Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [noun] at the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 You could feel the crowd willing it in but it did n't make it and I was beginning to feel it was slipping away , and especially when we could only make par at the 17th .
2 The accused , if committed , is given copies of the depositions , but is not provided with copies of the statements taken by the police except when the Crown intends to call a witness who did not give evidence at the preliminary inquiry , in which case the Crown will serve the defence with a notice of intention and a copy of the witness 's statement .
3 Anyway , the position now is that if you do not take silk at the right moment , it may mean that you have to continue working much too hard for your time of life ; on the other hand some barristers who take silk repent it , for they find too late that their services in the more expensive class of advocacy are not in demand .
4 People taking certain medicines should not take alcohol at the same time , or maybe not take it at all because the alcohol will have a more pronounced effect under/or the effect of the medicine will be altered .
5 One can easily produce evidence at the present day of great local abundance ( e.g. of starfish or pilchards ) , but I know of nothing on a modern sea-floor to compare with the abundance plus wide distribution of the examples just mentioned .
6 Because I play the game I can not stand referees at the best of times … am I being biased here ?
7 I myself can not leave London at the present time .
8 But in either case , in studies using light microscopy , scanning electron microscopy ( which reveals surface details ) , or transmission electron microscopy ( which lets us see the basal epidermal layer ) , we do not find lamellipodia at the epidermal wound front in either the basal or the peridermal layer .
9 Meetings now on Thursdays , which means you can still attend practices at the First Aid Post on Wednesdays . ’
10 If the owner is abroad , the agent will also collect tax at the standard rate of 25 per cent , which will be deducted from your monthly rent cheque .
11 Medau will be organising the day for the London region , which will probably take place at the Laban Centre on a Sunday in February/March ; all regional training days must be complete by 31st March 1992 .
12 I do n't like strangers at the best of times and particularly not when I 'm eating .
13 One insider said : ‘ Di does n't like Balmoral at the best of times .
14 They do n't like Romanies at the best of times .
15 I ca n't stand minis at the best of times , but that 's hilarious !
16 Do n't list exceptions at the same time as you discuss particular spellings : acknowledge them but do n't make a fuss about them .
17 And he could again seal victory at the 11th .
18 Nevertheless , continuing discontent with the ruling party led commentators to predict that , despite the party 's current gains , the LDP would almost certainly lose seats at the forthcoming election .
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