |
| 27 | This was held at The Community College , Bishop 's Castle at 7.30 p.m. on Friday , 3 November 1989 and was attended by 33 members . |
| 28 | This was celebrated at the Anvil Hotel in Dorset with his colleagues and wife Giselle . |
| 29 | Other transactions — this was included at the planning stage to allow for transactions that might not be predicted . |
| 30 | This was discussed at the beginning of the previous chapter , but it needs to be stated again that there seem to be comparatively few and small areas on the shelves at the present day where sediment is actively accumulating . |