Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] at an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , if changes appear at an early stage it may be necessary to carry out more frequent testing ; alternatively , the reverse situation may apply . |
| 2 | In that most cultivated of species , cultural changes proceed at an exceptionally high rate , and affect nearly all components of behaviour . |
| 3 | The vines grow at an altitude of between 140 and 240 metres , although those growing between 160 and 220 metres are the most successful . |
| 4 | Others intercede at an earlier stage , working along the routes that the municipal trucks take . |
| 5 | Fashions change at an alarming rate and at any given time experts hold differing views . |
| 6 | Women learn at an early age that most men do not like angry women living in the same house . |
| 7 | While the physically gifted and superhumanly green-fingered Daisy Gamble ( Barbra Streisand ) sings ‘ Hurry , It 's Lovely Up Here ’ , the flowers on the roof of her apartment block , mostly tulips grow at an alarming yet beautiful rate , conveying a sense of freedom brimming over with life . |
| 8 | However , it has been argued that certain clauses operate at an earlier stage so as to define and restrict the extent of the contractual obligation undertaken and so prevent there being any breach of contract . |