Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively , this student , too , could go straight on to take an occupational SVQ , at level I , or perhaps at level II . |
| 2 | Of course when he was living with Beatrice — and he painted her at least fourteen times — he could resume his sittings more or less at will . |
| 3 | Er in the case of Berlin , the er situation there was er that Russia er of course the Soviet Union could intervene in Berlin more or less at will , given that it was a small island in East Germany and was always a vulnerable , always , always in a position of being a hostage . |
| 4 | Er in the case of Berlin , the er situation there was er that Russia er of course the Soviet Union could intervene in Berlin more or less at will , given that it was a small island in East Germany and was always a vulnerable , always , always in a position of being a hostage . |
| 5 | Standardised mortality ratios for cardiovascular disease fell from 119 in men who weighed 5.5 pounds ( 2495 g ) or less at birth to 74 in men who weighed more than 8.5 pounds ( 3856 g ) . |
| 6 | When a young lad , well as a young lad you were n't allowed to be cos you 're not going to be in there son , and as I was er saying until I , until I left school I was more or less at work between school and bedtime you see , but er the majority of lads used to do a , do a little part-time job in those days |
| 7 | Overall 80% ofmen had a haemoglobin concentration of 12.5 g/dl or less at diagnosis and 75% of women had a concentration of 11.5 g/dl or less . |
| 8 | You have to stand more or less at attention all the time when you get locked up in there . |
| 9 | At first , Jackson had seemed more or less at ease with her . |
| 10 | It was more or less at eye level , because I was on the floor at the time , and I crawled towards it with a muffled sensation of triumph . |
| 11 | What makes young people more or less at risk ? |
| 12 | According to Lindsay Neil , manager of the authority 's HIV , Aids and sexual health programme : ‘ Members of these communities are no more or less at risk of HIV infection than others . ’ |
| 13 | Sex in the office , or elsewhere at work , leads to a loss of control . |
| 14 | One sees more of the bowl and stem of the Picasso Compotier , for instance , than one would in normal vision if one assumed the same high viewpoint when looking at the top of it ; and the gourd behind is painted as though in silhouette or directly at eye level . |
| 15 | Whereas artificial insemination is a simple technique , which can be carried out in an outpatients department , or even at home , in vitro fertilization needs to be performed by highly skilled practitioners and requires sophisticated laboratory facilities . |
| 16 | In the early stages of pregnancy , or even at conception itself , a mother may become aware of a living presence within her body , sensing its spirit before there are any physical symptoms at all . |
| 17 | According to these data , for instance , from the aspect of the viability of the fetus , it is better to have a second child at ages 30–34 than a first child at this age or even at age 24–29 years . |
| 18 | you get into , it can help to get your mind off it during the day or alright at night you might be very lonely |
| 19 | An easy way to invest larger sums of money on the Money Market for fixed terms , or at specified terms of notice or indeed at call . |
| 20 | Marie told me to be sure to switch it off when I ai n't in the room , or else at night when I 'm sleeping . |
| 21 | The initial reaction is usually shocked disbelief which can last for a long period , while the person may feel very detached from the world or completely at sea . |
| 22 | Home and childrearing commitments dictate the terms and conditions on which women can work so that overwhelmingly at present they are forced into the third leaf of the shamrock as low-paid semiskilled part-timers . |
| 23 | Actually , the former Soviet Union had been invited to do the honours but declined , not being up to it organisationally nor economically at present . |
| 24 | I would also be prepared to take up some responsibility in the popular government , It will be a less oppressed life , more tranquil , although perhaps at home there will only be me because my husband and my two sons have been murdered by the army and the others have gone to fight . |
| 25 | Current high levels of unemployment can be accounted for without recourse to an explanation from technology ; consumer appetite for yet more goods and services still appears to be insatiable ; and even those economists who advance reasons why new technology might cause unemployment at some point in the future acknowledge that just at present the likelihood is that it will cause labour shortages rather than an overall labour surplus . |
| 26 | Emma too , although still at school , was now provoked to make a contribution . |
| 27 | But the decisions referred to above are helpful to demonstrate that both at law and in equity it has long been recognised that an influence may be subtle , insidious , pervasive and where religious beliefs are involved especially powerful . |
| 28 | We might be tempted also to say that other benefits of depreciation accounting would ensue , such as producing a charge in revenue accounts for the use of assets , rather than as at present for the financing of assets . |
| 29 | The commission will not be responsible for promoting a network : the extent to which companies form a network , particularly one that as at present subsidises the smaller contractors , is a matter for them . |
| 30 | Take any hint the court drops : if the presiding judge indicates that as at present advised the court is with you on a particular matter , leave it alone — do not insist upon reading out your argument merely because you have come prepared upon it . |