Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adv] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Movement artefacts gave rapid fluctuations that occurred simultaneously at all recording sites and were easily differentiated from colonic contractions and discarded from analysis . |
| 2 | One can think of these fluctuations as pairs of particles of light or gravity that appear together at some time , move apart , and then come together again and annihilate each other . |
| 3 | The first comprehensive study in Britain that looks specifically at Black women 's experience of domestic violence is currently nearing completion . |
| 4 | These bursts of repetitive non-sequential pressure peaks did not show any characteristics that would suggest a common cavity phenomenon ; they were not preceded by a sudden small increase in base line oesophageal pressure occurring simultaneously at different levels of the oesophagus ; and the shape of the individual waves , although occurring simultaneously at different levels of the oesophagus , was often different from one level to the other . |
| 5 | A turnstone in tortoiseshell plumage flicked over stones and pecked smartly at exposed food items . |
| 6 | To detect any contamination of samples before breaking the code , negative controls of sterile water were included with the samples in a ratio of one negative control per three samples and treated identically at each stage . |
| 7 | The issue of January 29 , 1972 offered readers a taster of the future in the shape of a small box proclaiming ‘ We 're Freaking Out At NME ’ and hinting arcanely at big changes afoot . |
| 8 | The va n't Hoff equation is only approximate and holds only at low concentrations . |
| 9 | He had businesses in the North and used regularly at this time of year at the end of the summer sales , to go the rounds of his shops , take stock , examine the books , and so on . |
| 10 | So I gave myself just half an hour to get to the theatre and prepare for curtain up — and phoned home at each interval . |
| 11 | In return , citizens are entitled to expect high-quality services which are responsive to their needs and provided efficiently at reasonable cost . |
| 12 | It was only as we were doing this and grinning inanely at each other that I noticed the red Transit van turning out of the other end of the street . |
| 13 | He argues that intellectual concepts are fundamentally arbitrary , and says indeed at one point , ‘ Ideas formulated by the pure intellect possess logical or potential truth only . ’ |
| 14 | Two Ryder Cup matches were won outright , another halved ; the Curtis Cup team went to Hutchinson , Kansas in 1986 and won , and defended successfully at Royal St George 's , while in August of this year the Walker Cup team , quite improbably , went to Atlanta and won the Walker Cup . |
| 15 | She grimaced a smile at each of them , and nodded hurriedly at any remark directed at her . |
| 16 | More complicated patterns for the arm involve holding it straight and turned outwards at certain angles , where the physiotherapist has placed the arm , and then learning to move the arm between two positions . |
| 17 | To find some meaning for the Lady of Light , a feminine version of light and an equal member of a set of nine archetypes , I think it is necessary to veer away from speculations about the ultimate nature of light , and look instead at specific qualities that she may embody . |
| 18 | These pages present highlights of the financial results and look particularly at those areas which affect all staff and the future growth of the company . |
| 19 | She watched him whip his horse and drive away at breakneck speed . |
| 20 | TO USE : Unwrap and thaw overnight at cool room temperature . |
| 21 | Having been told by the gentleman at passenger enquiries that the Lowestoft train is one of the few in Britain to retain six-seater compartments , I am fully prepared to adopt my usual routine for such occasions ; I intend to rush on , secure an empty compartment , slide the door behind me , adopt the brazen-hussy-like pose of an Amsterdam whore in her front window ( tongue rolling out and knees wide apart , as I slouch across the upholstery ) , crook my index finger and beckon slowly at any commuters passing along the corridor outside who are considering invading my territory . |
| 22 | The archers loosed blind in the darkness , but could do so only once without imperilling their friends , for after the shock of meeting it was stark hand to hand work without any daylight art about it , first a hacking and swinging ahead at any flesh that moved , then body to body fumbling where everyone panted out words in his own tongue to be safe from his comrades , and even swords were of little use . |
| 23 | Here you can eat and drink well at reasonable prices before taking the two minute walk to the centre of town . |
| 24 | Some feel that it is crucial in their understanding of how the parents react now , while others will concentrate only on the ‘ here and now ’ , observe parental reactions , and intervene directly at that level . |
| 25 | A new generation of nobles who were not to taste the sweetness of military success and knew only at second hand of the prestige and profits gained in the 1340s and 1350s led the opposition to the court in the last years of Edward III 's reign and during the reign of Richard II . |
| 26 | Turn right on road and turn right at next junction then left , signposted Louth . |
| 27 | Bold and extrovert characters , they would sit on the bedroom balcony and shout raucously at each other , but they really are quite handsome birds . |
| 28 | The French couple at the next table heard the scurrilous word and stared reproachfully at this affront to their palates . |
| 29 | The damage cost curve is shown starting at some low value at a small or zero concentration — and increasing rapidly at high concentrations . |
| 30 | With a scream of rubber worthy of the car chase in The French Connection , she brakes , swerves , jumps the pavement and steers straight at one set of combatants . |