Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pers pn] [vb base] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Bedtime — you look as if you 'll fall asleep where you sit at any moment . |
| 2 | How this is done relatively to the subject and the grades will be clear if we look at some of the grade criteria for history , published in 1985 . |
| 3 | Be careful if you stay at this level for long . |
| 4 | Just how consistent it is with the prevailing relationship of disabled people to our able-bodied society comes clear when you look at some of the many questions which can be raised . |
| 5 | However , profit margins are tiny where they exist at all and ICI had made it clear that it was not chasing ‘ profitless prosperity . ’ |
| 6 | We might say we perceive them as separate because they vibrate at different frequencies . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm so glad that you know at last , ’ she said . |
| 8 | And in fact the coffee rooms not only were not profitable but I think at one time were even subsidized by the directors ' own pocket which just how balmy some people can be . |
| 9 | Tags such as Modern , Post-Modern , High-Tech or even Neo-Classical are wholly redundant when you stare at this subtopian , A-road architecture . |
| 10 | ‘ If they 're easy trousers , I can do maybe 30 pairs a day , as long as I start at eight in the morning and finish at eight at night . |
| 11 | It is very important that we look at this as soon as possible . |
| 12 | Given the fact that much of the property in the western half of the country was sub-let to under-tenants at rack rents , it is doubtful whether regional differences were as pronounced as they appear at first sight . |
| 13 | This research evidence seems contrary to common sense , but such findings are not as incomprehensible as they look at first sight . |
| 14 | As Richards has recently indicated , the Cox survey and the longitudinal study are not as mutually supportive as they seem at first sight . |
| 15 | It can therefore be seen that these inducements are not quite as attractive as they seem at first sight . |
| 16 | It 's no good expecting your child to let you know where he or she is and then get hopping mad when they ring at three in the morning . |