Example sentences of "at the [adj] figure " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through our experience and knowledge derived from sales in the area we are able to ensure that you have the greatest chance of selling at the highest figure . |
| 2 | Petion saw her go from the corner of his eye , and fired at the crouching figures on the freighter 's deck with grim determination . |
| 3 | His poster for this film shows Googie Withers gazing over fields at the distant figure of the neighbouring farmer she loves . |
| 4 | She turned and looked at the distant figure of Dorcas and her eyes narrowed . |
| 5 | Shutting the door softly behind her , Theda tiptoed to the bed and stood looking down at the still figure in some alarm . |
| 6 | Once she raised her head to glance across at the still figure of Travis . |
| 7 | And she took the child by the hand and walked her to the settle , and when they were seated she looked at the small figure by her side , at the hair , like a golden halo round the oval face , and the limpid grey eyes gazing so trustfully at her . |
| 8 | I closed my eyes in reverence as I chewed then as I reached for the pint pot again I looked up at the small figure on the bin . |
| 9 | He looked with displeasure at the frantic figure of his wife and said tersely to the housekeeper , ‘ Mrs McDougal , have you no smelling salts ? |
| 10 | They had emerged into the street and looked across at the overalled figure and the patch of wall on which he was working . |
| 11 | Okay , but I just wanted to go on to say that I think in reviewing how the budget may be brought more closely under control in the coming year , officers will need to look at the erm size of the committees because we are working with committees at the moment that are larger than those committees which used to exist when this year 's budget was set and that has had some impact and we need to have the implications of any change of committee size whether that might affect the budget , how that would affect the budget , also whether there is any potential for reducing the number of committees further and also whether the rates might be changed , I particularly would like officers to report on what , whether there would be any significant saving from er setting the rates at the round figures they were at a couple of years ago erm |
| 12 | She gazed at the golden-haired figure standing so tall and so proud in the centre of the stage . |
| 13 | The associated jargon and rates may be introduced by looking at the following figures for 1984 extracted from Tables D1.1 and D2.1 of the 1984 Annual Report of the Registrar General for Scotland . |
| 14 | Move along ! " bawled the orderly , and as I shuffled away I gazed appealingly at the white-coated figure . |
| 15 | The outstanding classic stand remains that of Jan Krugier of Geneva ; several Picasso 's of Marina , and an outstanding 1953 Francis Bacon , offered at the reasonable figure of $2.4 million . |
| 16 | Kelly stared at the pathetic figure for a moment and then let him go . |
| 17 | at the rounded figure |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she began to apologise as she turned the lock and pulled back the door , ‘ I should have — ’ Then she stopped , speechless , as she stared up at the tall figure of Robert Sheldrake . |
| 19 | And you would only you you Yes you 'd meet more of the affordable requirement no doubt , than you would at the lower figures , but in my view , you 'd still be left with some fairly substantial problems in particular areas . |
| 20 | Sir Robert said British Steel would now ‘ rest content ’ at the combined figure of 35 per cent . |
| 21 | Blake launched his fifty-four year old body at the lumbering figure . |
| 22 | The three of them looked at the dark-dressed figure of their brother , his head back , as he stared at the huge oil painting of highland cattle hanging on the broad stone wall of the fireplace , and he answered , ‘ I do n't know , Reggie . |
| 23 | If we look at the corresponding figures for murders ( which were much less likely to have been concealed ) , there is no sign of any change due to X. This is an example of an artefact due to change in instrumentation ( more complete recording , in this case ) . |
| 24 | That 's an area of course that we would wish to increase eventually but looking at the protected figures , a large increase in the primary schools delegated budgets this year could result in , in a de facto cut to the secondary schools next year . |
| 25 | Glancing at the plump figure of Antoine balanced against the slope , she wondered just what was happening . |
| 26 | She was rude to Larry Hagman , snubbed Joan Collins and poked fun at the skinny figure and revealing frocks favoured by Cher . |
| 27 | ‘ I turned to look at the retreating figures of my two friends , feeling unbearably isolated , and went to eat alone in the cafeteria . ’ |
| 28 | Ashi stared dumbly at the misty figure behind the blinding aureole . |
| 29 | As I approached I looked wonderingly at the slight figure with the soft fairish hair falling over his brow , at the holed cardigan and muck-encrusted wellingtons . |
| 30 | He regarded the Robemaker and Fenella , peeping out cautiously , saw him smile a bit vacantly at the hooded figure . |