Example sentences of "[verb] at the [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What 's happening to the local government this time of the democracy and they have been savagely attacked savagely attacked at the locally controlled Labour councils . |
| 2 | In practice , medical workload is often reduced in the summer period and educational events usually organised at the least popular holiday times , so this serves further to simplify the exercise . |
| 3 | The shortest priced favourite can stumble and fall at the very first fence while the 100–1 outsider can achieve the ultimate glory . |
| 4 | ON Monday night in London four of Darlington 's brightest bands appear at the highly trendy Orange Club in West Kensington , hoping to impress a crowd of business executives . |
| 5 | Such rumours suggest at the very least a readiness to believe that the highest leadership of State and military was — to put it mildly — no longer in control of the situation . |
| 6 | James Courtney crashed at the very fast Mathers cross bend on the first 250 race , but was reported last night to be sitting up in hospital . |
| 7 | Whatever one may think of its application to the particular case , there can be little doubt that Banfield has at the very least described in an ideal form a society in which thrift , enterprise , trust and cooperation are impossible , and therefore one in which political and economic development along liberal democratic and capitalist lines are grossly inhibited . |
| 8 | The need for further study of this confused period is clearly indicated , but the statements of Ibn Hajar ( and al-Makrizi ) and of the earliest chronological list and the document indicating Molla Fenari 's presence in Karaman in Jumada II 819/August 1416 provide at the least a consistent basis for explaining the reason for , and establishing the date of , Molla Fenari 's return ; and it may therefore be tentatively concluded that Molla Fenari returned to the Ottoman lands some time in , or shortly alter , Sha'ban 820/September-October 1417 . |
| 9 | BARRY GOODWIN looks at the most probable causes of fish deaths in some of this year 's new ones and suggests ways to prevent it from happening to you . |
| 10 | Intonation and sentence stress — This section looks at the most common intonation patterns and problems in English , and gives students practice in the intonation used , for instance , in making polite requests , showing interest , disagreeing politely etc . |
| 11 | The need for user studies has been widely discussed in the past decade , and Chapter 4 of this book looks at the very considerable recent literature on the subject . |
| 12 | Hong Kong , Hong Kong , Beats the Chinese Heart , a Viewpoint touring exhibition by Simon Buckley shows the mix of traditional and modern lifestyles in Hong Kong and looks at the how the Chinese community has attempted to recreate the atmosphere of Hong Kong in Manchester ( until 2 Mar ) . |
| 13 | Equine nutritionist Zoe Davies MSc looks at the rapidly expanding supplement market . |
| 14 | At one remove from decentralization is the Athenian model of action which lies at the least controlled end of the continuum . |
| 15 | The summer school job that she 'd been relying on had been cancelled at the very last minute and other temporary jobs were a bit thin on the ground . |
| 16 | But a survey on , let us say , political questions , which suddenly came up with questions about husband-wife relations , would almost certainly result in the questions being queried at the very least . |
| 17 | This despite the increasingly apocalyptic talk about the inflation and unemployment that would arrive with the launch on new year 's day of a set of economic reforms : price liberalisation , the sale of small businesses and internal convertibility of the crown ( meaning that Czechoslovak firms licensed to conduct foreign trade can now buy as much foreign currency as they want at the newly unified exchange rate ) . |
| 18 | Modern and classic drama is presented at the newly extended Birmingham Repertory Theatre . |
| 19 | This should ensure at the very least that video taping is efficiently done using equipment which produces a clear picture and clear sound ; a requirement stressed by Douglas Brown J in the Rochdale case cited above . |
| 20 | On the other are ( mostly ) honest firms and markets groaning at the continuously mounting burden of regulation . |
| 21 | She bridled at the coolly assessing tone of his voice . |
| 22 | More than physical possession , in which , Proust says , one actually possesses nothing , Marcel seeks from Albertine reassurance concerning his own distinctiveness , his separateness , his individuality , and in Proust 's conception of love , therefore , failure is inevitable , because despite the conventionally unifying language of love , what we seek at the most profound level is not contact with another person , but contact with ourselves . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , given the strength of local ties , the patriotism that w as to mark the great crises remained an abstract emotion , imperfectly felt at the most intimate levels . |
| 24 | Whether the particular scheme summarized here can contribute substantially to that end remains to be seen , but I hope at the very least I have been able to express why I believe that the social sciences will eventually be fused with biology . |
| 25 | In the former you examine design specifications from which are produced a drawing , diagram or plan to scale , looking at the most economic and effective way of manufacturing the article . |
| 26 | I am looking at the most magnificent townscape in London . |
| 27 | we 're looking at the most likely scenario being appointing nobody , and if we do appoint somebody a complaint examiner , it seems , |
| 28 | So far , we have been looking at the rather more impressive remains of former villages . |
| 29 | They will also use the data from two major surveys which have been funded directly by the ESRC : the survey , for which Paul Edwards is primarily responsible , looking at the place of industrial relations considerations within managerial decision-making in large manufacturing establishments , and the so-called ‘ Higher Level Survey ’ , for which Paul Marginson is responsible , looking at the hitherto neglected area of enterprise-level decision-making in industrial relations . |
| 30 | In others he will have virtually no guidance , beyond looking at the relatively few determinate sentences for attempted murder and considering what adjustment should be made for the fact that death ensued . |