Example sentences of "at less [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At less than arm 's length she could feel and smell his warm clean breath , mingled with masculine body odours , and she had to clench her stomach muscles against the small ripples of sensation . |
| 2 | The bond 's conditions did not allow for this , so even if bought and transferred at less than par between individuals , they had to be redeemed by the Club in full . |
| 3 | However , in 1957 some bonds were redeemed by the Club at less than par , so perhaps the President was successful after all , possibly by inviting bondholders themselves to suggest a lower than par price . |
| 4 | Race goers are advised not to buy a ticket offered at less than face value , while anyone who 's concerned about a ticket they 've already bought should get in touch with the course . |
| 5 | The department may be involved separately in approving particularly large schemes or where projects involve UDCs disposing of land at less than market values . |
| 6 | In the second case , however , compulsory acquisition at less than market price involves an actual loss since the owner is not only deprived of his property but is also compensated at a price which might be less than he paid for it and would almost certainly be insufficient to purchase a similar parcel of land in the open market . |
| 7 | so erm , in , in some sense , it is with the Secretary of State 's consent , erm , the land was conveyed back at less than market value as it stood , but erm , er , and I guess there are a variety of views on that particular er , aspect of the situation . |