Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roughly speaking , the quality is determined by location in the vineyard , which can be divided into bands : the most northerly band , elevated at a height of between 180 and 220 metres , comprises some of the finest grand cru slopes in all Champagne and represents about a third of Bouzy 's hectarage ; below this is a wide strip situated at a height of between 160 and 180 metres which , in my estimation , should hold the rank of a top premier cru ; the lowest band , at about 170 metres , runs around the flat northern edge of the village and produces vines of a markedly inferior quality . |
| 2 | Fire fighters from Stockton put out a fire in a potting shed at a house in Bishopton Road , Stockton . |
| 3 | The jeep stopped at a caravan that was situated just off the path and under two trees . |
| 4 | At about 30 , Sally-Ann is a shattered human being whose innocence evaporated at a very early age . |
| 5 | Planning officers had recommended refusal although chief officer Tony Noble warned that they may have to pay costs if the applicant succeeded at a subsequent appeal . |
| 6 | But whereas General Franco 's rapid and decisive action resolved at a stroke the problem of order and the underlying political question , the use of force to suppress anarchists and revolutionary communists in Barcelona only exacerbated the Republic 's political difficulties and thereby seriously undermined its capacity to offer united resistance to its attackers . |
| 7 | His features were strong and rather austere , and his high cheekbones gave him a distinction that was all his own , though the line of his well-cut mouth hinted at a sensuality that disturbed her without her knowing why . |
| 8 | Her mouth hinted at a passion Claudia had never known , and the curve of her breasts above the green silk promised the fulfilment of every man 's dream . |
| 9 | By subjecting the specimen to a tensile force applied at a uniform rate and measuring the resulting deformation , a curve of the type shown in figure 13.6 can be constructed . |
| 10 | They assert that the payments to Anser were transactions at an undervalue made at a time when the company was unable to pay its debts and within the relevant period of time stipulated in section 240 . |
| 11 | For example , the question may state that the defendant shot at a burglar when a bystander was standing dangerously close , and hit the bystander . |
| 12 | By the time it had been carefully re-written , my feature described in glowing terms the ‘ Hollywood film-set scenery ’ ( but no mention of The Good , The Bad and The Ugly and ‘ exotic cuisine ’ ( on the strength of a passable chicken tikka masala eaten at a restaurant some distance from the hotel ) . |
| 13 | A home movie taken at a party just before the earthquake showed her dancing , a pretty young woman , a little overweight , a little overdressed . |
| 14 | The red of the blood drunk at a feast . |
| 15 | Dilsworth H. Brown , the AAM 's outgoing president stated at a news conference that money , or , as he put it , a ‘ financial base ’ for museums was the main issue facing them right now . |
| 16 | They almost tripped over the body of a Sellsword , his neck tilted at a weird angle ; and then saw Ratagan . |
| 17 | The waiters , who were obviously well accustomed to their elderly clientèle moved at a brisk trot . |
| 18 | This was followed by pamidronate in 500 mL 5% dextrose infused at a rate of 15 mg/h . |
| 19 | I would prefer , at the risk of offending the purists , to take a robust attitude , and simply say that it is a decision made at a particular time in response to a particular situation against a particular political background , and is poor material on which to build any general proposition . |
| 20 | In Tibet Ngawang Buchung , a monk from the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa , is still serving a 19-year sentence imposed at a mass sentencing rally in November 1989 . |
| 21 | Oakey Park built at a cost of one point five million and named after club president Aubrey Oakey was packed out … |
| 22 | The first Atlantic cable operated at a speed of around 3 words/min , equating to a bandwidth of about 1.5Hz/s . |
| 23 | If only she could lose her puppy fat and get her hair done at a proper salon instead of having it cut by Ivy Tucker who lived down the road and who did hairdressing for pin money . |
| 24 | In most ERCP patients , hypoxia can be avoided by intranasal oxygen given at a rate of 4–5 litres per minute . |
| 25 | They had not gone far before the leading vehicle halted at a metal pole stretched across the road , and the rest of the convoy bunched up behind . |
| 26 | The coach stopped at a neat house in a quiet , shady street in north London . |
| 27 | About a month later the buyer had the clutch repaired at a cost of £45 and claimed this sum from the seller , alleging that the car was not of merchantable quality and not reasonably fit for the purpose of being driven on the road . |
| 28 | The convenience and exclusivity come at a price , though : £1.75 per metre , ex-VAT per day , and electricity costs £2 per day extra . |
| 29 | The first prize is the prestige of having your work hung at a top London gallery , plus a weekend break for two in Florence , £700 cash and £300 of W&N products . |
| 30 | Tutors will be paid an honorarium for the work done at a rate to be determined annually . |