Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] at [art] high [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But you should descend at a higher rate so as to reach 2500ft before you turn .
2 I called the meeting in New York during our chairmanship of the Security Council so that the council could meet at the highest level to reaffirm and develop its commitment to peacekeeping and peacemaking .
3 Soaked with it and languid from the heat , with the scent of salt and sand still heavy in my nose , I asked if we could stop at the high slope of grass off Elderberry Road .
4 Paradoxically , though , Roxburgh observed that Jess , who he favourably compared with a young Kenny Dalglish , had ‘ become an internationalist ’ at Ibrox by proving he could function at the highest level .
5 Students taking the degree without honours have a choice of the subjects which they may take at a higher level .
6 But because the new craft will broadcast at a high power , they will have to be spaced a long way apart so that TV sets in , say , Canada do not receive signals meant for the US .
7 This examination will test at a higher level the linguistic skills and business knowledge tested at the Second Level .
8 Interest costs ate a great hole in what profits were left and will continue at a high level unless the group can raise substantial sums from asset sales .
9 ‘ But I 've made it with United and now I want the chance to show what I can do at the highest level of all . ’
10 Having a factory bike can put a lot of pressure on you but when after just a couple of races you discover you can compete at the highest level , everything gets easier .
11 Unless — nightmare ! — Wilko has got him to sign so 's he can sell at a higher price to Blackburn … : - (
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