Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [verb] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In practice we proceeded at absolute snail 's pace , and every step that we took was hindered by constant misunderstanding , suspicion and argument . |
| 2 | Happiness , surely , is a bonus we enjoy at unforgettable moments in time . |
| 3 | Whenever they came to meetings at the department they sat at opposite ends of the table . |
| 4 | Although at first sight these three points apply only to overall policy development , in practice they apply at all levels , including individual branch development . |
| 5 | Thirty years afterwards Charles still felt deeply the humiliation he suffered at this time ; but unlike some little princes in similar situations , he lived , politically as well as literally , to fight another day . |
| 6 | The new channel was dredged to about 10.3 metres below high water ordinary spring tide which means at low water of the same tide approximately 5.5 metres of water was available . |
| 7 | So the things are happening , and you 'll be talking in a moment to Jenny and the work she does at All Saints Convent . |
| 8 | The sharp tongue is now reserved for the consciousness-raising rap session she gives at American universities , where students are allowed to ask whatever they like about her life , her sexuality , her views of the world , provided they can cope with the answers . |
| 9 | Adequate security for loans is required since the EIB itself borrows at commercial rates . |
| 10 | There are ways of saving money without missing out and in this issue we look at sparkling alternatives to champagne which will add the fizz to the proceedings without breaking the bank . |
| 11 | It labelled them as personal opinion and suggested that in future the press question everything said at any time by DEC staff , no matter how high ranking , to assure themselves they are getting the company line . |
| 12 | Our masters have had to size up the capacity they have at different plants and it made more sense to move production to Leeds |
| 13 | For a second they glared at each other . |
| 14 | Sara would always remember gratefully the help he gave at that time ‘ to render a miserable cottage , an abode of comparative comfort ’ . |
| 15 | You only have to look back over what 's er happened over the last few years in terms of for example O S Two , Microsoft Windows , a variety of Unix , and you 'll see that technologies will come along and however sound a decision you make at one point in time the market circumstances and potentially mean that what was right for you then not the right . |
| 16 | He did n't have much money you see at that time . |
| 17 | Now Michael White and John Gribbin have given us Stephen Hawking : a Life in Science , or rather Mr White has given us the life and Mr Gribbin the science ; the latter is awash with black holes , white dwarfs , protons , pulsars , quasars and quarks and is therefore no more comprehensible than Brief History ; also , what is one to make of a writer who speaks at one moment of ‘ tiny black holes ’ and the next of ‘ black holes which could eat solar systems for breakfast ’ ? |
| 18 | Bogie was the kind of hellraiser who lived at one end of the scale . |
| 19 | Indeed , a major theme which emerged at this time was the lack of attention given by employers to the age structure of their work-forces and the consequent lack of encouragement to older people to see themselves as potentially economically viable . |
| 20 | Sources within the Stock Exchange confirmed yesterday that the sudden pre-bid surge in the traded options market is being examined by an insider dealing investigation team which looks at suspicious activity ahead of the release of price-sensitive information . |
| 21 | Occasionally , we have a picture which survives at some depth , such as this description of the work the smith owed his lord , the Archbishop of Canterbury , on the manor of Tangmere in 1285 : |
| 22 | Then she delved into an inside pocket and produced a brown paper bag , the sort you get at off licences . |
| 23 | For a moment they stared at each other — and , though the anger and hostility in the room were almost visible , the memory of that long-ago day hung in the air between them . |
| 24 | For a moment they stared at each other , while the klaxon remorselessly threw out a yard and a half of raucousness every two seconds . |
| 25 | He turned to look at her again , and for a long moment they stared at each other , irreconcilable strangers either side of a barrier ; and yet Sara had the odd feeling that some part of her longed to understand Matthew Preston , to agree with him , to acquiesce in his decisions . |
| 26 | For a long moment they stared at each other and it was as if the body language they had shared in the pool had ceased to be a game and the strained politeness of the last week had never been . |
| 27 | Sophie looked aghast and for a moment they stared at each other . |
| 28 | Then for another moment they looked at each other . |
| 29 | For a moment they looked at each other square in the eye . |
| 30 | For a moment they looked at each other , and then they were in each other 's arms again . |