Example sentences of "[adv] at [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the Private Auto account produced a good result at the year end with an Operating Ratio more than 7 points better at 108.52 Personal Property reported increased losses for the period following some deterioration in the fourth quarter . |
| 2 | I did n't say much at those early stewards ' meetings , but realised very quickly that many of the very excellent people present were somewhat lacking in the ordinary muscle a steward requires to carry out his job quietly and efficiently . |
| 3 | Apparently at this particular time there was a considerable amount of traffic on the road in question and traffic from one direction had halted in order to allow that the young girl and her friend to cross the road they began to cross on the zebra crossing but , as she reached the centre of the road Mrs was driving her vehicle in the opposite direction and she failed to stop the young girl , in her teens , was unable to take , avoiding acci action and she was knocked down as she crossed the road . |
| 4 | Her eyes sparkled afresh at each new revelation and she hung on his every word , but his lean face remained expressionless , his eyes unchangingly distant . |
| 5 | The lighter strings obviously play their part in sustaining the instrument 's longevity by placing less strain on the guitar , especially at that infamous Höfner neck/body join . |
| 6 | And what a country this was , especially at this strange summer-time Christmas . |
| 7 | It seems a bit extreme to banish you to solitary confinement — especially at this early hour . |
| 8 | It was deeply appreciated , especially at this difficult time . |
| 9 | Temperature can be controlled over the range 120 to 770 K , either isothermally or more normally by ramping up and down at various fixed rates . |
| 10 | Normally she and Prince Philip would sit down at 8.15 sharp for a breakfast of kippers and kedgeree . |
| 11 | SPURS boss Terry Venables looks down at controversial new skipper Neil Ruddock , sent off during Saturday 's 2-2 draw against Palace . |
| 12 | A special spinners ' mat was laid down at pre-tour net sessions at Lilleshall in an effort to prepare England 's batsmen for what they could expect to face on dusty Indian pitches . |
| 13 | ‘ You try pinning him down at such short notice . |
| 14 | She is currently in the process of closing it down at considerable personal loss . |
| 15 | And Masklin , standing on a branch , climbing through leaves , peering down at little yellow eyes . |
| 16 | I stared down at those careless , drunken scrawls ; felt the immediacy of the man ; and the terrible but necessary alienation of genius from ordinariness . |
| 17 | As she looked down at this small collection of his personal belongings , she realized that she had never thought of him as having any reality beyond the few hours they had spent together at the cottage . |
| 18 | God looks down at this cooperative effort of man trying to make himself god-like , and sees it as the beginning of worse rebellion against him . |
| 19 | ‘ We eventually tracked her down at this dreadful apartment block . |
| 20 | Having been thwarted in his aims , was he going to swoop down at some unsuspected moment and engage her in another haranguing match ? |
| 21 | If the district registry had appreciated the urgency and the short period of the order without doubt they would have sought directions and the result would certainly have been that the appeal would have been set down at some other convenient centre or , as happened , in London at or before the beginning of this term and would have been heard within a few days , that is , the appeal would have been heard approximately a month ago . |
| 22 | Rather those , perhaps at first rare , types best equipped to deal with the changed conditions may have this characteristic . |
| 23 | Not unnaturally a young man thus taken on might grow up to be a shrewd and skilful miner , and perhaps at some future date form his own gang or pare . |
| 24 | She need not rely for her sense of identity upon outward appearance ; she may in fact look beautiful , she may look a mess ; it does not matter greatly at that particular time . |
| 25 | Hand and fingers so delicately possessive , massaging the swollen flesh , sensually squeezing , kneading , fondling , then palm withdrawn , leaving only forefinger and thumb to tug gently at one hardened , burning peak . |
| 26 | The hotel is surrounded by extensive grounds and nearby guests can spend leisurely days exploring the fragrant pine woods of the region or swimming in the translucent azure seas which lap gently at soft sandy shores along this wonderful coastline . |
| 27 | I once heard a very distinguished palaeontologist argue that the base of the Devonian was obviously at one particular level because he had shown that one species of trilobite changed at that horizon into another . |
| 28 | Often , the end result is a total collapse of cohesion which can be reflected not only at individual cellular level but in human social structure itself . |
| 29 | This suggests that hypocrisy can not be sustained indefinitely , or only at great personal cost . |
| 30 | SIR — Early stages of gallbladder carcinoma ( T1 , T2 ) are usually diagnosed only at definite histological examination of cholecystectomy specimens . |