Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv prt] at a " in BNC.
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1 | COUNCIL officers are taking action to keep noise down at a ‘ rave ’ concert tomorrow . |
2 | Liberate , pacemaker for Alphabatim , took the field along at a strong gallop as far as the straight , a good half mile from home , where he fell back and allowed Commanche Run to take up the running . |
3 | Erm , what happened was the cathedral council one light in at a cost of four hundred and fifty pounds but they could n't afford the second light , so we got some money from erm the residents who contributed some money , we got some money from the school and there was a shortfall of sixty six pounds thirty one pence for the total bill , so the chairman er . |
4 | put a bid in at a certain price . |
5 | The coach , from London , costs under £40 but the trains , actually taking longer , weight in at a hefty £68 . |
6 | When I was about twelve she told me how she 'd " flung " a sixpenny piece back at a titled woman who 'd given it her as a tip : " If you ca n't afford any more than that Madam , I suggest you keep it . " |
7 | Although it was a large fire , she had never known it have more than one bar on at a time . |
8 | Eva had pretended she would have to do office work until after lunch on the Sunday , when in fact she had wanted to have lunch out at a cafe with a girlfriend . |
9 | The idea that a runner can win more by not trying too hard is not likely to be well received in the hard-bitten commercial world of sports retailing , but if the winter miles are currently very wearisome and every race is a struggle to gain a few seconds , you might try leaving your watch off at a race or two and see if the Zarei approach puts a bit of the enjoyment back into running . |
10 | They do n't turn their nose up at a job for a lesser mag if their last assignment was for Elle or something . ’ |
11 | Finally , even if all the factors mentioned so far are not influencing the cat , it may still turn its nose up at a particular dish of food . |
12 | Hilary , 48 , of Bath , Avon , won £8,000 compensation and her old job back at an industrial tribunal earlier this year , after a 15-month battle . |
13 | Forget it ’ the A A said , ‘ forget it ’ the police said , ‘ forget it ’ , everybody in the town said ‘ forget it , it 's hard enough to walk up ’ and we took the truck up at a bloody run . |
14 | The principle horrified hi-fi buffs when it was first announced , because it chopped the sound wave up at an ultrasonic rate and described each ‘ slice ’ as a binary number . |
15 | This time , after I 'd hung up , I laid the phone down at an angle to the receiver tits so he 'd get an engaged tone if he tried again . |
16 | So we have got his name down at a few schools |
17 | The privileged sign in at a large book attached by a thin chain to a sort of lectern . |
18 | Her left arm by her side , her right elbow out at an angle and her forearm shaking like a pneumatic drill . |
19 | These two effects cancel each other out at an altitude of about 25 kilometres . |
20 | As was noted at a recent conference ‘ Cooperatives are real work … not just a day out at a course ! ’ . |
21 | SO HAPPY Cries of delight as Princess Diana gets a thorough soaking during a day out at a theme park with little Prince Harry |
22 | Usually , we also provide a free day out at a farm for the children . |
23 | Ann-Marie , 16 , who was drunk when she took the wheel after a night out at a pub , had been inseparable from her cousin . |
24 | AIRDRIE Branch staff ended a night out at a local bowling alley with a delicious buffet . |
25 | However , the charm of the city raised her spirits and her first impressions after a night out at an artists ' ball were fresh and delightful : ‘ You ca n't walk home at dawn in Paris , even two hundred yards . |
26 | Profits are made by lending money out at a higher rate of interest than that paid to depositors . |
27 | A central computer tells them where to go , calculating the shortest routes and making sure they do n't crash into each other as they beetle along at a brisk 5 to 6 kilometres per hour . |
28 | You will probably find it easiest to slide the mast in at an angle like this until the collar fits neatly underneath the mast gate . |
29 | I have n't taken more than a week off at a time and I need some rest . ’ |
30 | Now he reaches the Jabbok , and during the night crosses the rest of his entourage over at a ford . |