Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] at an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Processes such as indexing , sorting , extractive lists , spelling checks , etc. , should perform at an acceptable speed to a user . |
| 2 | Whether the ‘ pollution ’ comes to light as a result of proactive or reactive enforcement , however , the field man must decide at an early stage whether what he is observing constitutes a ‘ pollution ’ or not . |
| 3 | Or that one must approach at an angle of attack of precisely 10 degrees , and attain exactly 18 degrees on take-off ? |
| 4 | But while it seems at first quite normal that this should happen at an inquest involving the opera 's central character one soon notices that the process is in fact highly artificial , like the narrations which open several of Britten 's later operas , designed in this instance to have the dramatis personae stand up and be recognised but in a context which fits the story . |
| 5 | Furthermore , it is often possible to replicate the artefacts in order to test the hypotheses about a particular object , although in some cases several different technological methods might arrive at an identical end-product . |
| 6 | Thus you might arrive at an attribution of intention in the warning SQUASHED INSECTS DO NT BITE and the straight assertion MAD MENTAL RULE — without the OK tag , which might be taken to invite assent on the part of the addressee . ) |
| 7 | Now let's look at an example ( see Figure 2 ) . |
| 8 | Turning , throwing his voice ( Miss Dainty : ‘ Why do you stare so ? ’ ) and the line with extra meaning : ‘ A duke may look at an actress , may he not ? ’ |
| 9 | More recent histopathological and microvascular studies suggest that vascular involvement may occur at an earlier stage and play a more important role in the disease process than had previously been supposed . |
| 10 | And then I , well if it 's really income he needs , I thought he could look at an equities portfolio for the eighty thousand , say , forty thousand in er groceries and forty thousand in pharmaceutical . |
| 11 | We spent the first day climbing on Anglesey 's big sea cliffs to prove that we could climb at an extreme level . |
| 12 | Some flights may stop at an airport en route for technical reasons , e.g. refuelling . |
| 13 | The thought that some serious assaults may not be defined ( by the victim ) as criminal also invites consideration of the possibility that even self-report studies may arrive at an under-representation of the true level of crime . |
| 14 | At Tangier , he would stay at an hotel nearby . ’ |
| 15 | er Apollo Leisure had decided that they would like to have arts and science under the same roof , er the arts has been something that 's considered an acceptable cultural pastime , and people will go out at weekends , take the family and will do something that , they would look at an exhibition , er or they would go to the theatre , whereas in science , there is n't really anything that you can do as a social or cultural pastime . |
| 16 | This can be avoided in the second model : Here pupils would begin at an agreed level and be guided through tasks with demands at each step increasing so that every child can positively achieve , i.e. reach their place on the ladder while the most able can continue to show their abilities beyond a fixed range . |
| 17 | If true , it should follow that antral cancer would be more common and would occur at an early age in those parts of the world where the majority of the population already have serum antibodies to the organism before adult life . |
| 18 | They would stop at an inn for a midday meal , discuss their finds and be instructed particularly on their medical properties . |
| 19 | If this carbonaceous bolide were to enter the atmosphere at =60° , however , it would airburst at an altitude of 11–12km . |
| 20 | The highly reactive pentagon-road fragments , if they form at all , would form at an early stage of clustering when many small radical species remain . |
| 21 | This significant difference arose because whereas the Concorde and the TU-144 would cruise at an altitude of 17 km , the Boeing 2707 would cruise at 20 km , and in addition the Concorde and TU-144 would consume only about one-third as much fuel as the larger , faster Boeing . |
| 22 | Mohamed Moada , leader of the small opposition Mouvement des démocrates socialistes ( MDS ) , commented in relation to the triumph of Islamic fundamentalists in the Algerian elections on June 12 [ see p. 37549 ] that " if we do not solve the Islamic problem , the political process will remain at an impasse " . |
| 23 | The three candidates Mr Fowler , Mrs Fletcher and Frank Cook , who defends the seat for Labour will speak at an open forum arranged by the Christian Election Forum in Norton parish church , at 8pm on Sunday . |
| 24 | It is thought unlikely that he will appear at an event attended by the international Press . |
| 25 | The measurements are printed on a new page and will appear at an interval corresponding to the chosen degree of averaging , and also at intervals of approximately one hour and one day . |
| 26 | We will look at an information system for a hospital to illustrate this . |
| 27 | ( In Section 24.3 we will look at an actual physical system that shows the implications of that statement rather effectively . ) |
| 28 | Newborn chicks will peck at an adult gull 's bill — or even a model of one — without any prior experience . |
| 29 | The only certainty in today 's fast-moving home entertainment industry is that advances in product technology will occur at an even faster rate . |
| 30 | Where possible , cut out the ends of the rotted area so that the new piece will fit at an open angle , making it much easier to fit than right-angled joints . |