Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv prt] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His marriage seemed like the Atlantic Ocean to her , something vast and unknowable which she could not attempt to bridge but only fly over at a terrible speed . |
| 2 | The Labour government , however , argued that it would seem like an act of ‘ sabotage ’ if Britain entered the talks only to walk out at a later date . |
| 3 | Of course , very often garments require a number of stitches that do not work out at a neat number of pattern repeats , so you do n't HAVE to much patterns at side seams . |
| 4 | Still hurrying along at a hundred miles an hour he leaned over towards me and lowered his voice . |
| 5 | ANGRY Aston Villa boss Ron Atkinson yesterday hit out at a Premier League fixture glut that threatens to rebound on England . |
| 6 | He also stocked up at a local health shop with various things he could nibble discreetly en route . |
| 7 | Now , the fearful buy their guns from guys like John , who has his own shop and also helps out at a suburban shooting school , the Academy of Marksmanship … |
| 8 | She extracted him determinedly and set him down on his feet , whereupon he wobbled perilously backwards and forwards , then set off at a tremendous pace across the courtyard , with his mother following , calling apologies back to Caroline as she disappeared from view . |
| 9 | I myself found at the entrance of one of them a small neatly-worked tomahawk , of an inch and a half in length , together with some slips of blue cotton rags , which the birds had doubtless picked up at a deserted encampment of the natives . ’ |
| 10 | Or , or other benefits that would actually kick in at a certain point , er , of death , I mean obviously this would actually help at erm , diagnosis , and you 're writing into this , sort of to cover all of the things that we 're talking about , and they get that , and then they continue to live , the rest of your plans are all then thrown out are n't they , because you 've got all those things that you 've put into place for death , sorted out in the years before . |