Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A row of 43 found at Old Erringham ( Sussex ) was 1.5 m long ; experiments have shown that 0.5 m of warp thread would require 14 loom-weights ; 1.5 m would therefore require 42 . |
| 2 | One of the country 's vice-presidents , Mr Casimir Ionescu , said thousands of Securitate members waging a guerrilla campaign had given up , while hundreds remained at large . |
| 3 | Soviet and United States arms control negotiators resumed talks in Washington on Jan. 21 aimed at clearing obstacles to a Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ( START ) on cutting long-range nuclear arsenals by 30 per cent . |
| 4 | It ran in MkII guise from 1954 to 1955 , but its six wins all came at insignificant domestic races . |
| 5 | But they all arrived at different times , because Frith made sure that it would happen so . |
| 6 | We all started at different stages on the smaller mountain for beginners . |
| 7 | Fascinated to find that the floor , ceiling , and walls all sloped at crazy angles , Luce climbed the rickety stairs to Signor Candiano 's office . |
| 8 | Recognising a more serious problem in the fact that Pippin II remained at large in Aquitaine , Charles moved across the Loire , this time penetrating much further than before into the south-west , where Pippin 's adherents were evidently still to be found . |
| 9 | The first looked at good practice in risk management through a programme of visits to industrial and commercial organisations ( Appendix 6 ) , and the second examined the lessons from major accidents . |
| 10 | An extradition treaty was signed with Rwanda on Aug. 16 aimed at improving effectiveness in combating crime ; the treaty excluded individuals wanted for political offences , and both governments reserved the right to refuse to surrender their own citizens , in which cases they agreed to prosecute the individuals themselves . |
| 11 | IBM Japan Ltd , which restructured in January by creating two subsidiaries , one aimed at small and medium-sized companies and the other offering overall services including consultation and facilities management , has a new president , Kakutaro Kitashiro , who replaces Takeo Shiina , who was also a member of the IBM Corp main board , and is now non-executive chairman of IBM Japan : the new president is 48 years old , a 26-year veteran of IBM Japan , and possesses little of the charisma of the outgoing Shiina ; he rose rapidly through the ranks to a position of potential candidate for president in 1984 . |
| 12 | An expensive fund-raising exercise in 1987 aimed at financial institutions raised only £55,000 which was one third of the initial target figure although some isolated local initiatives have brought much-appreciated donations from local businesses . |
| 13 | Not only had he earned the Huge Reward but for once , indeed the only time without Tom 's help , he had outwitted his most terrible enemy and he could not resist cocking a very vulgar snook at Cut-throat Jake as he went over to shake the Dragoon officer by the hand . |
| 14 | The four appeared at Inner London Crown Court charged with the scam , which is said to have taken place between January 1989 and December 1991 . |
| 15 | The standard tripod used for haymaking ( as earlier described ) is ideal for this purpose ; the middle leg is dropped into a one-foot-deep hole and the other two spread at right angles to the line of the fence . |
| 16 | CIT 's honourary president the Princess Royal said at Light Rail 91 in Manchester that public transport had to be seen as an improvement not just as an alternative to car use . |