Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [modal v] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must have studied her with attention for I find that I can at this moment , however reluctantly , see her face before me as distinctly as though I was still sitting in that coffee bar with a quarter of an inch of the brown dregs left in my cup . |
| 2 | The price of ten shillings for a flight was two days ' pay for my father , so our pleasure was to watch and munch on salmon and cucumber sandwiches , never ever thinking that we might at some time aspire to those heights . |
| 3 | THE Bank of England remains concerned that underlying inflation is still running at least 2 to 3 per cent higher than it should at this stage of the economic cycle , and repeats its belief that there is no real room for further cuts in interest rates while the pound remains so sensitive , writes Clifford German . |
| 4 | The agreement provided that the piano would become the property of the customer on payment of all the instalments of rent but that he could at any time before then terminate the hiring by returning the piano to the dealer . |
| 5 | He has got tremendous vision and in midfield he can express himself that bit more than he could at right back . |
| 6 | This phenomenon is almost impossible to illustrate in a monologue , and I would at this point have issued a handout , if the talk were not being recorded , for it is very easy to see a sentence in progress when the turns in the dialogue are written down . |
| 7 | If I can at this stage Chairman move er the motion of my name and Jane . |
| 8 | Right and we 'll leave the other sheet for now so 's you can have a look at that yourself if you would at some stage and just erm go through it . |
| 9 | I am very sorry to hear that your husband is dying of cancer and we can at this stage only send you our best wishes and understanding . |
| 10 | if we can at this stage |
| 11 | The stone buildings surrounding it seemed less solid in the moonlight , as if they might at any moment shimmer and disappear . |
| 12 | I 've never seen anybody who could play like he could at that age . |
| 13 | The wife had then deserted the husband and was temporarily wrongfully away from home ; but she might at any time return . |
| 14 | So I did n't join any of them I kept independent while I could at any rate and then . |
| 15 | This meant that their authority was rather limited since it could at any moment be revoked by the shareholders . |
| 16 | So far from being , as you might at first glance suspect , a wanton display of Milton 's monstrous learning , it 's a piece of triumphant relevance . |
| 17 | ‘ If we drove as hard as we could at that car coming towards us — ’ she began . |
| 18 | It may be concluded , therefore , that the advantages which Categories 1 and 2 afford to the prosecution are by no means as great as they might at first sight appear to be . |
| 19 | This debate is important because it points up that ‘ the facts ’ are not necessarily as simple and straightforward as they might at first sight seem . |
| 20 | Listen to him talk , as he will at any opportunity , and he 'll speak of ‘ independence and freedom ’ , not just ‘ independence ’ . |