Example sentences of "[adv prt] at arm [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My uniform was soaked and each time we dipped down at arm 's bend our faces went into the muddy ice and water . |
| 2 | As we strolled away , however , we had to hold our hands out at arm 's length , as if we were under arrest , to show the hawk that we were n't holding a juicy lump of rabbit . |
| 3 | These include the Hops Marketing Board and the Nature Conservancy Council , for example , and are justified with the argument that certain functions can best be carried out at arm 's length from central government : |
| 4 | Kim held him out at arm 's length . |
| 5 | Robyn held it out at arm 's length , glanced at it and then cursed as she saw the blood that dripped from her fingers on to the black plastic . |