Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] at [art] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His reign thus began at a moment when , as a result of defeat and financial stress , the difficulties which now faced the monarchy were beginning to be all too visible . |
| 2 | Chairman Garry Gibson yesterday laughed at the prospect not merely of promotion , but the possibility of passing the Magpies on the way . |
| 3 | She always looked at every farthing twice before parting with it . |
| 4 | In reflection , Nicholson remembers that apart from the task of writing a film about a new subject on which there was very little in the way of written research material , it also came at a time when he was going through his divorce . |
| 5 | Children with previous experience not only did the shows at the Pavilion at 2 pm and 7 pm but they also appeared at the Ballroom in between , thoroughly enjoying the mad rush . |
| 6 | Apocalypse Now appeared at a time when the political climate in America was shifting to the right , resulting in Reagan 's victory in the 1980 presidential elections . |
| 7 | She looked out over the smudged white landscape of Regent 's Park , then peered at the road below . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , Stevens , ’ he began with a false air of nonchalance , but then seemed at a loss how to continue . |
| 9 | It was also during this period that primitive man undoubtedly arrived at the time when he was able to communicate with his fellows with developing abilities more effective than those available to the rest of living creatures . |
| 10 | Tom gave her a sharp glance , then frowned at the road ahead once more . |
| 11 | Dynamic equilibrium within the fracture system was apparently maintained until 14 December 1991 , when the magma pressure exceeded the lithostatic stresses and the eruption began briefly at the summit end of the fracture , then continued at a bocca further down . |