Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [adv] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has , however , been very little research which looks directly at this issue and thus at this stage suggestions about the normal levels of memory performance or about the variables which may influence it remain largely speculative . |
| 2 | On our sail he pressure difference causes a driving force which acts roughly at right angles to the sail at its centre of effort . |
| 3 | You know perfectly well that your husband 's mother lives at a considerable distance , in point of fact in a suburb of Sheffield , and that she has never at any time offered to look after your children . " |
| 4 | ‘ He wo n't get far , so if he turns left at these lights we go right , ’ says Mark , but it 's only his sense of humour showing . |
| 5 | At these moments he looks closely at each inch of her face , like a valuer frowningly examining some precious object . |
| 6 | But within this group he looks specifically at solid tumours and they only have a four year survival of twenty percent . |
| 7 | For all these reasons , there is some mixing , though it occurs more at some times of year ( during the winter storms ) than at others . |
| 8 | It 's because it locks better at that groove . |
| 9 | There are a whole range of things he ca n't do , he ca n't direct congress , he ca n't appoint who he wants freely , he ca n't make treaties with whom he wants when he wants , he ca n't start wars if he wants to start wars all these controls are on the president but what I , what er Newstat is saying is , over and above that , even in the areas where he appears to have constitutional authority , as a matter of practice it 's very difficult for the president to exercise his authority and when the president does exercise his authority he does so at great cost to himself . |
| 10 | It recurs only at isolated moments in the lives of those who suffer and , by this very experience , become more isolated from their fellows . |
| 11 | Raise the tank temperature to 70°F. before adding it as it works better at higher temperatures . |