Example sentences of "that [verb] at a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A major problem that arose at an early stage was the reconciliation of the local authority 's requirements for one car-parking space per flat with the DoE 's refusal to fund a scheme in which the entire ground floor would be used for parking . |
| 2 | For the sake of clarity , one possible solution is to provide that the SSAPs to be used are those that applied at a specified date even if changed subsequently between exchange and completion . |
| 3 | But all that changed at a phenomenal pace . |
| 4 | On the positive side , it says that the company 's financial condition remains strong , with about $150m of cash and long-term investments at 1992 year end , and $112m of debt , and a debt-to-equity ratio that stands at a conservative 13% . |
| 5 | We shall see that although the uncertainty principle places limitations on the accuracy of all our predictions , it may at the same time remove the fundamental unpredictability that occurs at a space-time singularity . |
| 6 | Through this relationship , they can also be a record of the life force that exists at a certain site . |
| 7 | The assumption is that there is only one possible explanation of our saying this : namely , that we believe that the man 's utterance is the result of encoding something that exists at a pre-linguistic level , namely a thought , and that in the case of the parrot there is nothing at this level . |
| 8 | If you are catching 6-pounders and want to catch 8lb bream , then move to another swim , or fish that swim at a different time . |
| 9 | I accept Mr submissions on Autee that arrive at a different figure from him . |
| 10 | The gall bladder is a reservoir that empties at a slow pace . |
| 11 | It is a show that progresses at a terrific pace , none of the performers , from Duncan downwards , spare themselves . |
| 12 | Their movements were deliberate and careful and Wycliffe had the impression of figures in slow motion , indeed of a whole existence that proceeded at a slower pace , muted , subdued , and infinitely depressing . |
| 13 | Idly she unravelled the muddle of paths , wandering past low , stunted railings , and dwarf ‘ Keep off the grass ’ signs sprouting from the balding turf ; past desolate putting greens ; past tightly-shuttered refreshment kiosks ; past the narrow lanes marked ‘ Men ’ and Women' that commenced at a modest distance from each other and wound through dark shrubbery to merge in a single , dripping tomb , divided by a wall . |
| 14 | Alternatives Basic dome — the three pole dome has three poles that cross at a central point . |
| 15 | ( In modern French , a discussion that proceeds at a businesslike pace , even briskly , may be said to do so rondement . ) |
| 16 | The servo amplifier circuitry is mounted on a small printed circuit board that fits within the case of the servo mechanics and the user is presented with three colour coded wires that terminate at a miniature plug or socket . |