Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [verb] [noun] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is patently absurd to regard attendance at school or work per se as a punishment . |
| 2 | I think any student going through higher education is getting something from it if they come in as some measure sceptical , in some measure critical , that they 're not prepared to take things at face value . |
| 3 | The result is that many glider pilots are becoming complacent about parking and on a really windy day it is not unusual to see gliders at risk , just waiting for the first really big gust of wind to blow them over . |
| 4 | If it is vocationally disadvantageous to study history at school , it must be vocationally suicidal to study the subject at university . |
| 5 | Is it still possible to shock audiences at dance performances ? |
| 6 | In the third year of life 40 per cent of children who are still wet achieve dryness at night . |
| 7 | They should encourage the client to commit him/herself to something specific , i.e. , ‘ I 'd like to stop having panic attacks ’ , or ‘ I 'd like to be able to catch the train up to London ’ , or , ‘ I 'd like to understand and cope more effectively with my anxiety symptoms ’ , or , ‘ I 'd like to be more relaxed giving presentations at work ’ . |
| 8 | Be aware of the proper treatment as it is now possible to halve the mortality so that it is often inappropriate to leave people at home . |
| 9 | In a gloom at being at school in the first place and being next to Heather in the second , I push my hands into my jeans pocket — we are n't supposed to wear jeans at school — and discover some chewing gum , antique but welcome . |
| 10 | The Left believed , and there is little evidence to the contrary even after 30 years of " revisionist " history , that the National government was willing to make concessions out of all proportion to those necessary and that it was supported by influential people who were quite willing to see Hitler at war with the Soviet Union . |
| 11 | It 's often too dangerous to have tantrums at school . |
| 12 | It is very nice to offer pupils at school such cultural knowledge , and to hope that many will take the opportunity to learn ( as they are sure to ) . |
| 13 | The woman ran to a friend in college and immediately went to the Police for help … she 's now too frightened to leave college at night . |