Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [adv prt] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I have already noted , some kind of political change goes on at all times , produced by the succession of generations , the rise and fall of dynasties , competition among various social groups , economic and cultural developments , changing external circumstances , and more idiosyncratic factors , which can only be understood fully through detailed historical studies . |
| 2 | ‘ The action goes along at break-neck velocity to reach its conclusion and so there is no problem with the audience fidgeting . ’ |
| 3 | There were n't that many rehearsal places around at that time which we could afford . |
| 4 | The speeches are short ( perhaps the school prize-giving metaphor breaks down at this point ) and the polished public school tones of the Synod have given way to nasal northern echoes . |
| 5 | Child hits out at all visitors who come to the house . |
| 6 | The fun kicks off at 12 noon tomorrow on St Mary 's playing fields , Little Crosby . |
| 7 | Another character turns up at this stage in the obese and blustering form of Judge Sir John Popham . |
| 8 | At birth , the heart races along at 140 beats a minute , but by the time we reach adulthood the rate has dropped to 70 beats a minute . |
| 9 | The boat is rowed slowly round the lough whilst an angler sitting in the stern casts out at right angles . |
| 10 | Does this mean now a retention of significant capital works out at ten percent ? |
| 11 | However , stability demands that the gain falls off at high frequency ( see next section ) . |
| 12 | The magic rubs off at many removes . |
| 13 | Erm it 's a simple flow system , raw material comes in at one end and flows through the plant , through the machining areas , through the assembly , and the new product , the finished product comes out the end . |
| 14 | A study of rock samples from the right and left of the chasm , has shown that its magnetisation switches round at regular intervals . |
| 15 | Their recording time works out at three years per album . |