Example sentences of "be [v-ing] at a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the change in angle is made smoothly , the glider will be climbing at a safe angle and will be able to recover if there is a launch failure at any point . |
| 2 | Could fragrance be vibrating at a similar frequency to that of spirit ? |
| 3 | The partner in charge of several project engineers , however , will be looking at a coarser level of cost increment ( say £5000 ) in controlling and monitoring the performance of his or her group of engineers . |
| 4 | Erm first of all Chairman I would confirm that it is our view that with a provision of six thousand five hundred for Harrogate district , we do n't think we 'd be looking at a new settlement to serve our needs , erm , having said that , we support the Greater York strategy , and we we certainly the level of provision erm for Greater York as proposed by the County Council , er but leaving aside for one moment the issue of a new settlement , it is our view that we 'll be able to accommodate the level of growth that I think is anticipated in our district , erm , within the figures , and I 'm referring specifically to N Y one , and the table on the last page where there 's an indication there of the sort of of er housing numbers that would would have to be accommodated within Harrogate district , and and our part of Greater York is essentially a rural character consisting of a a number of small villages , so there there we have er a total figure of two hundred dwellings to be provided within our part of Greater York , that basically represents erm existing commitments and a a yield from small sites in the future , perhaps conversions , and we'r we 're quite happy with that . |
| 5 | If David Cork carries on playing like that , then he could be looking at a new contract instead of being on the transfer list . |
| 6 | This month I 'll be looking at a new breed of 486SX machines , based on Intel 's fastest SX processor yet . |
| 7 | We will be looking at a wide range of candidates — you may be a new graduate , or in mid-career and looking for a change of direction , or returning to employment after a career break . |
| 8 | Next Saturday the big race is the Guinness Champion Stakes at Leopardstown and with Market Booster in the field we could be looking at a future star . |
| 9 | If we set the poem 's rubric , which informs us that we shall be reading a fabliau , on one side for the moment , we could in the first stanza be looking at a tail-rhyme romance — a type familiar in English literature from the fourteenth century . |
| 10 | In the departmental model as I 've already said and often we will typically be looking at a single sweep of requirements a single business function . |
| 11 | ‘ We 'll be looking at a particular area to see how we can try and reconcile these two sets of figures , ’ the spokeswoman added . |
| 12 | ‘ We may be looking at a racial motive , but there is no doubt they were copying the other carjackings . ’ |
| 13 | In particular , as outlined below , one area of potential dissension and difficulty in the modern small private company is the very fact that some of the relevant legal rules and remedies are based on being able to distinguish the capacity in which a particular individual may be acting at a given time . |
| 14 | Both imports and exports were shown to be growing at a similar rate . |
| 15 | Both imports and exports were shown to be growing at a similar rate . |
| 16 | To maintain net investment at a constant positive level , demand for the firm 's product must be rising at a steady rate . |
| 17 | I think presumably you 'll be wishing at a later stage to look at what we 're proposing in erm in individual districts . |
| 18 | Peasant disturbances might be running at a low level , but evidence was mounting of severe discontent in the overpopulated black-earth regions . |
| 19 | The damper torque acts as a drag torque on the motor shaft and also accelerates the damper rotor : If tile motor is operating at constant speed the damper rotor must also be running at a constant speed , so from Eqn . |
| 20 | Not only that , but the beams appeared to be coming at a faster rate now — more than once a second . |