Example sentences of "[adv prt] [verb] at [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had studied the latest Russian , German and French film theories , spent six months mixing with movie people in Hollywood , then gone on to train at British Instructional Pictures , a maker of successful non-fiction films which moved into drama production in the late 1920s . |
| 2 | As for the year ahead , he said he would be very happy to maintain growth at current levels , but reckons this in unlikely as ‘ it is difficult to keep on growing at such high rates ’ . |
| 3 | The air was still , the heat intense and the glare from the shingle plains quite dazzling as we walked up to look at this historic site . |
| 4 | He burst out laughing at this strange expression , then said : ‘ The days are hot , but at night stars as big as sovereigns make silver holes in the sky . ’ |
| 5 | Instead of which it seems to be going on and on and I 'm finding myself going round playing at stupid amateur detectives . |
| 6 | Groups formed last year will carry on working at four other tasks : cellulose losses , tow motor ( forklift truck ) costs , maintenance store stocks and quality information . |