Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] at the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Hello stranger , ’ Cormack had said aggressively , and Amanda had looked nervously at the two men . |
| 2 | Sadly , it has been our experience in the past that the most specialised work carried out at the Atomic Weapons Establishment leads scientists into a cul-de-sac of research that has little , or no , relevance to science as practised in civilian life … |
| 3 | But even so Elizabeth should have known what she was walking into , should have looked closely at the encircling fields , the rock-built house and Hywel all muddy and iced and quiet from winter toil . |
| 4 | Or , at least , she had done so at the Young Conservatives ' Summer Dance in July . |
| 5 | It is because it is applied recursively at the growing tips all over the tree — branches make sub-branches , then each sub-branch makes sub-sub-branches , and so on — that the whole tree ends up large and bushy . |
| 6 | Phosphorus concentrations were measured only at the four sites listed . |
| 7 | He looked straight at her , and she could tell from the way his lower eyelids were drawn up at the inner corners and his nostrils distended that he was trying not to cry . |
| 8 | It remains a mystery whether this meant he retained hopes that some deal could be stitched up at the Conservative tables in the Members ' Dining Room , or was simply threatening to drown his sorrows . |
| 9 | Picasso had never shown publicly at the big Salons , but Braque 's Cubist works exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants of 1909 were widely discussed and were undoubtedly an influence on some painters , while they must have helped others to interpret Cézanne in a more intellectual , objective way . |
| 10 | He should be brought in at the earliest stages to advise on venues — which would save time , money and frustration . |
| 11 | This meeting has now been arranged for 11th March at which a number of matters that have also been brought up at the various members ' meetings will be queried . |
| 12 | I think those points perhaps ought to be taken up at the General Purposes Committee since er we have the problem of their decisions . |
| 13 | We on this side of the House will continue to propose and to support policies which give practical effect to the hope for a new and durable world order of peace , liberty , and prosperity which was expressed again at the United Nations last week . |
| 14 | Very often shopping schemes are aimed principally at the multiple chains , which will pay higher rents . |