Example sentences of "at [adv] [verb] it [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The smallest of the three spotted woodpeckers that have a conspicuous white patch on each wing , a feature at once distinguishing it from the three on p. 197 , while its red crown separates it from adult Great Spotted and Syrian , as well as Three-toed and female Lesser Spotted . |
| 2 | And , almost the opposite effect , lay your clue before your readers decently clearly , and at once follow it with a burst of action . |
| 3 | Once baptised in the fiery power of the Spirit which had been in Jesus , the disciples at once interpret it as the fulfilment of Joel 's prophecy about the availability of the Spirit in the last days , and proclaim the good news to the representative crowd from ‘ every nation under heaven ’ which had gathered in Jerusalem for the feast of Pentecost ( 2:16ff ) . |
| 4 | The manager of the branch concerned could not possibly pay the cheque , but , since the Ingard group has many small investors and its collapse would have wide repercussions , he at once referred it to the board . |
| 5 | He was asked politely not to bring the rifle to lectures in future — or at least to leave it with the umbrellas in a corner of the room . |
| 6 | If the Secretary of State is able to give an honest answer at the Dispatch Box , will he tell us that if he genuinely surveys the objections and sees that the vast majority of the people of Ayrshire object to opting out , he will give democratic and fair-minded consideration to the consultative process and , at best , abandon the idea of opting out or at least postpone it for the foreseeable future ? |
| 7 | But if it is not bound by such a policy it can induce a large increase in the money supply and prevent the recession , or at least bring it to an end quickly . |