Example sentences of "and [adv] [vb pp] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The eggs were clear and had a diameter of between 0.6 and 0.9mm and mostly floated at the water surface . |
| 2 | The Commander-in-Chief in Scotland was Lieutenant-General Sir John Cope , later the subject of a derisory song ‘ Hey , Johnny Cope ’ , and unkindly described at the time as ‘ a little , dressy , finical [ i.e. fussy ] man ’ . |
| 3 | This early ‘ satiating effect ’ was dose dependent and most marked at a dose of 40 µg per animal ; about equimolar to procolipase secretion during maximal stimulation with secretin and cholecystokinin ( CCK ) . |
| 4 | ( Oct 24-Nov 22 ) With the Sun and Mars blocked away in the most sensitive and private area of your solar chart , you , in turn , are bound to be feeling restricted and rather frustrated at the moment . |
| 5 | It would seem that she intended to pull him down — in itself a tall order — and so grabbed at the reins . |
| 6 | It was certainly a spectacular display of what dancers could do with their legs whilst merely marching but the ports de bras were very limited and merely swung at the sides or sprang to attention . |
| 7 | The existing standard number , determined under section 15 of the Education Act 1980 and generally set at the intake of pupils to the school in 1979–80 ( a peak year ) , will be the new standard number — unless in 1989–90 , the year before the law changed , admissions exceeded the 1980 Act standard number . |
| 8 | The first programme consists of his first commissioned ballet , Danses Concertantes , the early whimsical Solitaire , and the powerful Las Hermanas made originally for the Stuttgart Ballet in 1963 , remounted for SWRB in 1976 and not seen at the Wells since 1984 . |
| 9 | The Russian Embassy tells me that this is the first time their head of state has visited London and not stayed at the embassy . |
| 10 | The paper path is easily accessible , as it 's just below the top lid of the printer , and not buried at the bottom of the machine . |
| 11 | Not surprisingly , as successful communication involves the transfer of information , and that transfer presupposes a successful evaluation of what is known and not known at the outset , a number of general suggestions have been made by theorists and methodologists advocating a communicative approach . |
| 12 | He explained that what makes the document confidential is the fact that the creator of the document has used his brain and thus arrived at a result which can only be produced by somebody who goes through the same process . |
| 13 | ( d ) Agreed price As mentioned previously , it is essential to ensure that this is properly and finally negotiated at the commencement of the transaction . |
| 14 | Thus the notice must be reasonably large and prominently displayed at a spot visible to the buyer when the contract is made . |
| 15 | ( Apr 21-May 21 ) In astrology , work and health are curiously linked are curiously linked — and for one reason or another , you are likely to feel under par , under pressure and totally misunderstood at the moment . |
| 16 | David Stubbs 's metaphor for the Butthole sound pleases me immensely , for he has unwittingly and uncannily arrived at the image that haunts Bataille 's writing . |
| 17 | The antenna that will pick up the signals is a 12-metre dish built in the US and specially erected at the Rutherford and Appleton Laboratory at Chilton . |
| 18 | The paragraph idea(s) : Most historians put just one main idea in each paragraph , often expressed in one sentence and usually placed at the beginning of the paragraph . |
| 19 | Nevertheless the official statistics show that , in the 1980s , lone parents have come to be more and more concentrated at the bottom of the income distribution ( House of Commons Social Security Committee , 1991 ) . |
| 20 | The soldiers had four camels , but were hopelessly incompetent at loading them and I had got more and more exasperated at the delay . |
| 21 | The standards for the NVQs were circulated widely throughout the industry for consultation and discussion during the development phase , and later presented at a number of national CIOB seminars . |
| 22 | The leaves are long , narrow and sharply pointed at the tips . |
| 23 | Tracings of fabrics and grains can be quickly and accurately made at a range of magnifications . |
| 24 | Corbett turned and angrily waved at the porter to stay where he was . |
| 25 | Ipswich were lightweight up front , lacking dominance in midfield and often stretched at the back — which was the recipe for a shock defeat . |
| 26 | A big crowd of press and public gathered at the top of Lyonette Road . |
| 27 | He sat forward tensely in his seat , as if he found it difficult to see the road , and frequently wiped at the windscreen with his handkerchief . |
| 28 | One is that the credit card figures include balances which are incurred and immediately repaid at the end of the month . |
| 29 | He was a member of the teams which won in Ohio in 1987 and then tied at the Sutton Coldfield course two years later , and commented : ‘ Playing in the cup is the best thing ever . |
| 30 | He showed scores of slides and then announced at the end of his presentation that each was from a different crag . |