Example sentences of "[conj] [adv prt] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The proportion of children aged 10 or over at adoption , however , has increased considerably since 1976 ( from 20 per cent to 28 per cent ) while the proportion of infants adopted under two years of age has decreased slightly ( from 26 to 25 percent ) ( Central Statistical Office , 1988 ) . |
| 2 | Lubrication in the woman , like erection in the man , is not under conscious control and can not be turned on or off at will . |
| 3 | Lasts all day so you can hop on or off at leisure to visit attractions en route . |
| 4 | They are largely nocturnal , spending their days either down the burrows or out at sea gliding on stiff wings . |
| 5 | If you are busy at home or out at work ( and perhaps you have others to look after as well ) it can be hard to envisage any free time . |
| 6 | The rest bobbed up and down at chin height , or remained by the bathing-machine steps . |
| 7 | That , in some cases , that has been explored for the storage of heat in the summer which you would then use in the winter , but everywhere one comes back to storage nuclear power stations can not be turned up and down quickly at the moment , so either with electricity you have to have a uniform demand for electricity , or you have to , say , burn gas to provide an alternative way of generating electricity which can be turned up and down at will . |
| 8 | The whole hotel of which this was the Sanctum sanctorum gave an impression of earlier magnificence now a little dusty and down at heel . |
| 9 | ‘ She 'll be scrawny and down at heel , I bet . |
| 10 | There was an oily cap on the top shelf of the wardrobe and a pair of much worn and down at heel working boots under the bed . |
| 11 | Each room was wired on a different circuit so that the lights in it could be switched on and off at will . |
| 12 | " The cabinet diplomacy at which ( Bismarck ) excelled in the 1860s was no longer possible in the 1880s ; public opinion was beginning to influence policy making it impossible to turn friendships on and off at will . " |
| 13 | And out at sea the same companies ' trawlers suck up their catches through giant vacuum pipes … with little thought to the future of the region 's fish stocks . |
| 14 | Try offering a titbit , or a small quantity of nuts in your hand as the mare goes in and out at shoulder height . |
| 15 | She will be stabled at night and out at grass during the day in the winter . |
| 16 | A special service to Great Missenden on Monday afternoon was cancelled due to operating difficulties and members of Aylesbury Vale District Council , including the Mayor , travelled in Victorian costume to Quainton and back at lunchtime . |
| 17 | The operation had apparently been quite straightforward ; Kirsty was home in under a week and back at work after a month , with no obvious after-effects . |
| 18 | He is now in excellent health and back at work , maintained on 6 mg per day oral FK506 and 5 mg prednisolone . |
| 19 | On the way back across the lake I dragged my ankle in the cold water and back at camp kept it elevated with cold cloths , then Kaz wrapped it in an ice bandage . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , I nivver thought I 'd catch you up and about at sparrowfart , young Angel . ’ |
| 21 | But back at Cliff Top in the crisp violet night , we stood watching the lights of the ships in the Channel and we kissed again . |
| 22 | In the desert , rank tended to be forgotten as officers were addressed by their Christian names — but back at base it was ‘ sir ’ and a smart salute . |