Example sentences of "[vb base] at [adv] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Experience consists of four young men who look , talk and act as if they 've grown up in good families , graduated from decent schools , and dress as if they shop at just the right places — Paul Smith , say , or Emporio Armani . |
| 2 | Refrigerated display cabinets are micro-processor controlled to ensure that they run at exactly the correct temperature — cold enough to preserve food properly , not so cold that they waste energy . |
| 3 | Summer holidays arrive at just the wrong time for gardeners . |
| 4 | On television , detective series end at just the right moment , after the criminal has been caught and before the courts turn him loose . |
| 5 | Before a module is accepted by LIFESPAN , its header is checked to ensure that all its constituent keywords are present and that they contain at least the minimum amount of information required . |
| 6 | We have at least the mental equipment to foster our long-term selfish interests rather than merely our short-term selfish interests . |