Example sentences of "[vb pp] [noun sg] at a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In very few seasons , the practice of jumping off mountains with a ram-air parachute in tow , and prolonged descents with steerable harness has accelerated design at a rapid rate . |
| 2 | At the stage in the growth of a scientific discovery when it is no longer just internal but has not yet become a formal paper , then the scholarly interchange would have depended on whom individuals knew or knew of , the letter writing would be unmanaged and survive by chance ( often only one side of the story ) and , due to concern that ideas should not be stolen , may only have taken place at a late stage of the discovery process . |
| 3 | The purchaser may be tempted to take a stance it might not have chosen if the same negotiations had taken place at a later stage . |
| 4 | Or the defendant may be a multinational bank , carrying on business here , but all the dealings in question may have taken place at an overseas branch . |
| 5 | As we saw earlier many of those interviewed had little traditional academic background having left school at an early age . |
| 6 | He refused to elaborate , but is known to have expressed dismay at a proposed increase in prize money for doubles which would give singles only a 70-30 advantage . |
| 7 | They had acquired Isvik at a knock-down figure , spent about the same again completing the fitting of her out to their requirements , and Iain Ward had picked her up for not much more than they had originally paid for her . |