Example sentences of "[adv prt] at a [noun sg] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alice looked in at a scene of comfort . |
| 2 | Led by Lt Fusata Iida they flew in at a height of 50ft and within a few minutes the airfield was a smoking mess . |
| 3 | By late afternoon we 'd stopped in at a number of bars along the pier . |
| 4 | Greece , Spain , Portugal and Ireland were won over at a meeting of Environment Ministers by promises that the tax will be levied only on energy use or carbon dioxide emissions above a threshold value linked to the community average . |
| 5 | Testing for 14 year olds has been almost as great a disaster : the first pilot scheme was abandoned halfway through at a cost of £8 million . |
| 6 | He was imagining himself sitting in a tiny Kayak in the middle of the Severn looking up at a wall of water , anything from six to nine feet high depending on conditions , bearing down on him at twelve miles an hour and making more noise than a fast approaching train . |
| 7 | The adventurers end up at a confluence of shafts , one of which leads to the Bloodheart itself . |
| 8 | He glanced out at a gang of starlings fighting over some breadcrumbs that had been tossed on the lawn . |
| 9 | Unlike building model aeroplanes or playing computer games , you can consume the finished product , which works out at a cost of 10p a pint . |
| 10 | They help out at a number of horse shows , provide the guard of honour for the Carriage Society at Hampton Court and are the only civilian unit allowed on Horse Guards Parade . |
| 11 | Plans of reform were worked out at a succession of Councils or synods attended only by Western bishops . |
| 12 | The German romantic desire to escape from conflict and to arrive back at a state of harmony and unity is one of the most important psychological motives behind European federalism , and it ignores the basic fact that politics is always messy , divided and unharmonious . |
| 13 | The best way to see the City is from the canals and we have included a ‘ Canal Bus ’ Pass , valid for the whole day around the famous canals ; this pass allows you to get off and on at a selection of stops for you to explore the city . |