Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] at [art] [noun] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1957 Macmillan inherited the leadership of an unpopular government , lagging behind Labour in the opinion polls , but the policies pursued over the years to 1959 managed eventually to retrieve the party 's position : Macmillan 's nuclear ‘ defence ’ policy seemed at the time a plausible way to reclaim the status of a world power on the cheap ; the formation of EFTA was negotiated ; Macmillan sacked the deflationary Chancellor Thorneycroft and substituted Heathcoat-Amory who instituted another convenient bout of pre-election tax cutting . |
| 2 | When a senior executive arrived at the studio a day or two later he found parcels piling up in the reception area . |
| 3 | As the bus arrived at the airport a shooting brake drew up and a party of nuns got out of it . |
| 4 | Differentiating ( 8–60 ) , setting , ( 8–61 ) A dollar of debt displaces at the margin a dollar of private capital ( the case taken by Modigliani ) if and only if f'= n . |
| 5 | The Company Commander arrived at the objective a long way last and considerably out of breath . |