Example sentences of "[adv] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Was he clutching too eagerly at every such evidence ? |
2 | His lips sucked eagerly at the golden liquid . |
3 | Now he sat up in bed and looked eagerly at the different handwritings . |
4 | Wigglers with a high K value can produce a spontaneous spectrum rich in harmonics , and stimulated emission can be induced — eg at the third or fifth harmonic . |
5 | It is usual to make specific provision for service of such notices , eg at the last known home address of a partner , in a way that will afford evidence that it has been duly given ( eg by registered delivery , entry in the firm 's post book etc ) . |
6 | Yawning ponderously , he put Clytemnestra outside the back door and while he waited for her , stood staring emptily at the cloudless , star-filled sky . |
7 | The Ivel Machine Knitters Club hold their meetings on the second Thursday of every month from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at The Labour Hall , . |
8 | With difficulty I raised my gaze to her face , staring dazedly at the soft abundance of her mouth , the petal-perfect skin , the powerful femaleness that radiated from her eyes . |
9 | He stood at the urinal and peed fiercely at the white ceramic wall , streaked with rusty tear-stains from the corroding pipes . |
10 | Bank staff will meet on Thursday at 2pm at the Old George , Bigg Market , Newcastle . |
11 | The treaty of Brest-Litovsk , which the military superiority of Germany forced upon the young Soviet State at the end of the year , revealed the limits of its power : ‘ The past keeps fast hold of us , ’ Lenin observed gloomily at the 8th Party Congress , ‘ grasps us with a thousand tentacles , and does not allow us to take a single forward step , or compels us to take these steps badly . ’ |
12 | While much of the UK is looking gloomily at the dark clouds of a major recession , it seems poetic justice that for at least some of Belfast 's population , the future looks better than it has for many years . |
13 | Mait shrank into his chair on Henri 's verandah , staring out gloomily at the glittering expanse of lake below . |
14 | Even if he aims for a gross profit 5–10% less than a competitor , Mendoros believes , overheads are such that he should come out better at the net level . |
15 | A late burst after a lacklustre day on the stockmarket sent the FT-SE index 5.6 points better at the close to 2721.8 , helped by a firmer opening on Wall Street . |
16 | It is difficult to see how unrepresented claimants who fare so badly in tribunals of first instance could expect to fare better at the appellate level ; indeed representation has increased considerably over the past few years . |
17 | I have opted for a selection of Amazon Swords , Giant Vallis , Fountain plants , Twisted Vallis and Cryptocorynes , The Crypts will fare better at the dimmer end of the tank . |
18 | The day which ended terribly at the presidential palace started badly at the same venue . |
19 | I made during my year a number of lasting friendships , some of which have actually turned into professional assistance in different parts of the country , and the fact that people genuinely enjoy meeting each other is shown by the annual reunions which take place , entirely at the personal expense of the individuals , which demonstrate the bond of friendship which our Institute can bring about . |
20 | Owen was swinging back to order the rest of the party to dismount in their turn when he heard a voice raised suddenly at a little distance in a long , challenging hail . |
21 | Over a thousand butterflies which died suddenly at a special reserve in Fraddam , Cornwall , are believed to have been the victims of wind-borne pesticide drift … |
22 | Eventually , then , I decided the best strategy would be simply to stride out of the room very suddenly at a furious pace . |
23 | The political pilgrim should not stumble through backstreets and alleys with only glimpses of his goal , then suddenly at the last moment find all revealed ; rather he should approach it in awe , aware of its enormous size from a great distance . |
24 | She put her shoulders back and smiled suddenly at the smaller girl . |
25 | Patients at increased risk include those with family members who died suddenly at an early age and those who have experienced syncope . |
26 | He stood scowling out , fat fingers scratching idly at the blue stubble on his chin . |
27 | Although you should make a specific time when candidates can ask their own questions you should also allow time for questions which arise naturally at an earlier stage of the interview . |
28 | The poster has been displayed on Underground stations throughout London as part of the ‘ Art on the Underground ’ series , and on hand to help Adrian put up the first poster , naturally at The Oval station , was veteran commentator and director of The Cricketer , Brian Johnston ( both pictured left ) . |
29 | Thus , although the geodesic with approaches the ‘ fold singularity ’ apparently at a finite distance from the curvature singularity in region IV , an arbitrarily close geodesic that is initially parallel to it in region II diverges from it and crosses into region IV before it reaches the hypersurface . |
30 | Rare animals found included the Great Pond Snail Lymnaea stagnalis , another snail which is apparently at the northern limit of its range in Britain , and a freshwater limpet Acroloxus lacustris . |