Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [verb] [noun] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A military commander should order his troops in the way best calculated to achieve victory at a minimal cost . |
| 2 | Senna desperately needed to beat Mansell at the start but the Williams made the better getaway . |
| 3 | Thus , it was the accustomed pace of change rather than the fact of an early start , which had already begun to place Britain at a disadvantage in competition against her major rivals at the beginning of the present century . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , SSDs have somehow managed to obtain resources at a rate which is the envy of other local authority departments . |
| 5 | For Ashcroft Noble had never forbidden his study to children , and Helen later recalled seeing Edward at the end of a visit still standing by a bookcase and reluctant to leave . |
| 6 | TOP jockeys Michael Roberts and Richard Quinn both received riding bans at the San Siro racecourse in Milan yesterday . |
| 7 | Perhaps it was also expected to put non-Italians at a disadvantage . |
| 8 | The advice is often given to see roses at the shows , and make your selection there . |
| 9 | After an official reception at the Embassy they were hurriedly whisked to separate suites at the luxurious Hyatt Hotel . |