Example sentences of "[adv] at a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 2 A noun qualified by the genitive , eg at a yard 's distance . |
| 2 | His immediate superior and his superintendent had departed ten minutes before for a conference at Lewes and he was more than somewhat at a loss . |
| 3 | Silence descended in a cloud of universal embarrassment , even the urbane Moreau seeming somewhat at a loss . |
| 4 | One is therefore somewhat at a loss whether to regard the Committee or the House as voicing the correct view and the matter remains somewhat uncertain . |
| 5 | She sat with her back to the window and Lee felt somewhat at a loss faced , at last , by the elderly woman in the opaque , black-lensed spectacles and the expensive , rather drab suit , framed by sun-rays admitted through the tall crimson-curtained opening . |
| 6 | Evidently he had been expecting Hazel to speak first and was somewhat at a loss . |
| 7 | As Betty talked about the rain of the previous days the builder spoke briefly of water tables ; as she deplored the unemployment in the principality he gave a succinct resumé of the economic situation ; as , somewhat at a loss , she praised the sun for now shining , Emyr described in a few words how it would eventually burn itself out . |
| 8 | The Sandinistas in government are somewhat at a loss for their own charismatic figure , but continue to draw amply on the ( revised ) ideology and mythology of Sandino himself and of the martyred heroes of the revolution . |
| 9 | I tend to have a lot of sausage and bacon because it 's easier and my time is somewhat at a premium with around a dozen cattle to care for . |
| 10 | For a discipline which has made a speciality of the modern world we are somewhat at a disadvantage compared to journalists . |
| 11 | Clearly clearly there are o there are there are clear reasons in my view why that route was chosen but there are As I say I find th somewhat at a disadvantage because I have n't come prepared to talk about the relative merits in great detail of the two routes . |
| 12 | Sweeping the debris of her engagement to some distant corner of her mind , and throwing herself trustingly at a man who , in the cold light of reality , had no time for her ? |
| 13 | He looked up suddenly at a noise . |
| 14 | She felt suddenly at a disadvantage . |
| 15 | Stalin and Molotov suddenly at a meeting of the Council of Commissars … proposed that the control figures of the plan be increased twofold … in June 1930 , Stalin suddenly announced sharp increases in the goals — for pig iron , from 10 million to 17 million tons by the last year of the plan ; for tractors , from 55,000 to 170,000 ; for other agricultural machinery and trucks , an increase of more than 100 per cent . |
| 16 | And he could gain much at a peace conference , without having to fight for it . |
| 17 | All apparently at a cost of as little as £11,000 . |
| 18 | Melissa nibbled thoughtfully at a cookie . |
| 19 | ‘ I suppose we 'll see passenger flights after this , ‘ he looked thoughtfully at a bottle of beer . |
| 20 | He gazes thoughtfully at a spot about halfway up the wall , blinking slowly . |
| 21 | Seeing Rohan , even fleetingly in a crowd , would simply have caused her more pain , especially at a wedding with all its attendant might-have-beens , she told herself forcefully . |
| 22 | I would like to commend you for the support you give to rural artists and craftspeople , through your excellent articles — especially at a time when , due to cuts in grants , such people need all the help they can get . |
| 23 | In any case rail rates were high and for coal transport the canals seemed a logical proposition , especially at a time of economic recession . |
| 24 | This especially at a time when they were earning significant incomes from Blackwomen writers such as Alice Walker and Maya Angelou . |
| 25 | If any government were to try to force them to do so , there would interminable arguments about its definition and measurement , especially at a time when price controls and other government interventions are causing enormous distortions in enterprise incomes . |
| 26 | Especially at a time of recession and high unemployment , it is hard to give up a source of income and jobs . |
| 27 | Carroll in Forest Gate argued that ‘ class legislation ’ was impossible , ‘ especially at a time like the present when the nation is stirred to its very vitals by unemployment and general stagnation of trade ’ ( Election leaflet 1921 ) . |
| 28 | And Mark Irwin — editor of weekly soccer magazine Shoot ! — said : ‘ It seems a strange decision , especially at a time when you can hardly turn on the telly without some soccer being screened . |
| 29 | The evidence that it was an accident brought about by bullies was overwhelming , especially at a time when 9 out of 10 Britons were engulfed in a tide of hate for Hitler 's British Mosley stooges . |
| 30 | Buying a PC by mail order can be traumatic , especially at a time when companies are going bust with alarming regularity . |