Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] at one [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The new mortar should be mixed at one part cement to four parts sand .
2 Standing well back , using the spray technique described earlier , a jet of caustic cleaner should be directed at one spot until the soil is liquified and the clean surface can be seen .
3 We 'll make a hypothetical traverse from Easter Island on the East Pacific Rise ( an oceanic ridge , remember ) right across South America as far as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge , so we 'll be starting at one plate margin , crossing a second and ending up at a third , each of them , of course , marked by a major belt of seismic activity [ see Fig. 2 ] .
4 Up to 35 errors may be accessed at one time .
5 Up to 25 special links may be accessed at one time .
6 Up to 16 task mail messages may be accessed at one time .
7 The team of 28 medical , nursing and technical staff at Great Ormond Street , feared both children would be lost at one point in the operation .
8 No more than twenty per cent will be closed at one time , and the galleries will reopen in phases beginning next May , and concluding in Spring 1995 .
9 When open , only half with width of the door projects into the room , but the whole contents of the cupboard can be seen at one glance .
10 Up to six media units can be handled at one time .
11 Up to 24 packages can be accessed at one time .
12 Up to 24 packages can be accessed at one time .
13 Up to 16 mail messages can be accessed at one time .
14 Up to 16 mail messages can be accessed at one time .
15 Up to 16 mail messages can be accessed at one time .
16 Up to 16 mail messages can be accessed at one time .
17 Up to 16 mail messages can be accessed at one time .
18 Up to 16 mail messages can be accessed at one time .
19 Up to 16 mail messages can be accessed at one time .
20 Up to 16 mail messages can be accessed at one time .
21 Up to 25 descendants and ascendants can be accessed at one time .
22 Up to 25 names can be accessed at one time .
23 My only hesitation when praising this excellent meat is that I have found few who like to eat cold lamb , and while curried leftovers are an option , I suggest buying a joint that can be eaten at one sitting .
24 It may be possible to prepare the pit with a sloping bottom so that deeper holes can be dug at one end , leading to comparisons being made .
25 When you consider this organisation , bear in mind Poe 's description of the short story as ‘ a narrative that can be read at one sitting of from half an hour to two hours , that is limited to a certain unique and single effect to which every detail is subordinate . ’
26 Obvious discussion points are based on the introduction of the mathematical names for the more common shapes and of some of their properties , but only in the simplest terms , e.g. which shapes will roll , which will slide , etc. and these discussions can be centred at one time upon the three-dimensional solid and on another occasion on the two-dimensional bounding surfaces .
27 However , as with the magnification of print by lenses or low vision aids , enlarged print has the disadvantage of reducing the number of words or even letters that can be glimpsed at one time , and therefore may reduce speed and fluency in reading .
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