Example sentences of "[noun sg] at the [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A glance at the vested interests of the four debaters , debating whether sports-climbing is threatening the traditional ethos of British climbing , throws up interesting comparisons . |
| 2 | A single glance at the actual contents of Mogridge 's cupboard embarrassed me . |
| 3 | He spared a glance at the ragged specimens of humanity crouched against the wall and wondered how many of them had once been prosperous farmers or innkeepers or tradesmen . |
| 4 | With the passing of time , Greek silver coins tended to have a wider diameter and lesser thickness , and a glance at the general appearance of a coin will enable it to be assigned to either the fifth to fourth centuries or the second to first centuries BC ( compare figs. 9 and 6 ) . |
| 5 | A casual glance at the equivalent circuit of figure 10.6(b) might suggest that the output resistance of the common-emitter amplifier is and that maximum signal power gain arises with this network when the load resistance equals . |
| 6 | Elizabeth cast one happy glance at the dawning delight on the other two faces , and continued with the joyful work . |
| 7 | The third of Salter and Tapper 's concept , the ‘ means ’ to support change , has not been offered to arts education , whereas funds for the development of more vocationally orientated education have been forthcoming , as a glance at the original categories of ESGs , TVEI and GRIST demonstrates . |
| 8 | A glance at the tapering elegance of her left hand showed a massive rock of an engagement ring , flashing diamonds on the fourth finger . |
| 9 | He cast an agonised glance at the open door across the landing where four small figures stood watching with large dusky eyes . |
| 10 | She drew in a deep breath , shooting a glance at the large clock opposite her , wishing the interview was over . |
| 11 | A glance at the mating behaviour of cats tells why . |
| 12 | A glance at the architectural section of any of the annual handbooks published by the leading denominations or a survey of the denominational press shows how important they had become . |
| 13 | Simon threw a puzzled glance at the disordered pile of documents on his table . |
| 14 | While the listing and publicising of rights was welcomed ( every household in the country received a copy ) , there was some disappointment at the unambitious nature of the targets and the absence of enforcement mechanisms . |
| 15 | In an interview which he gave in this year , he expressed his disappointment at the recent development of English poetry and suggested that any " creative advance " would come in prose fiction or in poetic drama : this is clearly what he himself was aiming at , as if he felt he could achieve in drama what he had already achieved in poetry . |
| 16 | Compare this with the substance of the motion moved by P. J. Hartog , Academic Registrar of University College London , on behalf of the Association at the Federal Conference of Education in 1907 : |
| 17 | The warning came from , president of the Insolvency Practitioners Association at the Scottish conference of the Society of Practitioners of Insolvency . |
| 18 | For the latest in organic gardening join the Henry Doubleday Research Association at the National Centre for Organic Gardening , Ryton-on-Dunsmore , Coventry , CV8 3LG . |
| 19 | In the future , it might be possible for us to reset our body clock to the new time zone quickly , by taking a pill containing melatonin at the appropriate time of day . |
| 20 | Although we can quickly reset our watches , our body clock takes many days to adjust , and so instructs the pineal to produce melatonin at the wrong time of day , causing jet-lag . |
| 21 | THE DISTRIBUTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE PUBLISHER WITH A SCHEDULE OF UNSOLD STOCK AT THE DUE DATE OF PAYMENT . |
| 22 | He looked with displeasure at the frantic figure of his wife and said tersely to the housekeeper , ‘ Mrs McDougal , have you no smelling salts ? |
| 23 | Nor had he ever been offered a wild card at the Hot Tuna in Newquay , the only World Tour contest to be held in the UK . |
| 24 | Speaking after talks with the STUC , Tommy Gorman , acting works convener at the axle-making plant in Glasgow , claimed : ‘ The DTI knew what the possibilities were in September . ’ |
| 25 | The serge weavers in 1725 were said to have chosen the spring at the seasonal peak of demand . |
| 26 | Quietly , Connor crossed the room , opening the door cautiously so as not to waken his parents in the big bedroom at the other end of the landing . |
| 27 | They were in a bedroom at the left side of the house when I joined them . |
| 28 | He 's a good man in a crisis having experienced just about all his football at the rough end of the stick and he 'll be prepared to battle — it just depends on whether the directors battle with him . |
| 29 | The three crews , all named after former Grand National winners , made their first attempt at the unsocial hour of eight in the morning . |
| 30 | Messam ( 21 ) showed no emotion at the Old Bailey as the Common Serjeant of London , Judge Robert Lymbery , told him he terrified his victims into submission at gunpoint . |