Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [adj] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whiting thin on the ground which is most unusual at this time . |
| 2 | Come to think of it , it is most unusual at any hour for so many hon. Ladies and hon. Gentlemen in the Chamber to remain seated when I rise to speak . |
| 3 | Of the various land-uses in the region , soil erosion is most severe at intermediate altitudes where barley , corn , tubers , etc. are cultivated . |
| 4 | and Gary 's rather suspicious at that price , we , we had a builder that came round he , he wanted four hundred and twenty |
| 5 | One of Margaret Donaldson 's outstanding qualities is that she is highly adept at encouraging people not only to think and give rein to the excitement of ideas , but also to think critically , and , above all , to think for themselves . |
| 6 | Teasing a son or daughter about size or appearance is especially unkind at this stage . |
| 7 | Dining is especially good at this hotel , with a choice of pasta dishes , international buffets or French cuisine in a revolving restaurant — it helps to make the meal go round ! |
| 8 | The backfist , although not a completely controlled technique , since difficulty arises in judging its strength and speed , is especially effective at short range . |
| 9 | Price is especially important at certain times . |
| 10 | Considering the number of changes associated with midlife , it is not surprising that stress is especially high at this period . |
| 11 | Confidence is so fragile at this stage that if recovery were to falter , interest rates would have to be reduced further . ’ |
| 12 | With my cousin Emka , I wandered through the oak woods gathering wild flowers — the cyclamens in which the Kras is so abundant at that time of year . |
| 13 | Like Shaw 's Eliza in Pygmalion , you are what you decide to be , more or less ; and no people on earth , one may suspect , is so adept at jumping hierarchies by efficiently switching accent or style . |
| 14 | ‘ And the traffic will be so congested at this time of afternoon , you 'll hardly get down the High at all , and it 's clouding over , and Felicity should acclimatize herself before she goes out , particularly since Magdalen is so cold at this time of — ’ |
| 15 | I had taken Miss Senga into Hyde Park with the intention of showing her some of the winter birds , and the park is so beautiful at this time of the year , what with the snow piled up . " |
| 16 | As a gentleman of considerable physique , Guttersnipe is naturally alarmed at such prejudice against the nutritionally challenged . |
| 17 | Hygiene is extremely important at all times . |
| 18 | It is extremely important at this stage to take unlimited amounts of time and trouble , as the success of your design will stand or fall by the way in which it is finished . |
| 19 | it is less harmful at lower temperatures |
| 20 | Sensory perception — sensitivity to stimulation of the sensory organs — is apparently present at this stage although relatively primitive ; indeed , some sounds have effect on reaction and development of activity almost from birth . |
| 21 | Tall gearing means the Spirit is impressively quiet at legal speeds , the isolation of the cabin from road noise being outstanding by European standards . |
| 22 | Policy is not consistent at different stages of education ; there is , for example , no clearly defined national policy for pre-school education ( widely recognised as being the most crucial stage for deaf children ) , and further and adult continuing education appear to be viewed in terms of direct provision of training and qualifications ( Department of Education and Science , 1991 ) rather than as routes into training and qualifications from the policy perspective . |
| 23 | But co-promoter Jack Trickett said : ‘ A Benn-Eubank fight is not possible at that price . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It is not possible at this moment to give a precise date as to when and if any such agreement will be signed and until such time your co-operation in directing enquiries direct to Ray Crofts would be appreciated . ’ |
| 25 | It is not feasible at this stage to set a precise timetable for each acquisition since much will depend on the availability of information and the complexity of each deal . |
| 26 | The Statement of Practice will be applied in settling any tax liability that is not final at 3 July 1992 . |
| 27 | The payment was not covered by earnings per share — only 6p — but gearing is not excessive at 44 p.c. and the profits fall was caused by a unique combination of adverse circumstances , unlikely to be repeated . |
| 28 | No offence against section 8 of the Vehicles ( Excise ) Act 1971 is committed where the vehicle is used or kept on a private road , i.e. a road which is not repairable at public expense . |
| 29 | If the first face is not satisfactory at this stage ( wedged or with air bubbles ) , then one of the glass slides can be cut off and the section re-lapped and re-mounted . |
| 30 | My Lords , in this case your Lordships are all agreed that , as the law at present stands , tax paid under protest in response to an ultra vires demand is not recoverable at common law . |