Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] at [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At these moments he looks closely at each inch of her face , like a valuer frowningly examining some precious object . |
| 2 | For all these reasons , there is some mixing , though it occurs more at some times of year ( during the winter storms ) than at others . |
| 3 | Another road leads away at right angles to it , in front of the temple gate , and ascends the hillside . |
| 4 | On our sail he pressure difference causes a driving force which acts roughly at right angles to the sail at its centre of effort . |
| 5 | ECOVER washing powder cleans effectively at all temperatures without the use of harmful ingredients . |
| 6 | The demon coughed nervously ( demons do not breathe ; however , every intelligent being , whether it breathes or not , coughs nervously at some time in its life . |
| 7 | With a scream of rubber worthy of the car chase in The French Connection , she brakes , swerves , jumps the pavement and steers straight at one set of combatants . |
| 8 | Work continues apace at Southern Air on the restoration of the first aircraft , for which the civil registration G-OMIG has been reserved . |
| 9 | There are a whole range of things he ca n't do , he ca n't direct congress , he ca n't appoint who he wants freely , he ca n't make treaties with whom he wants when he wants , he ca n't start wars if he wants to start wars all these controls are on the president but what I , what er Newstat is saying is , over and above that , even in the areas where he appears to have constitutional authority , as a matter of practice it 's very difficult for the president to exercise his authority and when the president does exercise his authority he does so at great cost to himself . |
| 10 | A similar certification system operates currently at advanced level for HNC and HND courses . |
| 11 | The first thing to remember is that as you turn the boat away from the wind , you let out the mainsheet , the sail only works properly at one angle to the wind and so it 's essential to let out the mainsheet as you bear away . |
| 12 | It recurs only at isolated moments in the lives of those who suffer and , by this very experience , become more isolated from their fellows . |