Example sentences of "[to-vb] at an [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inflation was estimated to increase at an annual rate of 4.5 per cent for 1990 , according to the OECD World Economic Outlook . |
| 2 | To the massed spectators in the stands , flung in an instant from joyous acclaim of a Royal winner to horrified , dumbfounded silence , Devon Loch had seemed to leap at an imaginary obstacle before slithering to the ground and skidding along to a halt , the momentum throwing Francis up on to the horse 's neck . |
| 3 | One was to Adam Russell whom she arranged to meet at an Italian restaurant in Pimlico . |
| 4 | I thought that this was a painting I should n't discuss with Lili , but only when I had walked to the end of the gallery to look at an innocuous picture of a group of long-haired sheep did I ask myself what Robert had been doing in Marie Claire 's bedroom . |
| 5 | ( 3 ) Where the offeror hopes to offer the target 's shareholders " roll-over " or " hold-over " relief ( see paras 23.2.1.1 and 23.2.1.2 below ) on a securities exchange , it is important to remember to apply at an early stage for an Inland Revenue clearance ( under TCGA , s138 ) in connection with the anti-avoidance legislation contained in TCGA , s137 ( see para 23.2.1.4 below ) . |
| 6 | A few weeks later I received an invitation to compete at an international meeting in Gateshead , the Amoco Games . |
| 7 | Impending bankruptcy It may be preferred to activate the power to expel at an earlier date in the bankruptcy process so as to minimise the damage caused to the firm by protracted , and possibly contested proceedings . |
| 8 | It is important , therefore , to consider at an early stage of the transaction the manner in which employees should be informed of what is happening to their employer . |
| 9 | The first aim of the ESRC funded project is to complete the Gloucester database , to revise it as necessary in order to arrive at an optimum design for future use , and to publish the final version in the form of a book of statistical tables . |
| 10 | 2 ) To arrive at an Arab settlement of the conflict under the auspices of the United Nations . |
| 11 | Describe the methods which could be used to arrive at an annual forecast of sales . |
| 12 | what weight of importance to attach to each criterion to arrive at an overall assessment for each axis . |
| 13 | As a guide start by allowing four pleats to one fabric width of 120cm ( 48in ) , adjusting up as necessary , particularly with wider fabric , to arrive at an attractive balance of pleats and spacing . |
| 14 | The aim of the research is to arrive at an interdisciplinary understanding of particular cases by intensive study over a period of time , using both flexible interviews and questionnaires ; and by the incorporation of survey data and through theoretical interpretation to generalise to wider organisational and occupational areas . |
| 15 | However , atherosclerosis appears to be more extensive and to develop at an earlier age in diabetic patients ( Robertson & Strong , 1968 ) . |
| 16 | At the close of the seventeenth century , however , towns and villages in certain industrial regions started to grow , and despite a setback in the 1720s they continued to expand at an astonishing rate throughout each decade of the eighteenth century . |
| 17 | When they rise to an equal level , like for instance if I have a choice between going to a woman doctor and a man doctor and they 're both on the GP list , I will choose the woman , because the woman has had to fight tooth and nail , probably , and work much harder , to get at an equal level with the man , so I would suspect that I 'm getting value for and quality there by going for the woman . |
| 18 | Remember , though , that you need to get at an internal filter for maintenance , so do n't make it completely inaccessible . |
| 19 | There continues to exist an element of uncertainty as all EC member countries are not at the same level of preparedness to proceed at an identical pace towards the final stage of European monetary unification . |
| 20 | WITH REFERENCE to Robert Brooke 's letter ( WCM June ) regarding Geoff Humpage removing his pads to bowl at an early stage of a first-class match , on Saturday , July 17 , 1982 at Headingley he again removed his pads , and bowled the 12th over of the game . |
| 21 | THERE 'S been a revolution in media over the last few years and it 's going to continue at an ever-increasing pace for sometime to come . |
| 22 | But , while inflation slowed from the summer of 1974 , prices as a whole continued to rise at an annual rate of 10 per cent during the depths of the slump . |
| 23 | Some of these changes seem to occur at an early stage of the neoplastic process . |
| 24 | He paused by the windowsill on the way to his desk to peer at an African violet in a pot . |