Example sentences of "[noun sg] at the [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will be apparent from even a cursory glance at the preceding chapter that with relative ease , and often with no lack of management application , an apparently valuable asset can rapidly revert to a financial liability . |
| 2 | As Cynthia fell silent , the lawyer stole a quick glance at the dying woman and , shocked at the wastage of so young a life , he hastened to lighten Dorothy 's obvious distress . |
| 3 | Casting a disgusted glance at the buckled trike and at the throng pouring past him , south-bound , Grimm trotted northwards after the Assassin . |
| 4 | You lose the parcel but it 's end up for example in the , they used a contractor at the other end because we lost the parcel but they 're not responsible for that . |
| 5 | Can I can I say before I do launch into the amendment to Mr that you have played your card at the last election and the Leicestershire public has resoundedly given their answer to your particular policies . |
| 6 | Moreover , the coalition government so formed will not have to ( or even be able to ) face the electorate at the next election since the parties to the coalition will be free to fight again as independent entities . |
| 7 | Yes my Lord er as soon as we went to the main bedroom which was the back bedroom at the same time as as that bedroom door opened , so the second team consisting of er P C P C would have gone into the second smaller bedroom and at the same time as we went in er P C and P C job er was to cover our backs in case of anybody in er the kitchen or the living area , the living room area . |
| 8 | His only serious challenger was E.S.B. , but Devon Loch was a length to the good at the last fence and started to pull away up the run-in , over a quarter of a mile long . |
| 9 | Under this alliance the Black Prince agreed to give Pedro help against his enemies , and the enemy whom Pedro had chiefly in mind was his illegitimate half-brother Henry of Trastâmara , who was in exile at the French court and was seeking French support for his designs upon the Castilian crown . |
| 10 | All the way to the station she asked it , Shall I jump out of the car at the next light and run ? |
| 11 | and erm , it is therefore in those circumstances foolhardy in my opinion to carry on with the British Assessment Programme at the present rate when the effects on our roads are likely to be so drastic |
| 12 | It is unlikely a team will get all the details of its programme at the same time as the call to the work . |
| 13 | If you do not participate in regular exercise , then you should begin some sort of exercise programme at the same time as you begin your diet . |
| 14 | But when apparatchiks from Central Office , who have us acting as stewards ( ie , usherettes ) are often seen risking life and limb , SAS-style , in order to arrive at a doorway at the same time as a minister does , they are taking a serious risk with morale . |
| 15 | In this dimension , therefore , the speech community can be envisaged as being shaped like a pyramid , with greater variability at the lower end and greater convergence ( or relative uniformity ) at the upper end . |
| 16 | We were having tea at the same hotel when Mrs Harvey came in , with another old dear . |
| 17 | Nicky had ( and for all I know still has ) the reputation of being the best criminal defence lawyer at the Scottish bar and had on several occasions persuaded juries to acquit those whom he had every reason to believe were guilty . |
| 18 | The President is elected by direct popular vote for a five-year term at the same time as elections take place to the 120-member National Assembly . |
| 19 | Legislative authority rests with the National Assembly , with 125 elective members , elected by direct popular vote for a five-year term at the same time as the President , and 10 members chosen by the President . |
| 20 | You know , the one who feeds to routine , sleeps through the night at a fortnight old , gains weight at the average rate and does n't get a spotty face the day before he 's due to have his photo taken . |
| 21 | Increased weight at the republican end calls for increased weight at the loyalist end and the rise of Sinn Fein has added to the appeal of Paisley 's political postures . |
| 22 | If they start to fall beneath their percentile band then they are not growing or gaining weight at the expected rate and it is important to try to determine why this is happening . |
| 23 | The girls arrived then , breathless and laughing , and making sounds of disgust at the pervading smell and slime of birds ' droppings . |
| 24 | All the techniques in taekwondo are flexible and allow the practitioner to change his mind at the last minute as to which block or punch will provide him with the best defence or counter-attack . |
| 25 | I can change my mind at the last minute if I think the thing is n't watertight . ’ |
| 26 | Immacolata said it glowed prettily , the light was flattering , and this recollection passed across his mind at the same time as he registered the woman 's contorted face , her blotched cheeks and veined eyes , and began to hear what she was saying : |
| 27 | Souness will conduct tonight 's team talk at the pre-match hotel and then take a seat in the directors ' box as he starts a five-match touchline and dressing room ban . |
| 28 | If a letter is very good and the applicant clearly fits the job/ personnel specification fairly well you may wish to send out an appointment for an interview at the same time as the application form . |
| 29 | It was her deep sorrow and unhappiness at the tragic accident that had brought them to the United States , together with all the fraught , highly charged tension of having to be in Ross 's company for any length of time , which had taken its toll of her already precariously weak reserves of strength . |
| 30 | So Iran continues to uphold the territorial integrity of its old enemy at the same time as bombing it . |