Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] at the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the 21st century approaches , solicitors are more than ever at the forefront of commercial and community life . |
| 2 | Mr McTear managed to give most of his evidence to the commission , although even at the beginning of the proceedings his poor physical condition was apparent with his breathing laboured and his voice feeble . |
| 3 | Lacking nose-wheel steering , directional control is achieved by differential braking , but this was not difficult after a few initial experimental wiggles — although even at the end of the day I still found myself pointlessly pushing the rudder pedals on the corners . |
| 4 | Of course , even the most empirical study is informed by a problematic — if only at the level of choice of what is significant , and this study is a good deal less innocent than that , but the story will be told first . |
| 5 | The movement of thought happens not directly through any outside intervention , but through the sub-culture 's inner compulsion to reflect on itself , if only at the level of current findings , theories and views . |
| 6 | The required duetting gelled pleasingly , if perhaps at the expense of individuality , although two items — a gutsy blues improvisation and that old chestnut Sixteen Tons — still brought out some steel . |
| 7 | Since he was inclined to be dyspeptic at the best of times , no one was greatly surprised , unless perhaps at the severity of this attack . |
| 8 | It is little short of tragic that she has been cut off , while still at the peak of her singing power . |
| 9 | He decided to kill of the beloved character while still at the height of his popularity . |
| 10 | Yeah well when right at the beginning of the tape is Dave Allen , but that 's adult |
| 11 | OPCS , of course , is a major data repository for medical statistics and their various Monitor Series are of use , though only at the scale of district health authority and above ( see Gatrell and Lovett 1988 for an example ) . |
| 12 | Election Comment : Albany at Large : Royal and ancient PRINCESS Margaret 's eyes and tongue proved as sharp as ever at the preview of the Sovereign Exhibition at the V & A last week . |
| 13 | Now , as always at the beginning of the rainy season , dense black clouds began to roll in over the Residency from the direction of the river , advancing slowly , not more than a few feet above the ground and masking completely whatever lay in their path . |
| 14 | He looked , as always at the prospect of a new departure , an undertaking likely to cost money , desperate for ways of escape . |
| 15 | At the time of the 1835 emancipation , as also at the cessation of apprenticeship in 1838 , abolitionists enacted rituals of triumph and unity , though it was significant for the future that they now acknowledged differences and , ironically , different abolitionists performed different rituals indicative of unity . |
| 16 | Anxiety to hear and record last words was still strong at a time when anaesthetics were beginning to come into use , making it possible to reduce suffering , though often at the cost of rendering the dying person comatose and inarticulate . |
| 17 | The second of these two factors is likely to be the more important constraint in the long run , for even at the end of the 1980s it is rare to find a graduate in geography who is first of all aware of the wide-ranging scope of the subject and secondly is familiar with the operations capable of being performed by a modern computer system . |
| 18 | He had never felt so abandoned as here at the top of this tall silent house on Usher 's Quay . |
| 19 | A special modification of the laterolog tool has been designed to eliminate Groningen effect , though unfortunately at the expense of reducing the depth of investigation and increasing the sensitivity to shoulder resistivity . |
| 20 | ‘ The dear soul wishes to be in the theatre , ’ he told me , ‘ and her legs are good enough to allow me to encourage that ambition , though doubtless at the risk of slipping a disc or two in my back . |