Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | More than any scholar of his generation ( G. Gilbert Murray , q.v. , apart ) he kept Greek literature alive at a time when it had ceased to be a compulsory subject in many schools . |
| 2 | Incidentally , and irrelevantly for present purposes , that reasoning has led to the well-established conclusion that a child en ventre sa mère at a testator 's death but later born alive may rank as a life in being for the purposes of the rule against perpetuities , which is a rule of public policy under English law : see Long v. Blackhall ( 1797 ) 7 Durn. & E. 100 . |
| 3 | A further eight-day strike for wage increases by 13,000 Centromín miners , supported by colleagues at the Cerro de Pasco complex of zinc and copper mines , ended on March 22 at an estimated cost in lost production of $10,000,000 . |
| 4 | ( ‘ Tempest ’ ) and some sureties , the landlord demised a factory unit on its industrial estate , known as Eley 's Estate , Eley Road , Enfield , to Tempest for a term of 20 years from 25 March 1972 at a rent of £3,850 for the first five years , with reviews at five-yearly intervals thereafter . |
| 5 | The organ culture dishes were sealed in an atmosphere of 95% O 2 and 5% CO 2 at a temperature of 37°C and were then gently rocked at 5 cycles per minute . |
| 6 | Böhme advocated the introduction of the Deutschmark in East Germany no later than July 1 , 1990 , with personal savings exchangeable at a one-to-one rate . |
| 7 | OPTIONS : Any chariots may have up to two additional crewmen each at a cost of 7 ½ points each . |
| 8 | OPTIONS : Any chariots may have up to two additional crewmen each at a cost of 3 ½ points each . |
| 9 | A gale of easy laughter closes the Q&A and we leave the magazine 's offices together , the critic due at a screening uptown ; I offer to help hail a cab but Kael prefers the services of the doorman at the neighbouring Algonquin Hotel . |
| 10 | But some positive things happened in 1982 like the opening of Milton Keynes Central at a cost of £4.5million ; Watton-at-Stone between Stevenage and Hertford North ; and of Watford Stadium on the Watford Junction-Croxley Green branch on 4 December . |
| 11 | Even if the proved debt did not include the right to interest , interest can be claimed , up to the date of the bankruptcy order in the following cases : ( i ) in respect of a debt due by virtue of a written instrument payable at a certain time , interest may be claimed from that time ( r 6.113(2) ) at judgment rate ( r 6.113(4) ) ; ( ii ) otherwise , after demand for repayment has been made stating that interest will thereafter be charged ( r 6.113(3) ) then at the rate specified in the notice provided that it does not exceed judgment rate and is only from the date of the demand ( r 6.113(4) ) . |
| 12 | Dhani and Ian broke into a run , taking the high altar steps three at a time . |
| 13 | Recognising that safety is a growing issue , the Mondeo will come with driver 's side airbag as standard , and passenger side optional at a later date . |
| 14 | He scooped up a stone and leaping the steps to the terrace three at a time , he hurled it through the door and dived after it , hitting the living-room floor flat and rolling twice . |
| 15 | The scandal , dubbed " Danubegate " because of its similarities to the notorious US " Watergate " affair of 1972-74 , was made public on Jan. 5 at a press conference by members of the opposition Alliance of Free Democrats ( SzDSz ) and League of Young Democrats ( FIDESZ ) . |
| 16 | Laugharne Castle dates back to the 12th century and Carmarthen Castle to 1109 , restored some 200 years later by Edward I at a cost of £169 15s. 6d ! |
| 17 | 4 bedded rooms with terrace available at a supplement consisting of 1 double and 2 singles in 2 rooms . |
| 18 | The class is then excused and the entries return to the ring one at a time in numerical order to be judged individually . |
| 19 | Variables were entered into or removed from the logistic regression equation one at a time . |
| 20 | They would draw up a ‘ batting order ’ downstairs then go up to her bedroom one at a time for sex . |
| 21 | On Jan. 28 at a parliamentary press briefing Viljoen expanded on the government 's proposals , giving details of a five-step plan . |
| 22 | Mr Ashe , who received a supportive phone call yesterday from President Bush , shot to fame in 1968 when he won the first United States Open at a time when blacks were still largely excluded from professional tennis . |
| 23 | Anchor will now build ten pitches and a pavilion on the town 's Clairville Common at a cost of £1.2m . |
| 24 | Can you climb two or three flights of stairs , reasonably fast and taking the steps two at a time , and not end up breathless ? |
| 25 | ‘ Come on ! ’ he cried , pushed past Fand and leapt up the steps two at a time . |
| 26 | He grinned , then spurred himself on , mounting the steps two at a time . |
| 27 | Either the landlord or the tenant may be entitled to determine a term certain at a date earlier than that on which it would otherwise expire by effluxion of time . |
| 28 | Labour , for example , wants next year to throw £20 million at a ‘ reading recovery scheme ’ for which there would be absolutely no need had reading been properly taught in the first place ( something which requires little in the way of ‘ resources ’ ) . |
| 29 | The USSR also agreed to lend Cuba $100 million at a yearly interest rate of 2.5 per cent . |
| 30 | This remarkable aircraft , when it joins the air force in about ten years , will render all other fighters obsolete at a stroke . |